A lot has passed since the release of the Nokia OVI Maps free GPS navigation, and there are more than 3 million registrations and uploads. Many feared that the abolition of the payment for the use of navigational charts would lead to the deterioration in their quality, because the NavTeq manufacturing company would lose revenues because their cards would be increasingly used, but yield less profit. However, Nokia constantly reiterates that the cards are free only for the consumer, and Nokia and NavTeq have “an internal accounting system” that Nokia pays NavTeq for their maps.
With regard to updating the maps, Nokia announced that the OVI Maps will detect any movement of all users (anonymously), and transmit data on the NavTeq route, which will use them for corrections and maps additions. TomTom is already using a similar program, in the form of IQ Routes data collection. Of course, the user is entitled to disable this option.
