{"id":39893,"date":"2022-02-28T16:23:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/?p=39893"},"modified":"2024-01-09T14:28:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T13:28:25","slug":"end-to-end-nds-map-production-and-nds-map-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/nds-map-production\/","title":{"rendered":"End-to-end NDS Map Production and NDS Map Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business challenge<\/h2>\n

Our client, a global mapping software<\/a> and services company, is one of the key contributors to innovative solutions in the automotive navigation market. The company specializes in delivering maps data and SDK solutions for automotive enterprises, automakers, technology companies, and navigation system manufacturers.<\/p>\n

Their cooperation with Intellias started when they requested help with a navigation data standard (NDS)\u2013based map data compiler in 2015. Intellias experts were invited as the client\u2019s team extension to upgrade the entire map compilation process and enable the correct operation of routing, point-of-interest search, and OTA software. We joined our client\u2019s running project and offered lots of technical improvements regarding performance and quality. As a result of this initial cooperation, Intellias managed to reduce the compilation time from 4 to 7 days down to 4 hours.<\/p>\n

Our team gained full ownership of the project, which covers the whole NDS maps production, testing, delivery, and maintenance process, turning Intellias into the client\u2019s end-to-end partner for map production and software engineering services.<\/p>\n

Solution delivered<\/h2>\n

Our expertise in automotive navigation<\/a> and the navigation data standard (NDS) allowed us to quickly establish workflows and operations within the project. The Intellias team of 32 engineers was divided into three dedicated sub-teams leading three major projects covering German, British, and Japanese automotive groups.<\/p>\n

We took ownership of map production activities, covering map development, testing, release, validation, and improvements. Intellias also covered the specific process of map packaging, transforming the NDS SQLite database into packages needed for devices used by automotive manufacturers. Maps are updated via the SDK or over-the-air updates. Within two years of cooperation, Intellias had already produced and delivered more than 170 maps for the client, proving almost 100% efficiency.<\/p>\n

As part of the first-year plan for working on the NDS managed service, we focused on reducing costs by introducing a series of changes to the AWS infrastructure:<\/p>\n