New Delhi: MapmyIndia, an Indian company that provides digital maps, navigation and location-based services, has announced the launch of ShowNearby, a free location-based places app for Blackberry, Android and iPhone, that allows users to search and discover all places of interest nearby, such as restaurants, ATMs, petrol pumps, retail brands, coffee shops, tourist spots, emergency services, and more. The application is powered by a comprehensive and detailed digital map data from MapmyIndia.
The application takes the GPS location of the user automatically and based on that shows the list of places sorted by distance from where the user is. For any place the user wants to visit, the application shows the user details of the place, such as name, address and phone number. The user can view the place on MapmyIndia’s detailed maps and get accurate directions to it, directly call up the place, save it to his contacts and also share the place with friends via email or SMS. The user can also see and request deals at outlets and brands in the application.
The MapmyIndia ShowNearby application offers brands and businesses a unique opportunity to instantly set up mobile store locators and business pages, providing details on store and business locations, contact information, operating hours and other details. The innovative platform also allows brands and businesses to run location and time based offers, promoting deals or communicating information about new product launches and events. So if a user is looking for shoes while in the Connaught Place market in New Delhi, competing brands could attract walk-ins by showcasing presence of their outlets nearby and currently running offers.
Rohan Verma, director, MapmyIndia, says: "We’re very excited to launch the MapmyIndia ShowNearby application in India as an easy utility for users to get information of nearby places and offers on their mobile, and an excellent platform for brands to help users discover their store and business locations and run location based offers and promotions. We are happy to collaborate with Douglas and his team at ShowNearby to bring this application to the Indian market."
The MapmyIndia ShowNearby application has been launched in collaboration with Singapore startup, ShowNearby – which runs Singapore’s most popular location based application for users and brands alike.
Douglas Gan, CEO, ShowNearby, Singapore is optimistic about the market: “India’s one of our biggest opportunities as we plan the global expansion of ShowNearby after the success we have achieved in Singapore. We’re closely engaged with MapmyIndia to localize the application experience with innovative and dynamic content."
The application is available free of cost to the user. It is currently available for Blackberry, Android and iPhone platforms and will soon have versions for mobile web and Windows Phone 7. The application can be downloaded through the Blackberry App World, Android Market and iTunes App Stores.
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