HERE Technologies

Client

HERE Technologies

Year

2026

Services

Integrate

Collect

Map

HERE Technologies’ Use of Mobile Mapping Technology

Customer

HERE Technologies is a leading digital mapping and location services company.

Customers of HERE include nearly every global automaker, leaders in e-commerce, transportation and logistics and enterprises worldwide. HERE is the global market leader for automotive-grade maps designed to power navigation, advanced driving assistance, EV and automated driving systems.

HERE captures and maintains a highly precise, digital representation of the world’s road network at scale with the latest AI applications and combining multiple data sources, including vehicle sensor data, satellite and aerial imagery, probe data and street-level data collection.

“Our experience operating a global mapping fleet has given us unique insights into what truly matters for data collection at scale. The Horus systems deliver what we need to support our technology and customer requirements. The low power consumption and ease of operation are particularly important for our worldwide operations.”

Danilo Kulaif Director of Spatial Data Analytics & Engineering, HERE Technologies

To maintain the accuracy, freshness and coverage of its global map, HERE continuously evolves the technologies used across its data collection ecosystem.

Mobile mapping systems play a role within this broader approach, enabling the capture of detailed street-level imagery and sensor data in environments where other data sources alone may not provide sufficient coverage or fidelity.

Challenge

HERE required a mobile mapping system that could:

Incorporate modern sensor, computing and power-management technologies

Support real-time and edge-based data processing

Deliver reliability and durability for global fleet operations

Complement other data sources within HERE’s multi-source mapping ecosystem

Integrate smoothly with HERE’s existing tools, workflows, and proprietary data formats

Solution

Based on its technical and operational requirements, HERE selected Horus View and Explore B.V. as a mobile mapping technology supplier to support its street level data collection activities.

Horus provided a fifth-generation mobile mapping system deployed within HERE’s global fleet as HERE True 5 (HT5). The system combines a modular hardware architecture with an integrated software stack designed to support continuous data collection at scale as part of HERE’s broader mapping strategy.

Key system capabilities include:

Real-time, on-board data processing

while driving

Edge mapping

to prepare data directly in HERE’s proprietary formats

Low energy consumption

to support extended operations

Compact, modular design

to simplify deployment and maintenance

Enterprise-grade durability

suitable for worldwide field use

Implementation

Working from HERE’s specifications, Horus supplied a system configuration incorporating selected cameras, lidar, GNSS and computing modules optimized for:

To maintain the accuracy, freshness and coverage of its global map, HERE continuously evolves the technologies used across its data collection ecosystem.

With Horus technology supporting its mobile mapping operations, HERE has achieved:

Production-ready global deployment of a unified mobile mapping system

Improved operational efficiency through lower energy consumption

Faster data processing cycles enabled by edge-based preparation

Flexibility to incorporate evolving sensor and computing technologies

Reduced total cost of ownership across worldwide fleet operations

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