Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all CarteBlanche Ukraine users and partners!

We sincerely wish you and your family happiness and joy, the warmth of smiles, harmony and peace!

Let only good trips, straight roads and exciting routes wait for you in the New Year!

To make your journeys more pleasant and comfortable, we would like to inform you about the new 2009.12 version of CarteBlanche Ukraine NT map for Garmin^® and compatible navigation devices. The changes in the new version are:

• Detailed coverage added for 66 settlements (including all settlements in Kyiv-Svyatoshyn District of Kyiv Region), namely:
  • Kyivs'ka oblast', Kyiv-Svyatoshyn District: Boiarka, Vyshneve, Bucha, Hostomel', Sofiivs'ka Borschahivka, Petropavlivs'ka Borschahivka, Bilohorodka, Vorzel', Horenka, Tarasivka, Khotiv, Novosilky, Chabany, Kriukivschyna, Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka, Hatne, Horenychi, Shpyt'ky, Dmytrivka, Petrivs'ke, Zabir`ia, Vita-Poshtova, Buzova, Myrots'ke, Lisnyky, Muzychi, Khodosivka, Maliutianka, Lychanka, Kniazhychi, Yurivka, Shevchenkove, Moschun, Luka, Petrushky, Kapitanivka, Liubymivka, Zhornivka, Bobrytsia, Myla, Nehrashi, Lisne, Stoianka, Nove, Kremenysche, Chaiky, Hnativka, Kruhlyk, Ivankiv, Hurivschyna, Zabuchchia, Horbovychi, Bucha, Mriia, Khmil'na
  • AR Krym, Simferopol' District: Hresivs'kyi, Myrne, Molodizhne, Komsomol's'ke, Ahrarne, Perove, Aeroflots'kyi, Bitumne
  • Zakarpats'ka oblast', Uzhhorod District: Mynai, Storozhnytsia, Rozivka
• Street network substantially updated for Simferopol', Sevastopol', Uzhhorod and Inkerman
• Building footprints added for 26 settlements, namely:
  • Kyivs'ka oblast', Kyiv-Svyatoshyn District: Boiarka, Vyshneve, Bucha, Hostomel', Sofiivs'ka Borschahivka, Petropavlivs'ka Borschahivka, Vorzel', Horenka, Novosilky, Nove, Chaiky
  • AR Krym: Sevastopol', Inkerman
  • AR Krym, Simferopol' District: Simferopol', Hresivs'kyi, Myrne, Molodizhne, Komsomol's'ke, Ahrarne, Perove, Aeroflots'kyi, Bitumne
  • Zakarpats'ka oblast', Uzhhorod District: Uzhhorod, Mynai, Storozhnytsia, Rozivka
• Points of Interest (POIs) quantity increased to 21 600
• A significant number of feedback messages from the users taken into account. Suggestions that were not taken into account in this version of the map will be considered in the next releases.

Thus, detailed coverage of CarteBlanche Ukraine NT map covers 125 settlements where 18 millions or 39.2% of the Ukrainian population live. Total length of road coverage is more than 409 thousand km.

Legal users of CarteBlanche Ukraine NT map may get the update for free at the Updates page.

CarteBlanche Ukraine company provides all the legal user of CarteBlanche Ukraine 3.60 and earlier map versions with an opportunity to upgrade to CarteBlanche Ukraine NT map free of charge, provided that the device is compatible with Garmin^® NT map format, before 01.03.2010. To upgrade please order a new Unlock Code at Unlock Code Ordering page and follow instructions that will follow.

• In Kyiv, a uniquely accurate and reliable coverage of the in-block passages is added in the majority of the residential districts.
• The street-road network and address database in the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv is considerably updated.
• Detailed coverage with address search is added in 8 settlements in L’vivs’ka and Donets’ka regions: Horlivka and Makiivka (Donets'ka region), Vynnyky, Briukhovychi, Zymna Voda, Lapaivka, Rudne, Kholodnovidka (L'vivs'ka region).
• More than 1300 Points of Interest (POIs) are added.
• All in all, the map has been considerably upgraded and refreshed, taking into consideration a number of corrections and suggestions received from the users.

Legal users of iGO 8 and “CarteBlanche Navigator” software can download the update free of charge from the official map update portal of NNG company.

Once again we thank to our customers for the feedback and proposals on how to improve the map. Suggestions that were not taken into account in this version of the map will be considered in the next releases.

