Yahoo! India Maps launch driving directions
With the driving directions feature being rolled out, Yahoo! India Maps emerges as the best maps service for India.
I tried searching for driving directions with some of the major maps services like Mapquest, Google maps, live maps but none of them come even closer to what Yahoo! India Maps offer. Google maps refused to identify the directions in India while Mapquest had no clue of what I was searching. The only satisfactory result (somewhat) was given by live maps.
Some of the new features in Yahoo! India Maps are:
- Driving directions for almost every place in India
- Driving directions can be sent to mobile (SMS)
- Information like total distance, time & route detailed are available
- Even local Auto Richskaw fares are available for some areas
Below is a screen-shot of driving direction from Thane to Andheri
Routes with multiple points can also be mentioned as a search query. e.g Mumbai to Chennai to Kolkata to Delhi.
To start off with searching directions, go to Yahoo! India Maps and type the directions you want in the search box(e.g Mumbai to Bangalore). For more detailed directions, Zoom into the map & use the right click option to select the source & destination.
You can share the directions you have marked by using the share option given on the top left corner of the page.
Do have a look at the Clear option on the top right corner, it will be very handy while searching for new directions.
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