Nokia Maps
Encyclopedia
Nokia Maps is a free map
ping product and service by Nokia
for its mobile phone
s and smartphone
multimedia
devices.
Nokia Maps includes voice guided navigation for both pedestrians and drivers for 74 countries in 46 different languages and there are maps for over 180 countries.
route planning software
company Gate5 in August 2006. Nokia Maps was expanded later, when Nokia acquired Chicago
-based digital map supplier Navteq
to build further on their smart2go mapping application. Maps is part of the Ovi
brand of Nokia's Internet
based online services. Ovi Maps provides offline maps which have the advantage of not requiring an active data connection or even network coverage on the handset. Maps can be loaded onto the phone with Nokia Ovi Suite (for Microsoft Windows only) or through a web browser (on any operating system), with recent versions, directly over-the-air.
On January 22 2010, Nokia released a new version of Ovi Maps (v3.03) that allowed free turn-by-turn navigation
for the following cellphones (as of January 31, 2010): Nokia X6
, Nokia N97
mini, Nokia E52
, Nokia E55, Nokia E5-00
Nokia E72
, Nokia 6730 classic, Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 5800
Xpressmusic, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia 5230
and (without turn-by-turn navigation for the) Nokia N900
Nokia will add more smartphones to the compatible devices list and E66, E71 and Nokia N97 has been added to the list. Nokia Ovi Maps have currently 27 million users, which is expected to double. Nokia has over 84 million GPS-enabled devices in the market. Nokia has established one of the largest audiences for mobile location-based services. By the end of 2011 the market is expected to be getting toward 200 million.
In April of 2011, Nokia released a beta version of 3D maps that covers 20 cities in the world. By August 2011, the coverage has expanded to 23 cities. The 3D maps are said to be produced by combining LiDAR scanner data for 3D modeling with HD aerial photos for realistic texture mapping. The software runs as a plugin to the web browser. Unlike the 2D maps which were designed for Nokia mobile devices, the 3D maps require hardware supports that are not usually available on mobile devices. It is unclear how the 3D maps would fit in Nokia's corporate strategy.
The latest stable version of Nokia Maps is version 3.06 for S60v5 and Symbian^3 devices. It supports pinch-to-zoom for the latter operating system. 3.08 is in development with new features including weather, Live View to show points of interest around the user, Pulse to notify chosen people of the user's location and Public Transport.
Map
A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....
ping product and service by Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
for its mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s and smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
devices.
Nokia Maps includes voice guided navigation for both pedestrians and drivers for 74 countries in 46 different languages and there are maps for over 180 countries.
Inception
The Nokia Maps product was first called Smart2Go, it was born initially as a generic 3D-map interface for access to tourist information on mobile terminals as part of EU Consortium named TellMaris in 2001. It was later renamed Nokia Maps, briefly called Ovi Maps, and now is called Nokia Maps again. It initially came into existence after Nokia made the smart2go application free to download when it acquired the GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
route planning software
Route planning software
Route planning software is a computer software programme, designed to plan a route between two geographical locations using a journey planning engine, typically specialised for road networks as a road route planner. It can typically provide a list of places one will pass by, with crossroads and...
company Gate5 in August 2006. Nokia Maps was expanded later, when Nokia acquired Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based digital map supplier Navteq
NAVTEQ
Navteq is a Chicago, Illinois-based provider of Geographic Information Systems data and is a dominant company in providing the base electronic navigable maps...
to build further on their smart2go mapping application. Maps is part of the Ovi
Ovi (Nokia)
Ovi by Nokia is the brand for Nokia's Internet services. The Ovi services can be used from a mobile device, computer or via the web. Nokia focuses on five key service areas: Games, Maps, Media, Messaging and Music. Nokia's aim with Ovi is to include third party developers, such as operators and...
brand of Nokia's Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
based online services. Ovi Maps provides offline maps which have the advantage of not requiring an active data connection or even network coverage on the handset. Maps can be loaded onto the phone with Nokia Ovi Suite (for Microsoft Windows only) or through a web browser (on any operating system), with recent versions, directly over-the-air.
On January 22 2010, Nokia released a new version of Ovi Maps (v3.03) that allowed free turn-by-turn navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation is a feature of some GPS navigation devices where directions for a selected route are continually presented to the user in the form of spoken and visual instructions. The system keeps the user up-to-date about the best route to the destination, and is often updated according...
for the following cellphones (as of January 31, 2010): Nokia X6
Nokia X6
The Nokia X6 is a music-oriented capacitive touchscreen smartphone and portable entertainment device by Nokia. It was announced in early September 2009 during Nokia World 2009 in Germany.The X6 replaces the Nokia 5800 as Nokia's flagship music-centred model...
