PrintTwo characteristics of TIGER/Line files, address range attributes and explicit topology, make them, and comparable products, valuable in many contexts. Consequently, firms like NAVTEQ (http://www.navteq.com/) and Tele Atlas (http://www.teleatlas.com/) have emerged to provide data with similar characteristics as TIGER/Line files, but which are more up-to-date and more detailed. The purpose of the next section is to sketch some of the applications of data similar to TIGER/Line files beyond the Census Bureau.
| Try This! | A February 2006 article by Peter Valdes-Dapena in CNNMoney.com describes the work of two NAVTEQ employees. See http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/24/Autos/modern_mapmakers/index.htm or search on "where those driving directions really come from" |