2009.09 is the first version of CarteBlanche Ukraine NT map created in the new Garmin^® NT format, with the use of the software provided by Garmin^®. Changing to this format offers great opportunities on expanding the functionality of the map. In the new map version, the following improvements have been made:

• Map coverage out of the cities is substantially updated throughout Ukraine. The total length of the street-road network is increased by 1.8 times up to 405 thousand km, its accuracy is also improved.
• In Kyiv, a uniquely accurate and reliable coverage of the in-block passages is added in the majority of the residential districts.
• More than 200 detailed road junctions throughout Ukraine are added.
• The street-road network and address database in the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv is considerably updated.
• Detailed coverage with address search is added in 13 settlements: Dniprodzerzhyns’k (Dnipropetrovs'ka region), Horlivka and Makiivka (Donets'ka region), Vynnyky, Briukhovychi, Zymna Voda, Lapaivka, Rudne, Kholodnovidka (L'vivs'ka region), Illichivs'k, Mizikevycha (Odes'ka region), Kremenchuk (Poltavs’ka region), Smila (Cherkas'ka region).
• Building footprints are added in 16 settlements: Dniprodzerzhyns’k (Dnipropetrovs'ka region), Horlivka and Makiivka (Donets'ka region), L’viv, Vynnyky, Briukhovychi, Zymna Voda, Lapaivka, Rudne, Kholodnovidka (L'vivs'ka region), Odesa, Illichivs'k, Mizikevycha (Odes'ka region), Kremenchuk (Poltavs’ka region), Smila (Cherkas'ka region) and Kharkiv.
• More than 1300 Points of Interest (POIs) are added.
• Fundamental changes have occurred in the information layers of hydrography, forests and railways.
• All in all, the map has been considerably upgraded and refreshed, taking into consideration a number of corrections and suggestions received from the users.

Therefore, at the moment CarteBlanche Ukraine NT map contains a detailed coverage of about 60 settlements, with 47 cities, including all regional centres and some other important cities. For two thirds of this coverage building footprints and numbers are also available. The population living in the settlements with the detailed coverage is about 17,8 million of people, which constitutes 38.5 % of the total Ukrainian population. The basic street network coverage (without street names, address search and traffic regulations) is available for the majority of settlements with more than 5 000 inhabitants.
CarteBlanche Ukraine company provides all the legal user of 3.60 and earlier map versions for Garmin^® with an opportunity to change to CarteBlanche Ukraine NT free of charge, provided that the device is compatible with Garmin^® NT map format, before 01.03.2010.
If the navigation device does not support this format, CarteBlanche Ukraine company offers to purchase a compatible device and to receive a new CarteBlanche Ukraine NT map as a gift.
Please note, that the subsequent map updates will only be issued for CarteBlanche Ukraine NT map!
Once again we thank to our customers for the feedback and proposals on how to improve the map. Suggestions that were not taken into account in this version of the map will be considered in the next releases.

A possibility to update the map of Ukraine for CarteBlanche Navigator software to the version 2009.06 has appeared on NNG portal.
In the new map version, the following improvements have been made:

• The road network throughout Ukraine, including both national roads and the streets and roads within some cities, has been significantly updated and expanded. The total length of the street-road network is increased by 1.8 times up to 405 thousand km, its accuracy is also improved.
• About 170 200 detailed road junctions throughout Ukraine are added.
• Detailed coverage with building footprints and address search has been added in 4 cities: Dniprodzerzhyns’k, Kremenchuck, Smila and Illichivs’k.
• In Dnipropetrovs’k, Donets’k and Zaporizhzhia building footprints have been added, and the road network together with the address database have been substantially updated
• The basic street network coverage (without street names, address search and traffic regulations) is created for the majority of settlements with more than 5 000 inhabitants.
• Several thousands of new Points of Interest, including fuel stations, banks, railway stations and hotels have been added to the map.

At the moment, every legal user of CarteBlanche Navigator software can update the map free of charge online, as well as purchase additional maps of other countries for their navigation device. To do this, it is only necessary to create an account on the portal and download free PC software Naviextras Toolbox, which is used to download and install the new maps and updates.

The developer of iGO My way 2006 Plus navigation software, NNG company, has announced that this software has been discontinued. Therefore, all technical support for iGO My way 2006 Plus will also be cancelled.
At the moment, Carte Blanche Ukraine company, the official iGO distributor in Ukraine, continues to provide support, including updating the map of Ukraine to the version 02.2009, for the existing users of iGO My way 2006 Plus software. For more detailed information please see the Update page.
For the users, it is recommended to change to the newer, advanced software version iGO 8.

