Will over at the Ovi Blog, runs through the new changes to hit maps.ovi.com this week. Not only does Ovi Maps give you a map of anywhere in the world, with directions should you need it. But you’ve now got public transport marked out too, meaning it’s easier to see what transport links are near to your current location. Very useful if you’re in a major city and need to find your way around.
The update also includes WiFi positioning, so Ovi Maps knows where you are when you’re sat at your PC or laptop. This makes navigating anywhere much quicker and easier.
Sharing locations is easier too. Right clicking on a location and selecting Share lets you post that location to you Facebook wall or your Twitter status, so if your planning a night out with your friends, they’ll know where to meet you.
You can add public places too. Whereas Share just links to a position for your friends, adding a public place or place of business lets you add content to the map for everybody to see. So in effect, you’re given the power to build your own map, of the things that are important to you. You may have just started a business and want to plot it on the map, and you can do so. Or you just want to tell everybody about your favourite park, where it’s great to feed the ducks – or something. The point is, you can tell everybody about it.
Take a look at the new and improved Ovi Maps at maps.ovi.com, or read through Will’s post for some more screenshots and details.
What do you think of the update?