GrabMaps, Southeast Asia’s hyperlocal mapping service, is partnering with Tino, Mongolia’s superapp, to build an advanced digital map of Mongolia.

This milestone marks GrabMaps’ first mapping partnership of a country outside Southeast Asia, Grab said in a statement on Thursday.

This also represents a milestone for Tino, launched by TESO Investment, which will harness GrabMaps’ technology to enable ride-hailing, delivery, tourism and ecommerce services in Mongolia.

GrabMaps is an enterprise service provider of hyperlocal mapmaking technology and location data solutions offering precise, refreshed and comprehensive maps that are enabled by artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data collection.

Its technology was first built to enable on-demand services offered by Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp.

Leveraging its experience in Southeast Asia, GrabMaps is tailored for the needs of fast-developing regions.

It will offer Tino mapping hardware and software solutions that are both cost effective and designed to keep pace with the speed of change and infrastructure development on the ground.

Tino and GrabMaps will together map Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital, before expanding into other cities.

Jointly branded vehicles, installed with GrabMaps’ proprietary mapmaking hardware KartaCam 2 and KartaDashCam, will be seen across the city as they collect mapping data and high-quality street-level imagery.

Rich data on road networks, street names and POIs, as well as traffic lights, stop signs, speed limits and more, will be captured by GrabMaps’ hardware before being processed by its robust mapmaking data pipeline to create a detailed map of Mongolia that is frequently refreshed and rich in data.

GrabMaps will develop local maps for Tino with its mapmaking software suite and provide on-demand map services APIs to power Tino’s superapp.

These include geocoding and routing APIs, which will enable more precise geolocation capabilities, address capture for undermapped areas, and enhanced navigation accuracy.

GrabMaps’ technology will support Tino’s own taxi and delivery services when they are launched later this year.

GrabMaps technology underlies Grab’s on-demand services across eight countries in Southeast Asia.

Its proprietary mapping hardware and software offers Grab users and driver-partners advanced maps that enable reliable and seamless ride-hailing and delivery services across the region, enhancing their experience of the Grab app by offering a high level of clarity on changing road conditions, fastest routes, ETAs, and more.

Today, Grab is one of the world’s only on-demand platforms that has built, and relies upon, its own proprietary maps and location-based technology.

Leveraging its success in Southeast Asia, GrabMaps offers its services to third-party enterprises including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Bing Maps, Huawei’s Petal Maps, and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency.

“Through our experience operating across eight countries in Southeast Asia, we know that advanced, precise, and frequently refreshed maps are crucial for superapps offering on-demand services,

“GrabMaps technology has been instrumental for Grab’s own ability to adjust its marketplace to fast-changing conditions, as well as users’ and partners’ experience of our app,” said Sriram Iyer, Head of Product, Geo and Fulfilment at Grab.

“We are excited to partner with Tino to support its success and growth as Mongolia’s first superapp, as the country’s digital economy continues to expand,” he added.

Erdenebayar Sainjargal, Teso Investment Chief Executive Officer, said tey are delighted to partner with GrabMaps as we expand our suite of services across Mongolia and continue to grow as a business.

“GrabMaps’ technology and APIs will enhance the accuracy and currency of the maps that power Tino Super App, so our users can experience more reliable mobility, delivery, tourism and ecommerce services,

“Grab’s own success in Southeast Asia is a testament to the impact that advanced maps have on a superapp’s growth and scale,” he added.

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