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HERE Technologies — 17 June 2025
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22 December 2015
For this week’s installment of our employee profile series, we head to the Paris, France office to speak with Anthony Saraceni, Regional Map Content Project Leader.
I’m the project lead at the French country level, for what we call “sourcing” activities; that is, finding new sources of third-party data, getting usage rights and validating the quality. I create trusted partnerships in, and foster relationships with, public entities and private companies. Part of this work involves explaining the benefits of working with HERE. I also have to be aware of industry trends — it’s fast changing and we must stay ahead of the competition.
Internally, I help the Regional Map Content team by creating a link between all the departments involved in the general sourcing process: project management, legal, strategic licensing, planning team and sales.
I joined Navtech in 2003, in a cartography-related role — something I had studied. For nearly 13 years in the company, I’ve seen a lot of changes. It’s a constantly moving company and very exciting. In my three roles (geographic analyst, team leader, project leader) I have been able to follow the entire lifecycle of the process — from the beginning (finding/creating data) to the end (getting customer feedback).
I never expected to take part in developing a highly autonomous driverless car! This really satisfies the “tech geek” in me.
Before joining Navtech, I was a volcanologist. My dream was to travel the world, but there weren’t many business opportunities in this field. Being on volcanoes, you feel how alive the earth is. It helps you understand the “power” of nature. That’s why travelling and discovering new places are so important to me. I’ve been in Laponia (with its ambient temperatures of around -35° C) to test how to survive in a difficult environment, and seen the volcanoes and beautiful land and people of Bali.
It’s such a dynamic company in a dynamic industry. Ten years ago, who would have imagined how prolific cartographic data would be? And that this data type would influence one of the biggest technical revolutions in history: autonomous driving.
Being part of this innovation really satisfies the “tech geek” in me. I must admit, I invest a fair amount of money, to make sure I always have the latest technology at my disposal. For example, I’m creating a centralized, connected home, that I can manage from my smartphone!
When I'm talking about my job with family or friends, I realise that not many people can say they are working for the future.
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