By Tim Ferguson, 21 May 2007 16:45
This is one of the vans used by mapping company Tele Atlas to gather images and data that eventually ends up on numerous navigation devices.
The Dutch company is one of two major European mapping organisations - the other being Navteq - that provide maps to sat-nav manufacturers.
Customers include Google, Mercedes Benz, Navman, Nokia, Tom Tom and Via Michelin.
As part of the mapping process the company uses a fleet of 22 vans to map individual streets and landmarks across Europe.
Photo credit: Tim Ferguson
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1. Roy Corneloues
How green is this fleet of vans? Do they run on bio-fuel or LPG?
Considering the mileage they do Tele Atlas must have thought about the enviromental impact...
2. Tim Hughes
If anyone is navigating along the A52 - Derby to Ashbourne - using this technology in the future, then I'm the bloke in the red fiesta behind you! I wondered what they were doing, needless to say I stayed well within the speed limit, even after I spotted the Belgian number plate.