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Well Maps and travel seem to go hand in hand. Recently we had blogged about a start up entrip which claimed to be a visual travel blog and integrated the map experience to travel planning. Well that is something even zoomtra seems to be attempting.
According to this release zoomtra has tied up with routeguru to [...]

Microsoft has announced the launch of Live Search Maps for India. Detailed Listings and Street Maps for 9 Cities, Business Listings across 29 Cities and access to highway networks to 20,000 Cities and Towns is now avalilable vie Live Search Maps on the PC and Mobile in India. On can access live search maps on [...]

Mapmyindia the map based navigation products company which was on a tie up spree lately and which expects to touch 1million + sales of in car navigation devices in 3 years has launched three new features.

Mapmyindia has launched:

An iNav mobile application which transmits your location to anyone so they know where you are
New next-generation in [...]

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 [...]

Google has launched its Map Maker services in india which allows users to add or edit geographical features such as roads, businesses, parks, schools, apartment buildings and localities among others in the existing maps. There has always been WikiMapia which follows the crowdsourcing model of street level mapping and there have been quite a few [...]

WATShow happened to catch up with Rohan Verma, Director of MapMyIndia, some time ago and we had quizzed him on their monetization strategies, navigation services and also about their future plans.

MapMyIndia has just launched a GPS Based Navigation Solutions. To use it, you need a Mobile Phone running Windows Mobile 6, and a phone with an in built GPS receiver (or one connected with a Bluetooth GPS receiver).
 
So basically, to do this, MapMyIndia provides you with an SD card (for one of the products there is a GPRS [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In a bid to extend its corecompetency of providing local maps MapmyIndia has gone ahead and launched a physical version of the virtual mapping product. MapMyIndia Navigator is a new product that uses GPS (global positioning system) and on-screen maps and voice instructions inorder to guide travellers to the travel route they are finding.
 
Along with this navigator [...]

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. [...]