Qualcomm is to use TomTom’s global map data to help provide secure asset tracking worldwide.

Combining Qualcomm’s array of connected devices and TomTom’s mapmaking expertise provides an integrated, flexible platform to meet various asset visibility needs and address use cases across industries.

Dutch location technology specialist TomTom was selected to deliver map data and APIs to support the Qualcomm Aware platform. Using TomTom’s maps, Qualcomm Aware will offer global asset visibility and control, providing organisations with location awareness in a scalable and cost-effective way.

Qualcomm Aware (www.qualcomm.com/products/internet-of-things/industrial/building-enterprise/aware) is an IoT platform that delivers easy-to-deploy hardware, software, connectivity management and location to improve asset tracking, supply chain management and other use cases. As part of the platform, users gain visibility into the location and environmental conditions of their goods and assets using a set of device-to-cloud APIs.

This provides users with real-time intelligence on their assets through the platform’s dashboards. Using the freshest maps from TomTom with Qualcomm’s proprietary positioning services, the platform can deliver accurate, high-yield and power-efficient location services across an expanding array of connected devices, as well as premium map visualisation on users’ personal dashboards. It provides transformative insights needed to mitigate risk, make more informed business decisions, and navigate challenges across industries.

“We’re proud to continue building on our longstanding relationship with Qualcomm and deliver our industry-leading maps and related APIs to the Qualcomm Aware platform,” said Mike Schoofs, chief revenue officer at TomTom (www.tomtom.com). “By integrating TomTom maps with Qualcomm’s leading technologies, we enable real-world tracking and asset management applications and help power the next generation of IoT devices and the digital transformation across industries.”

Rod Forter, senior director at Qualcomm (www.qualcomm.com), added: “Location awareness is increasingly crucial to many companies and is a core component of the Qualcomm Aware platform. By collaborating with TomTom, we leverage industry-leading maps to help enable our customers to visualise their assets in the cloud for even the most advanced use cases.”