Point Inside originally launched to provide map services for retail centres.

Point Inside最初是为零售中心提供地图服务的供应商。

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With the development of Pocket PC and technique of LBS services, mobile map services is becoming the hot topic in the world.

随着手持设备的日益普及和基于位置服务技术的逐渐成熟，移动地图服务成为人们关注的热点。

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The maps provided by Google can be used not only directly by customers, but also to develop customized map services and products with the Google Maps API.

Google 提供的地图不仅可直接由客户使用，而且还能用来借助 Google Maps API 开发定制的地图服务和产品。

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In practical terms, this will mean that developers will need to develop China-specific location-based services, which routinely access map services sanctioned by the Chinese government.

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Starting this month, Ovi Mail moved from its own platform and began migrating to Yahoo, the fruits of a " worldwide strategic alliance" between the two companies announced in May of last year in which Yahoo agreed to offer its Mail and Chat services to nine million registered Ovi users in exchange for access to Nokia's navigation and map services.

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We note that in 2009 Apple also acquired a small company called PlaceBase that offered map layering services.

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