• The road network throughout Ukraine, including both national roads and the streets and roads within some cities, has been significantly updated and expanded. The total length of the network has increased by 1.8 times, and 170 detailed junctions have been added.
• Detailed coverage with building footprints and address search has been added in 4 cities: Dniprodzerzhyns’k, Kremenchuck, Smila and Illichivs’k.
• In Dnipropetrovs’k, Donets’k and Zaporizhzhia building footprints have been added, and the street network together with the address database have been substantially updated. In many other settlements the major street network without naming has been created.
• Several thousands of new Points of Interest, including fuel stations, banks, railway stations, hotels etc. have been added.
• Fundamental changes have occurred in the information layers of hydrography, forests and railways.
• All in all, the map has been considerably upgraded and refreshed, taking into consideration a number of corrections and suggestions received from the users.

Therefore, at the moment Carte Blanche map of Ukraine for iGO 8 contains a detailed coverage of 47 settlements, including all regional centres and some other important cities, with more than 37 % of the Ukrainian population living in the covered area. The total length of the road network is about 400 000 km. The map includes more than 20 000 POIs, most of them having contact information.
The legal users of iGO 8 can download the update free of charge so long as they log in on www.naviextras.com. The site also offers an opportunity to update or purchase the maps of many other countries for iGO 8 and a number of iGO-based PNDs.
Once again we thank to our customers for the feedback and proposals on how to improve the map. Suggestions that were not taken into account in this version of the map will be considered in the next releases.

Carte Blanche Ukraine company is happy to announce that the production of a new navigation software based on the popular Nav iGO 8 version 8.3 program is started under its own trademark “CarteBlanche Navigator”.
CarteBlanche Navigator software is intended for its use on personal navigation devices and built-in navigation systems without factory-preinstalled iGO 8 software. The list of the compatible devices can be specified on the “Platform” page.
The software will be supplied with the map of Ukraine produced by Carte Blanche Ukraine Company. Free map updates and the possibility to purchase additional maps of other countries through the official NNG portal will soon be available to the legal users.

• Added detailed coverage, including street address search, for 6 cities such as Berdychiv, Kam'ianets'-Podil's'kyi, Mariupol', Melitopol', Myrhorod and Uman'.
• So far, the map includes detailed coverage for about 50 settlements including all regional centres as well as some other important cities. The population that lives in the cities we cover in details is about 16.5 million people that is about 35.7% of entire population of Ukraine.
• Substantially updated street road network and address database in the cities of Dnipropetrovs'k, Donets'k, Zaporizhzhia.
• Added building footprints for the cities of Dnipropetrovs'k, Donets'k, Zaporizhzhia as well as Berdychiv, Kam'ianets'-Podil's'kyi, Mariupol', Melitopol', Myrhorod and Uman'.

• Added more than 30 road junctions captured in details in Cherkas'ka, Dnipropetrovs'ka, Donets'ka, Kharkivs'ka, Khmel'nyts'ka, Poltavs'ka, Zaporiz'ka and Zhytomyrs'ka regions.
• Added over 2000 points of interest all over Ukraine.
• Added new segments of Kharkiv-Simferopol' national road in Dnipropetrovs'ka and Kharkivs'ka regions to provide optimal routing for the drivers travelling from northeastern regions of Ukraine or from Russia to Crimea.
• Solved compatibility issue of CarteBlanche Ukraine installer with Windows Vista.

Once again we thank to many our customers for the feedback and proposals on how to improve the map. Suggestions that were not taken into account in this version of the map will be considered in the next releases.

German authorities took action over pirated iGO My way navigation software in three cases at this year’s CeBIT exhibition. Only a few meters away from the booth of NNG Global Services – a subsidiary of NNG, a company of Chinese origin was promoting itself as well as its products as iGO My way, which later proved to be cracked software copies. The Chinese citizens, upon the customers’ request, pulled the cracked iGO My way software out of their pockets. “The vendors will have to take responsibility not only for selling pirated software, but also for infringement of NNG Global Services trademarks,” explains András Fazakas, Chief Operating Officer at NNG Global Services.
In two other booths, the vendors were speaking very convincingly about their strong relationships with NNG Global Services. They were found to be using pirated iGO My way navigation software on their navigation devices. One company quoted a special price for the software – which, they claimed, was the result of an agreement with NNG Global Services. In both cases the Hungarian software development company, however, has never heard of the companies in question.
The above actions are part of a series of raids conducted internationally by a trademark protection company, commissioned by NNG Global Services to curb illegal software use.