TomTom makes 1.5 billion updates in digital map in a single month

Changes made in map include new points of interest, altered road junctions, and new addresses

In July, TomTom made 1.5 billion changes to its digital maps, which are delivered to its customers on a weekly basis, the Netherlands-based mapping company said in a press release on 21 August. This, according to TomTom, equates to 49.3 million changes per day, 2.1 million changes per hour or 570 changes per second. The changes made in digital map were a mixture of geometry and road features and included point of interests (POI), altered road junctions, or new addresses.