Nokia Beta Labs has used the Mobile World Congress to announce the release of Nokia Maps 2.0.
The new version of Nokia’s rival to Google Maps Mobile now has maps covering over 200 countries - many of which feature 3D and satellite imagery.
Version 2.0 has added Walk - a pedestrian route finder that complements the existing Drive in-car navigation system. Walk can give information about the surrounding area and shortcuts and can use the built-in compass of the Nokia 6210 to show which way you are walking.
Also new is the selection of downloadable multimedia city guides that point out notable features with audio and video descriptions.
Maps is fully compatible with built in and external GPS but seems to lack the My Location ‘pseudo GPS’ feature included in the latest Google Maps release although, given My Location’s lack of precision, this may not be such a loss.
As this is still a beta, Nokia recommend not trying to use their Traffic Info service and advise that some of the new map data might be drawn incorrectly.
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