Forbes has announced that Navteq, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data has chosen the overall 2009 Navteq Global LBS Challenge Champion. And it is T+1 Solutions from Estonia that wins a 10,000 USD cash prize, awarded in addition to the previously received Grand Prize Winner’s prize from the Americas region for its TaxiPal application.

In total, the Global LBS Challenge has brought T+1 Solutions over 560,000 USD in cash, licenses for global map data, tools and porting services, as well as invaluable industry exposure to key decision-makers.

Founder and CEO of T+1 Raoul Järvis (pictured) told that he is extremely happy to win the Champion title. “Our victory proves the huge potential there is in the field of location-based services. It has helped T+1 Solutions to develop from a true one-man startup last year to a bigger team and a market-ready product this year. Our TaxiPal service, soon to launch in all EU countries, will be the first multi-language taxi ordering and brokering service, running on all popular device platforms, with a global coverage that will change how taxis are ordered anywhere in the world.”

TaxiPal is a mobile taxi ordering service that helps consumers anywhere in the world connect with trusted taxi companies. The desired time and destination is sent from a user’s mobile phone to a taxi brokering server. Local taxi companies then submit competitive bids and proposed routes back to the consumer.