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MapmyIndia maps now cover 401 cities

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: MapmyIndia, India's leading map and GPS navigation services provider, has launched its Version 3.0 of MapmyIndia maps.

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The new maps release covers 90 per cent of India’s population through 401 cities, 8,37,695 kms of roads, 4,11,625 town and villages and around 10 lakh points-of-interest. The most comprehensive and detailed till now, the MapmyIndia maps will be available on MapmyIndia.com and MapmyIndia Navigators. Version 3.0 of MapmyIndia maps is also available with MapmyIndia Navigator exchange offer, where an old GPS navigator can be exchanged for a brand new MapmyIndia Navigator.

Version 3.0 of MapmyIndia maps comes from a repository of the most accurate map data of India, which MapmyIndia’s dedicated team of over 200 surveyors has been creating and updating for more than 15 years now. They continually walk and drive millions of kilometers across India, armed with state of the art map processing technology.

MapmyIndia’s teams effort is to keep the maps accurate and updated so that consumers can use them with the medium they are comfortable with – Internet, personal navigation devices, in-car devices or mobile phones.

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Rakesh Verma, MD, MapmyIndia, said: “The MapmyIndia team wanted to make seamless GPS navigation experience in India a reality. Therefore, in MapmyIndia maps Version 3.0 we included cities that people regularly travel to, either as tourists or for business and personal reasons."

"While maps of 401 cities are available on MapmyIndia Navigators, we have also updated them on MapmyIndia.com, making them accessible free of cost. With a significant population in urban India comprising young workers from all over India, Version 3.0 will help them navigate their way in cities while also connecting them to their roots,” he added.

coupled with the launch of MapmyIndia maps Version 3.0, the company has also announced the launch of an innovative exchange offer. Users of GPS navigators – MapmyIndia navigators or any other brand – can exchange their existing hardware for a brand new MapmyIndia Navigator, loaded with India’s best digital maps of 401 cities. Those who bought their GPS navigators abroad but are unable to use them in India because of lack of accurate maps can also exchange their current hardware under this offer.

While existing MapmyIndia Navigator users can exchange their old device for a brand new navigator, they can also upgrade their maps to Version 3.0 by only paying handling and shipping charges. Garmin device users can now also make full use of the Version 3.0 release as the maps are compatible with most Garmin GPS hardware.