TomTom's Fisher declined to comment on whether Apple had asked the Dutch map maker for help, saying it never comments on individual customers. TomTom does not have an in-house team at Apple, Fisher said.Īccording to BNP Paribas analyst Alexander Peterc, who points out 20 different information and service providers, including TomTom, are involved in Apple Maps, the problems appear mostly to do with points of interest, or POIs, which include things like restaurants or shops and are not part of the cartography suppled by TomTom. 'We don't know what is causing the issues (on the Apple maps) but from our perspective the quality of our data is great and we stand behind it,' added Fisher. The customer can build on top of that, but we license the same mapping data to all our customers,' said TomTom media manager Cem Cohen.Īpple Maps, which is built on TomTom's mapping data, has replaced Google's maps, which is no longer available on iOS 6. We license the map data, which is like a foundation. 'There is a difference between a map and an app. You can create your own Guide, share Guides with friends, or even check out Guides made by some of the world’s best travel advisors. Holland-based TomTom licenses its map data to Apple, but said each manufacturer applies TomTom's map data and other content to create their own unique application. The Guides feature in Apple Maps makes it easy to find all the best things to see and do when you visit a new destination.

Apple maps tomtom