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TomTom has added some 400,000 kilometres of coverage globally to its maps. This extends its navigable map database to 35.2 million kilometres of roads in 104 countries with 3.4 billion people worldwide.

TomTom has enhanced its road network database and improved key features throughout Europe.

In Western Europe, 74,000 km of roads were added or realigned, including routes that are being built to accommodate the London 2012 Summer Olympics. A new low emission zone feature was added throughout “With the latest map release we are adding significant coverage in emerging countries like Brazil, Russia and India, … to a truly global offering” said Maarten van Gool, Managing Director of TomTom Licensing.Western Europe to support environmental driving. In Eastern Europe, over 36,000 km of roads were updated in key markets in Russia, Poland and Turkey.

In the Americas, TomTom expanded coverage in growth markets like Brazil where over 100,000 km of roads were realigned – for increased accuracy – and 600,000 Points of Interest were added, ensuring users can easily find businesses, places and people.

Users now benefit from features including specialized lane information and back road designation, which will lead to safer navigation. Having an up-to-date postal information available in the US and Canada is especially important for Enterprise and Business customers.

This latest release resulted in an Address Point uplift totaling more than 1.5 million throughout Asia Pacific, enabling more accurate routing and geocoding in this important region.

3D Landmarks, Landmark Icons, 2D City Maps and Junction Views were also updated, resulting in better visualization with a more realistic map display.