MapmyIndia's GPS Navigator Adjudged 'Geospatial Product of the Year 2008'
Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon'ble Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, presents award at Indian Geospatial Awards 2008; MapmyIndia continues to be recognized following the selection of MapmyIndia MD, Rakesh Verma, as 'World's GPS Businessman of Year 2007'
Tweet-- MapmyIndia Navigator, India’s most accurate and reliable in-car GPS navigation device, has been adjudged Geospatial Product of the year 2008. Hon’ble Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Kapil Sibal gave the award to MapmyIndia’s MD Rakesh Verma at the Indian Geospatial Awards 2008 organized in New Delhi. The Indian Geospatial Awards have been constituted to acknowledge the services of path breakers and innovators who have contributed immensely to the growth of the fast emerging geospatial technology and industry.
An eminent jury selected the awardees amongst a call for nominations across industry, included the following distinguished members:
· Maj.Gen.R.S.Tanwar, Surveyor General of India, Survey of India,
· Mr.K.R.Sridhara Murthi, MD Antrix Corporation,
· Dr.R.Sivakumar, CEO, NSDI,
· Dr.V.Jayaraman, Director, EOS, ISRO,
· Mr.Rajesh C.Mathur, President, ESRI India and
· Prof.N.L.Sarda, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Powai.
Fellow distinguished awardees in other categories included:
· Lt. Gen G.C. Agarwal, Retired Surveyor General of India (Lifetime Achievement Award – Surveying)
· Dr.George Joseph, Director CSSTEA (Lifetime Achievement Award – Geospatial Technologies)
· Mr.Rajendra S. Pawar, Chairman, NIIT (Geospatial Entrepreneur of the Year)
· Mr. Rakesh Verma for MapmyIndia Navigator, Managing Director, MapmyIndia (Geospatial Product of the Year)
· Mr.Kamal K Singh (Geospatial Leadership Award)
· Mr.Vinod K.Agarwal, IAS, Commissioner Survey Land Records & Settlement, Hyd. (Excellence in Geospatial Usage)
· Speck Systems Limited (Geospatial Company of the Year)
· Delhi (Geospatial State of the Year)
· Tsunami Early Warning Centre, INCOIS (Geospatial Solution of the Year)
The MapmyIndia Navigator since its launch in 2007 has been playing a significant role in making the geospatial technology available for accurate and reliable navigation across India. This portable, satellite-connected, in-car GPS device provides real time, voice guided, turn by turn navigation for seamless travel across India, be it intra-city or inter-city (not a separate city map, and separate basic India map).
“It is a proud moment for us at MapmyIndia. MapmyIndia maps, which power the MapmyIndia Navigator, are the result of more than a decade of hard work by our team of surveyors and IT specialists who have painfully mapped out the contours of this very vast and diverse nation. This award is the recognition of our teamwork and our dream of empowering India with GPS Mapping Technology. I feel honored to receive this award,” said Mr. Rakesh Verma, Managing Director, MapmyIndia.
About MapmyIndia Navigator
Based on sophisticated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, the MapmyIndia Navigator’s “map guidance and voice instructions” will guide you from the beginning of your journey, till you reach your destination.
A GPS navigation device is only as good as the data inside. This product comes from CE Info Systems, the creators of MapmyIndia.com, and the leading map data providers for India since 1994. These maps drive Airtel GPS navigation on mobile, Yahoo! India Maps on internet, and General Motors navigation in car, along with 500+ large enterprises across the country.
Highlights
· Real time turn by turn navigation
· Graphical map guidance supported by voice instructions
· Complete all India maps
· Sleek device with 3.5” colour touch screen
· Anywhere to anywhere travel in India
o One single seamless navigable map of India for travel from any point to any point across India (not separate city maps and national map)
o Connects 55,000 village and town points, 150 cities containing important landmarks, and 18 major cities containing complete set of streets, localities, sub-localities and landmarks
· 2,80,000 points of interest across 52 categories
· Auto re-routing and detour – In case the suggested turn is not taken, it automatically re-routes in real time based on the shortest distance to the destination. Also has an option to plan a trip with specific roads to be avoided
· Trip Planning – Allows to set-up an entire trip with multiple destinations before starting
· Personalized – Store favourite addresses which can be accessed directly. Also saves last trip, home, office and favourite locations for quick reference
· Entertainment: music, movies, photos
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