, Nokia N97
Nokia N97
Nokia N97 is a touch screen mobile phone in the Nseries of smartphones by Nokia, with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard...
mini, Nokia E52
Nokia E52
The Nokia E52 is a smartphone from the Nokia Eseries range, a Symbian OS v9.3 device with a 240x320 screen. It is available in Black, Black Aluminum, Metal Grey aluminium, White Aluminium and Gold. It comes with a 1GB MicroSD memory card, but it supports MicroSD cards with up to 16GB memory. It...
, Nokia E55, Nokia E5-00
Nokia E5-00
The Nokia E5-00 also called Nokia E5 is a qwerty smartphone that runs on the Symbian OS v9.3 operating system. Like all phones in the Nokia Eseries it is targeted at b2b and comes with business software applications, including Quickoffice . It was released in the third quarter of 2010. It comes in...
Nokia E72
Nokia E72
The Nokia E72 is a smartphone from the Nokia Eseries range that manufactured in Finland. It is the successor to the Nokia E71 and is based on a similar design and form factor, and offers a similar feature set...
, Nokia 6730 classic, Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 5800
Nokia 5800
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a smartphone and portable entertainment device by Nokia. It was introduced on January 2, 2008 and released on April 27, 2008. Code-named "Tube", it is the first touchscreen-equipped S60 device by Nokia, the version being s60v5. It's part of the XpressMusic series of...
Xpressmusic, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia 5230
Nokia 5230
The Nokia 5230 Nuron is a low-cost smartphone from Nokia that is manufactured in South Korea and is famous and commonly used in India, Brazil, Indonesia, etc. It is a candybar style phone similar in shape to the 5800 but does not have a secondary camera, has less internal storage and is not...
and (without turn-by-turn navigation for the) Nokia N900
Nokia N900
The Nokia N900 is a smartphone made by Nokia. It supersedes the Nokia N810. Its default operating system, Maemo 5, is a Linux-based OS originally developed for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. It is the first Nokia device based upon the Texas Instruments OMAP3 microprocessor with the ARM Cortex-A8...
Nokia will add more smartphones to the compatible devices list and E66, E71 and Nokia N97 has been added to the list. Nokia Ovi Maps have currently 27 million users, which is expected to double. Nokia has over 84 million GPS-enabled devices in the market. Nokia has established one of the largest audiences for mobile location-based services. By the end of 2011 the market is expected to be getting toward 200 million.
In April of 2011, Nokia released a beta version of 3D maps that covers 20 cities in the world. By August 2011, the coverage has expanded to 23 cities. The 3D maps are said to be produced by combining LiDAR scanner data for 3D modeling with HD aerial photos for realistic texture mapping. The software runs as a plugin to the web browser. Unlike the 2D maps which were designed for Nokia mobile devices, the 3D maps require hardware supports that are not usually available on mobile devices. It is unclear how the 3D maps would fit in Nokia's corporate strategy.
The latest stable version of Nokia Maps is version 3.06 for S60v5 and Symbian^3 devices. It supports pinch-to-zoom for the latter operating system. 3.08 is in development with new features including weather, Live View to show points of interest around the user, Pulse to notify chosen people of the user's location and Public Transport.
Features
The latest version of Nokia Maps includes:- Driving and walking turn-by-turn with international voice guidance
- Live traffic rerouting in some countries
- Live traffic visualization on the map in some countries
- Third-party content such as ViaMichelinViaMichelinA wholly owned subsidiary of the Michelin Group, ViaMichelin designs, develops and markets digital travel assistance products and services for road users in Europe....
and Lonely PlanetLonely PlanetLonely Planet is the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world. The company is owned by BBC Worldwide, which bought a 75% share from the founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler in 2007 and the final 25% in February 2011... - Location-aware social networking to Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and many other networks
- Street maps can be preloaded and used offline
- Street maps can be loaded via wifi from the phone
- Weather service
- Night View
- Satellite Maps
- Terrain Maps
- 3D buildings and 3D maps
- Public Transit Lines and routing in some cities
- Save favorites
- Sync favorites with Nokia Maps on the web to your mobile phone
- Heatmaps that shows you which areas are popular for food, nightlife, shopping and local sights in some cities
- City pages of 50 popular cities showing local time and weather conditions, along with fun facts from Lonely PlanetLonely PlanetLonely Planet is the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world. The company is owned by BBC Worldwide, which bought a 75% share from the founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler in 2007 and the final 25% in February 2011...
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