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SatNav Technologies, a Hyderabad based IT company has just launched “Citizen Mapper” - an initiative for encouraging the community involvement in enhancing the quality of its GPS software database. This includes rewarding the user for suggesting new Point of Interests (PoI).
The user gets a credit of Rs.5 every time a Point of Interest is added [...]

It’s been a while since big-wig search engines like Yahoo, Google and MSN Live had launched their local search engines but how many times have you ever used it to find a certain eatery joint or a movie multiplex nearby? It’s both an irony and heartening to know that OnYoMo manages to quench our thirst for local search much better than any other in the market.

Well, no more. Google has come up with a Mobile Search feature that allows you to search whatever you like that might make use of knowledge regarding your current geographical location.

Updated: MapmyIndia has now tied up with Ford. The MapmyIndia Navigator is now included with the Navi Gear package of Ford Endeavour and it is also offered as a new accessory feature available at all authorized Ford dealerships across India, which can be fitted on all Ford vehicle range, including the Ford Fiesta, Ikon, Fusion [...]

In recent times, there has been a lot of development on the Global Positioning System (GPS) front. GPS units have not only reduced in size making them portable enough to carry around, but the prices have drastically reduced too. Most cell phones now come enabled with GPS units, allowing the user to get turn-by-turn directions to any place. This initiative by Microsoft will nothing but boost the same purpose.

SatGuide, India’s 1st GPS Navigation Systems Provider now sells a GPS enabled Bluetooth Reciever that can convert your laptop into a Navigation Device.
 
 
“When an individual is planning to travel outside his/her office or to another city, SatGuide’s laptop and desktop version can help improve his/her efficiency by at least 15% during the trip,” Sat Guide said.
 
 
SatGuide [...]

What is LBS?
Location based services are basically services built on knowing where you are and knowing what’s around you.
Challenges for LBS in India
1) India does not have standardised addresses
2) People in India have this cultural nuance of asking for directions on the road.
LBS means different things for consumers and different things for corporates:
Corporates may want [...]

We recently caught up with Mr. Rohan Verma, the Head of Marketing for MapmyIndia and the creator of the mapmyindia.com portal and he hinted towards maps moving to the idiot box. 
 
It seems like a logical step for the company primarily because it will add a lot to them in terms of brand awareness (which is largely [...]

MapmyIndia, that recently launched MapmyIndia GPS navigator, has now signed up with General Motors for in-car GPS navigation. It will come equipped as a standard accessory in all variants of General Motors’ premium cars in India. So, this will be first time in India when a car will have an in-built GPS navigator as a [...]

 
Though we had earlier blogged about Google confirming the existence of Gphone which sources such as WSJ and CNET suggested, Google is not announcing its Gphone as yet amidst lot of speculation. Google has setup an alliance of 30 leading technology and mobile companies to develop “Android”, an open source based operating system for mobile [...]

GPS kits are being sent to locals in India by Google, to enable them to make more detailed maps of their area. After all the data has been uploaded and verified it becomes a part of the map.
This news comes via a speech which Michael T. Jones (CTO, Google Earth) gave at the Cambridge Conference. [...]