MapmyIndia, officially known as C.E. Info Systems was founded in 1995 by Rakesh and Rashmi Verma. MapmyIndia is headquartered in New Delhi and has its regional offices in several states, including Mumbai and Bangalore. MapmyIndia even has international offices located in San Francisco and Tokyo. In simple words, MapmyIndia is an Indian technology company that is working religiously to develop precise and accurate digital map data, location-based SaaS and GIS AI technologies.
On Wednesday, MapmyIndia, launched the country’s first indigenous 360-degree panoramic street view and 3D Metaverse Map service. It is recognised as one of India’s leading advanced digital maps providers.
A couple of weeks back, Google announced the re-launch of its 360-degree panoramic street view feature in India. The feature was banned by the Indian government six years back, considering it a privacy threat for military installations and other high-security areas. It took six long years for Google to make its way through the ban and figure its way out in the country.
In its attempt to get the ‘360-degree panoramic view’ feature back in India, Google recently partnered with Tech Mahindra and Genesys International to comply with National Geospatial Policy 2021. This would allow products and services like a street view feature to be operated carefully by foreign companies but only in cases where the imagery data is allowed by the Indian firms.
The launch of India’s first self-made 360-degree panoramic street view and a 3D Metaverse app, by MapmyIndia might prove to be a major setback for Google, which is a foreign application.
Rohan Verma, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MapmyIndia mentioned in one of his recent interviews that the 360-degree panoramic street view feature actually covers hundreds and thousands of kilometres. The feature encompasses more than 40 crore geo-tagged 360-degree panoramas and videos that focus mainly on the city streets, tourist spots and highways.
Taking a dig at Google, Rohan Verma said “a fully indigenous alternative to foreign map apps, one that is more advanced in its capabilities and is more valuable for users.”