Comments on: With Maps Navigation, Google Fires Another Shot at Carriers http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: How Free Changed the Navigation Game Forever: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-297244 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:47:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-297244 [...] of this growth stems from free solutions like Google Maps Navigation and Nokia’s Ovi Maps but it’s also coming from carriers like Sprint and others who are [...]

]]> By: Vodafone Shutters Wayfinder in a Sign of Things to Come – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228408 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:59:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228408 [...] services and keep pace with third-party developers such as Google and Nokia. But both Google and Nokia have made their offerings free in the last few months, giving consumers turn-by-turn [...]

]]> By: With New Ovi Maps, Nokia Seeks Location Heaven – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228407 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:30:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228407 [...] for free. Nokia, despite an early start in the mobile phone focused maps and navigation has lost attention to Google and Apple’s mapping and navigation efforts. With the new Ovi Maps app, the company [...]

]]> By: “Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App [Apps]” and related posts « Twitter http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228406 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:13:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228406 [...] Google Fires Another Shot at Carriers With Google Maps Navigation - GigaOM [...]

]]> By: Android This Week: Ustream Appears; Google Maps Nav Hits 1.6 – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228405 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:18:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228405 [...] the meantime, a version of Google Maps Navigation, which adds turn-by-turn direction to Google Maps and was initially restricted to Android 2.0, was [...]

]]> By: Google Maps Navigation Comes To Older Android Phones http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228404 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:44:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228404 [...] By Om Malik | Monday, November 23, 2009 | 11:32 AM PT | 0 comments | 1 tweets retweet » Google says it is launching its popular Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for older devices that use Android OS version 1.6 or higher. The company was launched as a free feature on the Android 2.0 (Droid) devices a few weeks ago and was received with much enthusiasm. Now devices such as the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and the G1 will be able to use the internet connected navigation system that offers voice-based guidance and automatic routing. “This release also includes the new Layers feature, which lets you overlay geographical information on the map. View My Maps, transit lines, Wikipedia articles about places, and more,” Google notes on its blog. Since I don’t drive, there isn’t much use for me of this system. But I have seen some friends use it, and it is pretty darn good — good enough to cause long term migraine for others in the dedicated GPS business. (Related Post: With Maps Navigation, Google fires another shot at carriers.) [...]

]]> By: Android This Week: Google Maps Nav on the Droid; Saygus Who? http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228403 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:01:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228403 [...] phone currently available with Android 2.0, which means it’s the only one running the new Google Maps Navigation, the search giant’s free foray into the turn-by-turn navigation world. It’s only [...]

]]> By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Observations: Services - November 5, 2009 http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228402 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:08:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228402 [...] With Maps Navigation, Google Fires Another Shot at Carriers [...]

]]> By: What You Need to Know About the Droid http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228401 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:29:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228401 [...] Google apps such as Maps, Latitude, Voice Search, Gmail and Calendar are included, and Droid is the first phone to feature the impressive new Google Maps Navigation. [...]

]]> By: Phil Hendrix, Ph.D. http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228400 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:31:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228400 In addition to the compelling new device + service combination, several other factors will fuel Google’s success in LBS:
1. With Street View, Google has invested heavily in compiling its own map/geodata, giving it a significant competitive advantage. Earlier this month Google dropped Tele Atlas (owned by Tom Tom) as the supplier of its geo/map data, choosing instead to use its own geodata sourced from Street View and a variety of public sources (in the U.S. for now, other countries to follow)
2. Google is in a unique position to leverage its large and growing community of Google Maps users to make corrections and updates much faster and at a lower cost. Not yet crowd sourced (see Waze http://www.waze.com/), but likely to evolve in that direction.
3. The PND OEM’s efforts to introduce new mobile devices that build on their GPS heritage are proving woefully inadequate – see Consumer Report comments on Garmin’s Nuvifone below.

These and other developments are examined more closely in a forthcoming GigaOM Pro report, Location-based Innovation – Seven Trends That Are Tranforming Mobile to be published in early Nov.

Phil Hendrix, Ph.D.

Links:
Google shakes up the geospatial data industry (http://geothought.blogspot.com/)
Mediocrity, thy name is Nuvifone (http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2009/10/garmin-nuvifone-g60-review-personal-navigation-gps-pnd-smartphone-cellphone-iphone-app.htm)
Garmin Nuvifone 2.0 – The road it should travel (http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/10/future-next-garmin-nuvifone-the-road-it-should-travel.html)

]]> By: theimageflow http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228399 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:33:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228399 Does it need network connection like the maps app? That would redner it useless not only in Death Valley…

]]> By: monal http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228398 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:42:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228398 watchin that Garmin, Tom Tom stock go down the drain…..

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228397 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:15:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228397 It is interesting… I still think DASH was the god standard on this one.

]]> By: “Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App [Apps]” and related posts | Movie Listings Central http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228396 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:08:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228396 [...] Google Fires Another Shot at Carriers With Google Maps Navigation - GigaOM [...]

]]> By: Droid Unveiled in NYC http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228395 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:49:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228395 [...] Tweet This (17) gigaom:http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/droid-unveiled-in-nyc/ Share/Email Previous [...]

]]> By: GPS Makers Just Got Lost Due to Google Maps for Android 2.0 http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/google-fires-another-shot-at-carriers-with-google-maps-navigation/#comment-228394 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:41:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77195#comment-228394 [...] 2.0 combined with great coverage is a potent combination. But I don’t want to overlook the long-term and bigger impact of what Google has done for navigation today. Simply put — they nailed it at the same time they put a nail in the coffin of the existing [...]

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