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INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET [Abstract] |
INTANCIBLE ASSETS, NET | #### NOTE 7 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET A. Intangible assets, net, consist of the following:
|  | US dollars |
|  | December 31, |  |  |  | December 31, |
(in thousands) |  |  | 2014 |  |  |  | 2014 |  |  |  | 2014 |  |  |  | 2013 |
|  | Original amount |  |  | Accumulated amortization and impairment charges |  |  | Unamortized balance |  |  | Unamortized balance |
GIS database |  |  | 3,889 |  |  |  | 3,594 |  |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 555 |
Brand name |  |  | 1,181 |  |  |  | 1,049 |  |  |  | 132 |  |  |  | 163 |
Others |  |  | 5,490 |  |  |  | 5,465 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 21 |
|  |  | 10,560 |  |  |  | 10,108 |  |  |  | 452 |  |  |  | 739 |
Amortization of intangible assets amounted to US$ 231,000, US$ 367,000 and US$ 703,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the estimated aggregate amortization of intangible assets for the next five years is as follows: 2015 – US$ 170,000; 2016 – US$ 170,000; 2017 – US$ 80,000, 2018 – US$ 20,000, 2019 – US$ 12,000. B. Due to the deteriorating results of a certain Israeli subsidiary and the current expectation of management for further decrease its anticipated performance, during 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded an impairment charge for its intangible assets which directly relate to the operations of the subsidiary. In order to determine the fair value of such intangible assets, the Company, based on a valuation performed by the management, with the assistance of a third party appraiser, utilized the "Relief from Royalties" valuation method. Accordingly, certain assumptions and judgments were made in order to determine the future income from which royalties will be derived from and in order to determine the appropriate rate of royalties and rate of discount. As a result of the above, the Company recorded in 2014 and 2013, an impairment loss in an amount of US$ 33,500 and US$ 1,017,000, respectively, with respect to the GIS database and in 2014 and 2013, an amount of US$ 9,500 and US$ 511,000, respectively, with respect to the Brand name totaling an aggregate impairment charge of US$ 43,000 in 2014 (of which related to wireless communications products segment) and an aggregate impairment charge of US$ 1,527,000 in 2013 (of which US$ 661,000 related to location based services segment and US$ 866,000 is related to wireless communications products segment). The impairment was included in "other expenses, net" (see Note 13).

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