MapmyIndia.com, a 2-year-old, only online maps portal for the country has unveiled v-2007, its easier-to-use, futuristic version.
The new version exploits the Web 2.0 platform to introduce a number of features such as providing detailed maps at different zoom levels on the Net and other offerings such as Mapsearch, eLocation, Driving Directions, and Local Search.
Rakesh Verma, managing director, CE Info Systems, the parent company of MapmyIndia.com, said "The new version brings online mapping closer to the consumer expectations. It is a manifestation of our efforts to make MapmyIndia an accessible, usable, and valuable proposition for users."
The v-2007 allows users to drag the maps to explore adjoining areas not currently on the screen. In the previous version of MapmyIndia i.e. v-2006 that is now called as MapmyIndia Classic the users need to click on tabs bordering the map eyeview, leading to a fresh reload of the page, resultant delay, and a distinct break to the continuity of the user's map exploration process.
In contrast to that, now the users need to simply slide the zoom bar up or down to zoom in or out, respectively.
The eLocation service, which was at a conceptual stage earlier, now allows users to draw their own route on the map from the closest landmark. Explaining this further, Verma said "This visual depiction completely eliminates the hassles of going round and round, seeking directions in the last-mile lap of the journey."
Further, the v-2007 also provides the enhanced driving directions application. It shows the route for inter-city and intra-city directions on the map along with the textual, turn-by-turn directions. Using the new right-click option, users can visually mark-out their start and destination points on the map to get directions.
Additionally, the new version details a number of other categories of landmarks and points of interest (PoIs) to enable a precise search of any location in India.
All these services are provided absolutely free of charge on the Net and they are in the process of integrating the service with mobile devices too.
In the future, MapmyIndia plans the realm of navigation, which would eliminate the location-based hassles.
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i would like to view mumbai in a map so as to be easy in locating areas easily while actualy visitin the place.
by Dr Ravi Ghogare
from shirdi
on 01/02/07 02:59 PM
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