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Here Technologies

Here Technologies (stylized and trade name as HERE and here) is a multinational group based in The Netherlands specialized in mapping technologies, location data, and related automotive services to individuals and companies. It is majority-owned by a consortium of German automotive companies (namely Audi, BMW, the Mercedes-Benz Group) and American…

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Founded
1985; 41 years ago (1985) (as Navteq) 2012; 14 years ago (2012) (as Here)
Industry
Mapping data GPS navigation software
Headquarters
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Area served
Worldwide
Formerly
Karlin & Collins, Inc. (1985–87) Navigation Technologies Corporation (1987–2004) Navteq (2004–11) Nokia (Location & Commerce) (2011–12) Nokia (HERE) (2012–15)
Key people
Mike Nefkens (CEO) Adeel Manzoor (CFO) Denise Doyle (Chief Data Officer)

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Here Technologies

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples50
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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Here Technologies

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Area served · 1
Here Technologies → Worldwide
Formerly · 1
Here Technologies → Karlin & Collins, Inc. (1985–87) Navigation Technologies Corporation (1987–2004) Navteq (2004–11) Nokia (Location & Commerce) (2011–12) Nokia (HERE) (2012–15)
Founded · 1
Here Technologies → 1985; 41 years ago (1985) (as Navteq) 2012; 14 years ago (2012) (as Here)
Headquarters · 1
Here Technologies → Eindhoven, Netherlands
Industry · 1
Here Technologies → Mapping data GPS navigation software
Key people · 1
Here Technologies → Mike Nefkens (CEO) Adeel Manzoor (CFO) Denise Doyle (Chief Data Officer)
Number of employees · 1
Here Technologies → 9,000 (2019)
Owners · 1
Here Technologies → Volkswagen Group (2015–present) BMW (2015–present) Mercedes-Benz Group (2015–present) Intel (2017–present) Mitsubishi Corporation (2019–present) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (…
Parent · 1
Here Technologies → Navteq (1985–2007) Nokia (2007–2015)
Trade name · 1
Here Technologies → HERE

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Here TechnologiesArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesFormerlyKarlin & Collins, Inc. (1985–87) Navigation Technologies Corporation (1987–2004) Navteq (2004–11) Nokia (Location & Commerce) (2011–12) Nokia (HERE) (2012–15)1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesFounded1985; 41 years ago (1985) (as Navteq) 2012; 14 years ago (2012) (as Here)1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesHeadquartersEindhoven, Netherlands1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesIndustryMapping data GPS navigation software1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesKey peopleMike Nefkens (CEO) Adeel Manzoor (CFO) Denise Doyle (Chief Data Officer)1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesNumber of employees9,000 (2019)1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesOwnersVolkswagen Group (2015–present) BMW (2015–present) Mercedes-Benz Group (2015–present) Intel (2017–present) Mitsubishi Corporation (2019–present) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (…1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesParentNavteq (1985–2007) Nokia (2007–2015)1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesTrade nameHERE1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesTypePrivate1.00infobox
Here TechnologiesWebsitewww.here.com1.00infobox

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