MapmyIndia announces major revamp for its free online maps portal

NEW DELHI, INDIA: MapmyIndia, India's leader in digital maps, GPS navigation and location based services, announced major enhancements to its free maps portal maps.mapmyindia.com.

The portal has been completely revamped with richer map data and connected/interactive features like real-time traffic updates, Social media interface, enhanced UI (user interface), drag and drop direction markers to customize routes, Widgets etc.

The most distinguishing features of this enhanced portal are interactivity and social media interface. MapmyIndia users will now have access to real-time traffic information. This green initiative will save both time and fuel. To begin with, this service is available for Delhi (NCR) and Mumbai, India's two metros that have the largest vehicle population.

Users can also enjoy interactive social navigation features like Add/Edit a place, write review and maintain their private atlas. These are linked to popular social media apps like Explore, Facebook etc. The updates will be immediately made live on the social platforms, as integrated by the user.

The flat UI (User Interface) enables speedier access and seamless zooming in and out of the maps. Users can quickly survey any location with the desired level of intensity. The close integration of search with visual feedback allows for instant location of POIs.

For easier customization of routes, the drag and drop direction makers feature has been provided. The search for POIs has been simplified through categorization and single- click search facility. Bloggers and developers will also be immensely benefited. The new portal allows for hassle-free embedding of maps, driving directions and search nearby onto their websites/bogs.