Nokia Maps v2.0 leaves beta stage!

Written by Meraj Chhaya on May 22, 2008 – 9:35 pm

Nokia Maps v2.0 will be installed in the upcoming NSeries devices and other S60 phones as it has left beta stage and became a stable release. For those that haven't downloaded (more than 240 000 downloads were made), the features are listed after the jump.

DRIVE:

- Improved optional Car Navigation equals PND-level car navigation experience with faster routing.

- Easy-to-use, updated User Interface features including a new navigation carousel with pre-defined navigation views - i.e. navigation, arrow, bird-eye.

- Top-of-the-line navigation features: signposts, multi-stop route planner

WALK:

- Optional pedestrian navigation efficiently walks you from A to B with visual guidance. It helps you to locate yourself by giving information about the surrounding buildings, streets and parks and, if the device supports it, notifies the direction you are walking.

- Nokia Maps 2.0 includes public transportation information (station entrances) data in 17 cities with localized icons for stops.

- Advanced multi-sensor positioning using A-GPS, and pedestrian orientation using the compass feature (Nokia 6210 Navigator needed for built-in compass usage)

DISCOVER:

- Satellite images with hybrid rendering overlays for selected cities worldwide provide real aerial views on your mobile.

- Signature "one-box search" allows you to search through places, addresses, restaurants, nightlife, outdoor, accommodation.

- New premium multi-media city guides including features photos, video, audio streams.

Source: Nokia