Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands —GPS mapmaker Tele Atlas announced it is offering “speed profiles” for GPS devices that help give an accurate estimated time of arrival by taking into account traffic lights and other traffic obstacles. Tele Atlas said it is now the only digital mapmaker to use historical traffic patterns to determine realistic arrival times in GPS devices. Most GPS systems, said the company, do not take into consideration traffic lights, school hours and other factors that can alter times of arrival or help the GPS device select the fastest route to a destination.

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