Author: Martina Beck

Martina Beck has been working for PTV since 2000.
As certified computer scientist she was originally
responsible for providing customers with technical
support and she later moved on to the Product
Management division.

Since 2011 she has been working for PTV as an
online marketing manager in international marketing
with an emphasis on social media (et al. Facebook, Twitter,
Google+, YouTube).

The PTV Developer Blog is the PTV Developer
Components' lead channel. The posts on important
topics and trends originate from close cooperation with
developers, the product management and other experts.

  • PTV Mapserver SDK 5.7 is coming!

    Martina Beck

    [Edit July 19, 2012: PTV Mapserver SDK 5.7 available for download]

    The new features are

    • Remote Image Layer: This layer makes it possible to integrate images provided by external providers like BING or OpenStreetMap. In addition, standardized services like WMS (Web Map Services) can be integrated into the map rendering too:
    • Type-Ahead-Geocoding (Address-Suggestion): It is possible now to start a quick geocoding when only parts of an address are typed-in by the user.
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  • The completely new way of discovering PTV xServers

    Martina Beck

    [Edit: 27.9.2012: Updated JSON API blog article]

    (The following article refers to the Code Sample Browser on the 
Developer Zone website and was provided by Matthias David, developer 
Logistics Components Server. Thank you!)

    Overview

     

    With the code sample browser, PTV has created a new way of discovering PTV xServers.…

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  • … and PTV xServers are the base

    Martina Beck

    PTV Map&Guide internet in the CHIP Online Web-Apps-Charts. The whole product is built on PTV xServer technology 🙂  

    Learn more during our webinar on Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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  • The wait is over!

    Martina Beck

    After relaunching our new productworld (xserver.ptvgroup.com) we are taking our webinars to the next level.

    You will now find your own, login-protected webinar area in the Developer Zone providing you with a list of planned webinars for which you can register yourself at any time.…

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  • Freight Transport Association supports PTV Group

    Martina Beck

    The PTV Group and the FTA (Freight Transportation Association) signed a co-operation agreement in early June. No matter the size of the organisation, this agreement allows for the UK’s largest transportation organisation’s members to benefit from a substantial volume discount on PTV’s map&guide internet.…

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  • Using PTV Europe City Map Premium 2012.1T ?

    Martina Beck

    For PTV xServer and PTV Mapserver customers using the above mentioned map, an toll data update is available.

    It is a corrected version where parts of France and Slovakia were amended.

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