Corporate History
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2022 OCT. Released "SUGULOGI", an effortless DX for logistics SEP. Investment in TECOTEC Inc. JUL. Released "Map Icon NFT" with location information JUN. Investment in X-Locations Inc. JUN. Released "TRIMA Research", research service based on location information APR. Started to provide "MapFan Future Map", shows the future of the town JAN. Company renamed GeoTechnologies, Inc. -
2021 JUN. Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd. succeeded all of businesses of GeoTechnologies, Inc. from Pioneer Corporation. -
2020 OCT. Released Point App "TRIMA", that allows you to earn mileage as you only move. -
2018 MAY. Released "MapFanAssist", a web and application service to create a drive plan which can be connected with a car navigation system. -
2017 JUL. Released "MapFan Multilingual Translation Services", translation services for proper name such as place-name in Japan into multi-language. FEB. Commenced a business tie-up with HERE -
2016 NOV. Released "MapFan", a car navigation application for iOS and Android OS. OCT. Established INCREMENT P NORTH AMERICA, INC. in USA JUN. Co-founded Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. with 15 companies including GeoTechnologies, Inc. MAY. Moved its headquarters to Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. APR. Redesigned the map search site "MapFan Web" significantly and renamed it "MapFan" JAN. Released an offline map application development kit for Windows Forms applications. -
2015 DEC. Published the second casual location game application for an iPhone entitled "Hello, this is Cat Stand 2. by MapFan" DEC. Published the Multilingual maps site. MAY. Revised the corporate logo and tag lines and then created a technology brand -
2014 OCT. Released an offline map application development kit for iOS, the industry's first AUG. Released "MapFan 2014" and "MapFan", map navigation application for Android. JUN. Released "Hello, this is Cat Stand. by MapFan" , casual location game application. MAR. Released "MapFan AR Global", AR pedestrian navigation application for worldwide cities. -
2013 OCT. Released "MapFan for Android", an offline map navigation application for Android OS. SEP. Released an offline map application development kit for Android APR. Released "colorTown", the sharing service for recommendation spot. APR. Released "Drive Nyan-Zokudan", the location aware game application for drivers. APR. Released "MapFan for Biz", a programming-less map ASP service for business use. -
2012 DEC. Released "MapFan eye", the AR Pedestrian navigation application for iPhone. NOV. Released "MapFan+", a map and navigation application for iOS. FEB. Released "MapFan" website, a free map site for smart phones. -
2011 AUG. Started to provide the free "MapFan for iPhone", Tohoku Edition, for a limited period in order to support getting home and assistance to affected areas after the Great East Japan Earthquake (until the end of March 2012) APR. Released "Otoku chizu koshin (Beneficial map update) program" to users of "MapFan" for three mobile phone carriers. MAR. Started to provide the free "MapFan for iPhone" for a limited period in order to support getting home and assistance to affected areas the Great East Japan Earthquake FEB. Started to provide map data for Car Navigation systems manufactured by JVC KENWOOD Corporation. -
2010 NOV. Started MapFan Traffic Channel to provide On-demand VICS to car navigation systems for three mobile phone carriers in Japan OCT. Started to provide map data for Car Navigation systems manufactured by FUJITSU TEN LIMITED. MAY. Moved its headquarters to Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. APR. Released "MapFan for iPhone", a map and navigation application for iPhone. FEB. Released "MapDK Navi", a car navigation application software for business use. -
2009 SEP. Released "MapFan Navii", Car Navigation software for PCs. APR. Started to provide the Multi-Language map & Transportation transfer guide ASP service in collaboration with Ekitan Co., Ltd. -
2008 DEC. Released "Chizu no moto", a website for users to post information concerning any changes to a map. JUN. Released Japan maps in English spun off from "MapFan Web". APR. Released "MapFan AdSpot", a local advertising service. FEB. Started business and capital tie-up with Ekitan Co., Ltd. -
2007 JUN. Released "da Vinci Cart", a software for building and operating online shop. APR. Developed and started to provide software application and map data for PND. -
2006 NOV. Released "MapFan Navehicle", a car navigation application for mobile phones. -
2005 NOV. INCREMENT P SHANGHAI COMPANY LIMITED got iSO9001:2000 certification. NOV. Released "MapFan PLANNER", a driving plan-supporting map software for PCs. APR. Released "Net Shop Owner", a software for building and operating online shop. APR. Established GLOBAL SURVEY CORP., a subsidiary company for driving field survey. -
2004 NOV. 1 million users registered on "MapFan Web" NOV. Started to provide the "MapFan" service as official contents for three mobile phone carriers. MAR. Started to compile and validate worldwide map data for car navigation systems used in Europe and America. -
2003 OCT. "MapFan.net" won a Good Design Award. MAR. Released "iPCOSS", Internet Settlement Support Service MAR. Established INCREMENT P SHANGHAI COMPANY LIMITED in China (Shanghai). MAR. Got ISO9001:2000, an international standard for quality assurance systems. -
2002 NOV. Started to distribute map data to online connected car navigation systems manufactured (for the first time in the world) by Pioneer Corporation. MAR. Released "MAPCUBE", a 3D map data, in collaboration with PASCO CORPORATION and CAD CENTER CORPORATION. -
2001 JUL. Co-established "Kiwi-W consortium", an organization that supports standardization of map data for car navigation systems. MAR. Released "Doho@mail", an email-distribution software for mail magazine and direct mail. MAR. Got ISO14001, an international standard for environmental management systems. JAN. Released "MapFan.net", an online map software for PCs. -
2000 DEC. "iMapFan" won a Nikkei Inc. Award at the Nikkei Internet Awards 2000. JUN. Started to provide map data to car navigation systems manufactured by Clarion Co., Ltd. MAY. Started to provide map data to WindowsCE-base car navigation systems manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. APR. Released "iMapFan", a mobile official site of Docomo i mode. -
1999 JUN. Started to provide map data to DVD car navigation systems manufactured by Sony Corporation. -
1998 JUN. Released "k-tai Edy", mobile phone memory-editing software. -
1997 NOV. Opened the Tohoku Development Center in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. Started to make self-manufacture electronic map data. JUL. Released "MapFan Web", a website of maps for daily life. JUN. Started to provide map data to DVD car navigation systems manufactured (for the first time in Japan) by Pioneer Corporation. APR. Released "MapFan onPage", ASP service for business use. -
1996 DEC. Released a consumer game software. NOV. Released "MapDK", a software development kit for business use. -
1995 SEP. "MapFan" won the Frontier Award at the Best PC Software given by Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. JUN. Released "MapFan", a digital map software for PCs. APR. Started to provide map data to car navigation systems manufactured by Pioneer Corporation (for the first time after the split from Pioneer). -
1994 NOV. Released commercial titles for PCs. MAY. GeoTechnologies, Inc. was fully funded and established by Pioneer Corporation. (Capital: 420 million yen)