MapmyIndia Launches Version 8.0 Maps: Now Covers 4,787 Indian Cities

MapmyIndia, India's leader in digital maps, GPS navigation and location apps for consumers and enterprise, today announced the launch of version 8.0 maps of India, which would be included in all MapmyIndia navigation solutions.

The maps now cover 10.33 million places, 1.9 million road kilometers; 600,000 villages; 4,787 cities at street-level; 50 cities at house-level; 46 cities in full 3D. MapmyIndia's version 8.0 maps also said to offer advanced navigation and driver assistance features including:

Extended lane guidance (telling the user which lane to get into prior to a turn or exit), junction views (how the upcoming intersection looks in real-life)

Sign-posts (which major landmarks, localities and cities lie in the direction of upcoming turns),

Day-time based turn restrictions (based on time and day, whether the particular road is 2-way or one-way in a particular directions) and

Live traffic (what is the live congestion on roads in the city).

MapmyIndia continues to offer a localized navigation experience with city guides and rich points of interest with voice guidance in 10 regional languages and regional maps in 4 different local languages.

The version 8.0 MapmyIndia maps offers full 3D coverage of India, with digital elevation models and terrain across India, thousands of full-scale 3D landmarks across India and full 3D city models.

Customers can buy MapmyIndia's GPS navigation systems and update the maps to version 8.0 in their existing navigation systems by visiting MapmyIndia's online store.