Vodafone continues its deluge of third party applications with a cool implementation of Google Maps. In partnership with Google Vodafone has developed a location based version of the popular Google Maps for use on a mobile device.
Available for download as a Java application the service will offer easy to use maps and listings of local restaurants as well as other attractions and services. The package will include navigation capabilities and local search. The service is free, subject to your normal data charges.
On first inspection the service appears similar to the popular Orange Local application but with the addition of the hugely popular Google Maps service.
Frank Rovekamp, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone, commented:
Vodafone sees Google Maps as a new milestone in the relationship that
both companies are developing. It is a prime example of how Vodafone,
through its location service and distribution scale, can complement
Google’s products and unlock mass-market access to exciting services..
One of the popular features of the Apple iPhone when it was announced last month was the Google maps integration so it was only a matter of time before other manufacturers produced rival applications.
Google maps mobile isn’t an exclusive service to Vodafone, as we reported last week.
