Top-Map was founded in 2002 by three independent companies. In 2007 Nav N Go became the sole owner of Top-Map, cementing the cooperation that already existed between the two companies.
Top-Map's main activities are the creation, distribution and continuous updating of ortho-photographically precise GPS maps for Geoinformatics Systems applications. Among Hungarian digital map-distributors, Top-Map is the only one which has navigation maps for all the cities, towns and villages in Hungary. The entire stock of digital maps which are under the sole ownership of the company, and which were created with considerable material investment, is protected by law, and is registered with the Hungarian Association of Digital Database Distributors.
Milestones in the History of Top-Map
| 2002 | Top-Map is founded. |
| 2004 | Work begins on the systematic on-site surveying of the entire road and street network of Hungary, using existing databases as a starting point. Budapest and 4 cities in Western Hungary are completely surveyed. |
| 2005 | To supplement traditional surveying techniques, the Camera-based Data-collection System is introduced. |
| 2005 | The online user feedback (Map Editor) website is launched. |
2005 |
All the county towns of Hungary are completely surveyed. |
2006 |
At the CeBIT trade fair in Hannover, Germany, Nav N Go introduces its iGO My way 2006 software, which soon becomes the most popular navigation application in the region. The maps for Hungary are provided by Top-Map. |
| 2006 | The Local-Government Cooperation Program is launched, with the aim of maintaining updated map data of the towns and villages in Hungary at the relevant local institutes. |
| 2006 | The region of Lake Balaton (the largest lake in Central Europe) is completely surveyed, along with many other towns. By the end of the year, the surveyed area reaches 50% of the total, by population. |
| 2006 | Hungary's cycle route database is completed, thanks to the cooperation of the Bringaút (Bike Road) Society. The utvonalterv.hu website goes online, to help cyclists plan their trips. |
| 2007 | Nav N Go becomes the sole owner of Top-Map. |
| 2007 | The database is prepared for the launch of the Hungarian TMC (Traffic Message Channel - navigation based on up-to-the-minute traffic information) service. |
| 2008 | Lane information data is recorded for more than 100 junctions in Budapest, as well as for the whole length of the motorway network. |
| 2008 | Data is processed about the road signs on the motorways and freeways of Hungary. |
| 2008 | The stock of digital maps for 12 Eastern European countries is stabilized for the new Nav N Go iGO 8 software. |
| 2008 | Top-Map changes from a limited company to a shareholding company. |