Google acquired Mapabc and Tencent to launch satellite software

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Google (Google.com) announced on April 1 that it had signed an agreement to acquire Mapabc (Beijing Tumeng Technology Co., Ltd ). This acquisition will allow Google to successfully enter the map market in China, and also put a lot of chess in the global integration of Google's map service. According to previous reports, after the transaction is completed, Mapabc, a subsidiary of google, will operate independently of google china, however, the main business will be integrated into Google's Map Search Business Unit (maps.google.com ).
Tencent (qq.com), a Chinese IT giant, announced in April 1 that IT had completed the acquisition of "Metropolitan Area" (www.o.cn) and its Guangzhou Yidong Network Technology Co., Ltd., and planned to acquire an electronic map service provider in China to integrate satellite maps, the Google Earth-like client (QQ earth) is launched. The first version is expected to only support Chinese territory, and its unique satellite, 3D, and Map modes will compare with Google Earth (which does not support 3D images.
Google (Google.com) announced on April 1 that it had signed an agreement to acquire Mapabc (Beijing Tumeng Technology Co., Ltd ). This acquisition will allow Google to successfully enter the map market in China, and also put a lot of chess in the global integration of Google's map service. According to previous reports, after the transaction is completed, Mapabc, a subsidiary of google, will operate independently of google china, however, the main business will be integrated into Google's Map Search Business Unit (maps.google.com ).
As one of the leading providers of basic map services in China, map technology (Mapabc) is one of the leaders in Geographic Information Service. The specific amount of the transaction has not yet been announced. According to insiders, the investment in Mapabc risk funds received a return of more than 10 times.
Tencent (qq.com), a Chinese IT giant, announced in April 1 that IT had completed the acquisition of "Metropolitan Area" (www.o.cn) and its Guangzhou Yidong Network Technology Co., Ltd., and planned to acquire an electronic map service provider in China to integrate satellite maps, the Google Earth-like client (QQ earth) is launched. The first version is expected to only support Chinese territory, and its unique satellite, 3D, and Map modes will compare with Google Earth (which does not support 3D images.
Based on web gis and virtual reality technology, Yidong independently developed a set of 3D simulation digital city system-"Metropolitan Area" (www.o.cn ). Experts believe that this transaction has once again consolidated Tencent's leading position, reflecting a win-win strategy.
It is expected that google Maps (maps.google.cn) with integrated maps and satellite maps will soon replace the current google map (ditu.google.cn) and be synchronized with google Map Search (maps.google.com. This will bring great competition pressure to the domestic electronic map service providers (51 ditu, mapbar, and go2map) and show Tencent in succession.
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