ALK Technologies - Technology that Drives Transportation - GPS Navigation Evolved

Data Quality

Throughout its 28-year history, ALK has been the leader in providing state-of-the-art transportation map data to consumers around the globe. Incorporating the highest-quality, premium, street-level map data in all the CoPilot GPS navigation products and in the industry-standard PC*MILER Streets, ALK supplies worldwide highway-level map data to the global road network. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Scania, and numerous transportation and logistics companies throughout the world rely on PC*MILER and CoPilot's maps to get where they need daily.

ALK’s North American Data

ALK's quality map database makes up the backbone of the award-winning CoPilot products and the industry-standard PC*MILER products. By combining our compiled list of roads with our lightning-fast routing algorithms, we can ensure your car or truck gets to the right place using the best route possible.

Comprehensive Coverage

ALK's experience in mapping provides you with the most comprehensive coverage for the United States. We were the first company to offer nationwide, seamless, address-to-address routing in 1997; the industry's first commercial dock-to-dock routing solution in 1998; and continually innovate to improve the driving experience.

Since our inception, ALK has continued to lead the market with enhancements to improve the accuracy of its address-to-address routing and has incorporated extensive points-of-interest data, exit numbers, and services and facilities information. Our North American products also include street-level data of Canada and highway detail for Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Data Collection

ALK's map data has been developed, enhanced, and refined over the past 28 years through continuous data collection of primary and secondary map data sources. We collect the most important data from our customers - thousands of miles of GPS tracks each month are used to meticulously adjust our road network. This excellent source of field data is combined with thousands of public and private map data sources including detailed satellite imagery, digital orthoquads, and data from a variety of government sources including the U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, and Statistics Canada.

Quality Assurance

The map database goes through an extensive quality assurance program that includes verifying street information with independent sources, reviewing field data, and a comprehensive internal and external testing program.

ALK's North American Database Includes:

  • Over 7.9 million miles of North American roadway, including over 6 million street-level miles and over 756,000 highway miles, with over 350,000 miles of commercial truck and RV restrictions.
  • Over 140 million U.S. and 10 million Canadian street addresses
  • Over 3 million Points of Interest including restaurants, hotels, service stations, golf courses, banks, and sports arenas
  • Over 27,000 highway exit numbers
  • Every five-digit U.S. ZIP code and Canadian Postal Code
  • County name designation for every location in the U.S.
  • Most recent North American road openings, name changes and construction updates

ALK's North American Map Database is unique in that it includes extensive truck-specific commercial routing data attributes required by our trucking and logistics customers:

  • 13'6" height, 80,000 lb weight, 48’ length and 96” width restrictions
  • 53’/102” trailer designations for the U.S.
  • Hazardous materials restrictions for U.S. and Canada
  • 789,700 six-digit Canadian Postal Codes (Add-On module)
  • 112,700 Standard Point Location Codes (SPLCs) (Add-On module)
  • Over 6,000 truck stops, 580 state weigh stations, and 800 CAT weight scale locations
  • All US Department of Defense (DoD) military installations

ALK's Worldwide Data Used by the United States Department of Defense

Since 1998, ALK's PC*MILER data and software have been the industry standard for the U.S. DoD's Defense Table of Official Distances (DTOD). All motor carriers and logistics companies handling freight and personal property shipments for the DoD are bound by DTOD mileage for payment and audit purposes around the world.

PC*MILER|Worldwide, a commercial version of DTOD, is used by numerous motor carriers, shippers, consultants and logistics companies throughout the world.

  • Worldwide regions include North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania
  • Includes over 15,600,000 kilometers of roadway and over 1,100,000 named locations
  • Includes US ZIP Codes and European Postal Codes

European Data

ALK uses Navigation Technologies as its premium provider of high-quality European map data for its European CoPilot products and data add-ons, and for the European portion of PC*MILER | Worldwide. Navigation Technologies' extensive European database includes:

  • Over 3 million miles of street-level data
  • Over 27 million street addresses
  • Over 500,000 points of interest

Learn more about Navigation Technologies.

Australian Data

ALK uses Sensis as its premium map data provider for the TravRoute line of Australian CoPilot products. Sensis' comprehensive Australian database includes:

  • 200,000+ km of street-level data
  • Over 4,000 km of highway-level data
  • More than 2 million addresses
  • 23,000+ Points of interest

Learn more about Sensis.