GPS: Nokia Maps available in version 2.0 final
Saturday, May 24, 2008 11:21Nokia Maps 2.0, the GPS navigation software developed by the Finnish giant for its mobile terminals, offered an update and leave the beta stage to proceed to the final version.
Unveiled at the salon Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, the navigation software Nokia Maps 2.0 is a cornerstone of Nokia’s strategy on GPS services proposed in its platform Ovi.
Based on models of the manufacturer (which is preparing to put GPS in all sauces), Nokia Maps 2.0 is a tool of comparable quality to the browsers on PND with the possibility of setting up its routes, voice instructions turn by turn, the possibility of a hybrid made from satellite images, a search function and local guides to major European cities.
How pedestrian strengthened and new user interface
But the great novelty of Nokia Maps 2.0 is the inclusion of a pedestrian mode. The update proposed by Nokia now offers a visual identification by providing information on surrounding buildings and, if the terminal permits, indicates the direction of travel.
The software lists the mouths of 17 major metro cities with icons dedicated and can call the digital compass on certain models with A-GPS functions and an accelerometer. The user interface has also been improved and includes an option to choose the desired view.
Nokia Maps 2.0 uses maps Navteq and Tele Atlas 200 countries accessible as needed from Nokia Maps Uploader on the PC. An additional option, Maps on Ovi, will by this summer to plan routes from maps on the PC before moving on to synchronize them.
Ed Manti says:
December 10th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
We purchased the Garmen Nuvi 780 last month as a replacement for a much earlier model. We were flying from NY to California and would then be driving down the coast for a scenic road trip. After a six hour flight, it found the satellites in under a minute. All we needed to do was change the settings to indicate we had entered a new time zone and tell it we wanted to find a location within our current state and we were driving in less than 5 minutes. The directions were impeccable, the volume and brightness were very good, and the battery went for several hours without charging. Features such as an icon that tells you the current speed limit (which changes quite frequently in California) as well as your current speed, direction, and estimated time of arrival all make this an excellent GPS. I highly recommend it for the traveler who needs a full featured, simple to use GPS with lots of useful features.