CNN goes behind-the-scenes at Tele Atlas , which does digital mapping . The company crisscrosses the globe in vans with cameras , lasers and GPS . `` Our ultimate goal would be to map the entire world , '' says Pat McDevitt , vice president of engineering at Tele Atlas , which is based in the Netherlands and has its U.S. headquarters in Lebanon , New Hampshire . It's a big business for them, but they're also doing it to help people get around more safely. Next step will be to combine lasers and camera images to make detailed 3-D maps .
CNN goes behind-the-scenes at Tele Atlas , which does digital mapping . The company crisscrosses the globe in vans with cameras , lasers and GPS . It's a big business for them, but they're also doing it to help people get around more safely. Next step will be to combine lasers and camera images to make detailed 3-D maps .