Not at this point. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geetha Shamanna Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 2:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Local touch to Yahoo maps
Wonder whether these maps can be used in combination with GPS applications such as Loadstone or Wayfinder. Geetha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 9:33 AM Subject: [AI] Local touch to Yahoo maps > Local touch to Yahoo maps > > Special Correspondent > > Walking directions, maps in 10 Indian languages > > - Graphic: Anand Parthasarathy with Yahoo Maps > > Desi cartography: Yahoo's Indian maps switch seamlessly to the local > language of the region searched. > > Bangalore: Yahoo's map services have gone 'desi.' Last week, the Internet > portal leader added interfaces in 10 languages to its Indian map and place > finder > utilities. > > The service, which can be found at http://in.maps.yahoo.com, allows users > to switch from the default English to Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, > Bengali, > Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi and Oriya. > > Users can zoom into the cities or towns of their choice. They can seek > directions to go from one place to another and the detailed walking > directions appear > in a box alongside the map, where the route is highlighted, complete with > services en route such as restaurants, ATMs or petrol pumps. > > The service can be accessed by anyone who has an Internet connection and > also works on Net-capable mobile phones. Even if you search on a PC or > laptop, > you can e-mail or SMS the directions to a friend's mobile number. > > The Hindu tested the software simulating the experience in various parts > of the country, in different languages - which one can select at the click > of a > button. If you opt for 'vernacular,' it switches seamlessly to the local > language of the region that is being displayed. A double click zooms in > for a > closer view. The product developed by Yahoo's Indian engineers in > Bangalore is said to cover 179 cities, 4,676 towns and over 2 lakh > villages. > > http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/13/stories/2008041359461300.htm > > Vikas Kapoor, > MSN Id:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
