Map company madness

There is lots of talk about the street data companies HERE and TomTom. Maybe they are for sale and will rock the market, or maybe there is something more going on here. 

One blog speculates on what it could look like in a very active geodata year. Whether or not the sales succeed, this could be a great year for geospatial companies because investors and companies will suddenly have a heightened appreciation for everything from live-mapping of transit to firms that can quickly create crowdsourced maps.