Regional tourist illustration maps from all over Japan are brought together in a single app, "Ambula Map".

A collection of regional tourist illustration maps from across Japan, brought together in a single app.
A media platform for mutual customer referral, sharing all users.

Please provide an overview of the product.

Ambula Map is a "city walking support app" that combines the fun of hand-drawn maps with the advantages of digital technology. It's a service that enables proactive tourism promotion by delivering guide maps and brochures, which were previously only seen by people who visited tourist information centers, to more people and at an earlier stage via the internet. It is available as a smartphone app on app stores.

With Ambula Map, you can create multiple illustrated maps of the same location but with different themes, or use the point function to host events—features that were previously difficult to implement with paper maps—all at low cost and with minimal effort. You'll no longer have to worry about the number of maps to print or a shortage of personnel for events.

The illustrated maps displayed on mobile devices have embedded GPS functionality, allowing users to instantly determine their location and recommended routes.

 

Could you tell us about the circumstances and deciding factors that led you to adopt our map products?

We can offer flexible options regarding contract types and other matters.
This is a domestic map manufacturer, and their maps feature clear and easy-to-read depictions of geographical features.
We plan to provide multilingual maps for foreign visitors to Japan in the future, and we chose MapFan API because it has a comprehensive set of multilingual maps.

Please tell me about your implementation track record.

Our guide maps and campus maps have been well-received by local governments such as Himeji City, Nishinomiya City, and Wakayama City, as well as Kyoto University, and are being used not only for these purposes but also for events and other activities.
Furthermore, our services are being increasingly used in one-off events, such as being adopted for Tokyo Metro's walking events along their railway lines.

Could you tell me about your future plans?

We will propose our services not only to local governments and tourism bureaus, but also to advertising agencies and travel agencies nationwide, as well as to railway companies, hotels, and many other businesses.

 

Click here for the website of COGITO Inc.

Ambula Map homepage is here.

 

 

 

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