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November 11, 2010 · by Aleksander Aas

Opera Mini Maps

deCarta just released an interesting product for Opera Mini users. Their new map service is optimized for Opera Mini users, and allows users to not only get access to maps, but they also have a pretty cool location based service that allows you to find museums and romantic restaurants while on the move. You can even read reviews and store your favorite locations!

The beta does have some limitations, while the map service is available worldwide their location based service is available to users in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, The United States, South Africa, Indonesia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Nigeria, Ukraine, Russia and India.

To test the service go to mini.decarta.com with any phone running Opera Mini!

As this is the first launch of their new service, they are keen to get as much feedback as possible. What do you like, and what do you dislike about it? Is there anything they could do to make it the best service in the world? Think big and share your feedback in the comments!

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  • ZimakFriday, November 12, 2010 1:37:36 PM

    Nice NEWS!

  • AuxFriday, November 12, 2010 1:37:57 PM

    Nice! Will try it later from my mobile, but it looks good in Opera browser on desktop.

  • RachelFriday, November 12, 2010 1:46:55 PM

    Can't attest to it, its not available in my recent location. :awww:

  • Charles SchlossFriday, November 12, 2010 1:52:05 PM

    :cool:

  • TamilFriday, November 12, 2010 2:05:43 PM

    :up:

  • Ngọc SơnFriday, November 12, 2010 2:13:03 PM

    I can't find Viet Nam :sad:

  • HokkutFriday, November 12, 2010 2:15:41 PM

    nice but i prefer gmaps app on my iPhone :smile:

  • Mağruf ÇolakoğluFriday, November 12, 2010 2:19:06 PM

    :yes:

  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldFriday, November 12, 2010 2:38:44 PM

    Well i like it but it is a bit ... Holland and italy are not yet on the map.hope it develops to add those and offcourse they have to add vietnam, not for me but vietnam is one of opera mini s developing countrys.
    as i said: i like it though :up:

  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldFriday, November 12, 2010 2:40:20 PM

    @Hokkut: lucky you :wink:

  • RachelFriday, November 12, 2010 3:01:58 PM

    Why China was not included? Its a very big market and opera have its office here also.

  • SEPALOUFriday, November 12, 2010 3:03:09 PM

    réel

  • LarrysexyFriday, November 12, 2010 5:17:19 PM

    U rock

  • CarolFriday, November 12, 2010 5:53:36 PM

    nice feature. thanks team!

  • LuisfersterFriday, November 12, 2010 6:02:03 PM

    :sad: not México map available.

  • RIZALFriday, November 12, 2010 6:22:40 PM

    :yes: :cool:

  • d4rkn1ghtFriday, November 12, 2010 6:58:58 PM

    :up:

  • AmaZingerFriday, November 12, 2010 7:02:09 PM

    The service is very nice and it's awesome that it could be run on Opera Mini (some operators don't count its traffic), but Google Maps is still more useful.

  • Cutting SpoonFriday, November 12, 2010 7:42:04 PM

    As commented on the Portal release notice, the only thing this really needs is a more granular "add location" system. (with location types)

    Once location-awareness comes in, I suppose this thing could also offer travel maps similar to a GPS. All depends what their backend is capable of, though it seems to be more for street maps and service discovery.

  • Ovi BasakFriday, November 12, 2010 8:02:31 PM

    *From India,
    Under Select Category Include
    * Hospital
    * Police Station
    * Longitude and Latitude.
    Location based service is very helpful. Use colour to show highland or plain.

  • RobsonFriday, November 12, 2010 9:54:10 PM

    No Brazil...:yikes: :faint: :cry:

  • deniz chavezSaturday, November 13, 2010 2:06:22 AM

    why philippines did not included?we are many opera users here.even in facebook we used opera browser in our fon.:sad:

  • ParadiseSaturday, November 13, 2010 3:41:47 AM

    My moto e8 can it?

  • Steven Citron-PoustySaturday, November 13, 2010 4:16:09 AM

    Greetings from deCarta! Thanks everyone for the kind words - in terms of country availability, we are working on a timeline for all the countries mentioned in this thread. We are starting the service with a subset of countries. As we get more feedback and more testing under our belts we will be adding the whole world. I will get back to the thread soon as to which countries are in the next round of adding map data.

    We have a draggable map interface as well (d.decarta.com) but, like google maps, it does not work in Opera Mini. This is the beginning of our effort to roll out a mapping interface optimized for the opera mini experience. The nice part is that, when you pay for your data plan by the amount downloaded, these maps will save you a lot of money.

    Thanks and please keep the feedback and questions coming!
    Steve Citron-Pousty
    deCarta

  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldSaturday, November 13, 2010 6:28:38 AM

    :happy: :smile:

  • RonieSaturday, November 13, 2010 9:21:20 AM

    is there any site that can reach my current location?

  • ASRUL SYAMSaturday, November 13, 2010 3:09:02 PM

    :smile: Great and Finally!

  • walterSaturday, November 13, 2010 3:35:46 PM

    :pirate:

  • kittengcenaSaturday, November 13, 2010 6:14:28 PM

    i like it :bigsmile:

  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldSaturday, November 13, 2010 7:37:01 PM

    Between south and north america :wink: it is a beta i believe so it may not be supported yet.
    it would really have been a good idea if they had checked the smw for popular countrys for opera mini. I suppose they didnot otherwise they should have mentioned this. :smile: life is too short to worry about details. Still i do :wink:

  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldSaturday, November 13, 2010 7:39:21 PM

    Between south and north america :wink: it is a beta i believe so it may not be supported yet.
    it would really have been a good idea if they had checked the smw for popular countrys for opera mini. I suppose they didnot otherwise they should have mentioned this. :smile: life is too short to worry about details. Still i do :wink:

  • blueaquaSaturday, November 13, 2010 7:42:25 PM

    This is just sooo awesome to have a map in opera mini thanks soo much decarta and opera mini,keep up the great work im gonna enjoy using this:))

  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldSaturday, November 13, 2010 7:53:50 PM

    :yes:

  • chuks anigboSaturday, November 13, 2010 9:30:43 PM

    nigeria has not been considered in your plan. Never the less, your thoughtfullness & ability in guessing how best to make people happy, is deeply appreciated. -anigboka.

  • Benitha AwasesSaturday, November 13, 2010 11:33:15 PM

    namibia should also be included, that would be great

  • ★(`'•.¸THAO¸.•'´)★Sunday, November 14, 2010 3:42:47 AM

    location based service is available to users in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, The United States, South Africa, Indonesia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Nigeria, Ukraine, Russia and India.


    ohhlala if that I cannot test Mini maps :cry: :cry: :cry:
    when will this version be available for every countries with users? :confused:

  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldSunday, November 14, 2010 10:19:39 AM

    Probably it is time for some users to take a holiday trip to a country on the map. You can offcourse go virtually to paris or new york for example. :wink: :up:

  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldSunday, November 14, 2010 10:22:53 AM

    Probably it is time for some users to take a holiday trip to a country on the map. You can offcourse go virtually to paris or new york for example. :wink: :up:

    @anigbo: i read that nigeria is listed! :confused:

  • Hilton's BoyfriendSunday, November 14, 2010 11:13:18 AM

    trie but keqt on sayin decarta Maps has encoutered an unexqected error. w aqologize for any inconvinience.

    I am so :happy: 4 SA though

  • deniz chavezSunday, November 14, 2010 3:50:22 PM

    philippines!philippines!philippines!philippines!philippines!put it now plz.:smile:

  • deniz chavezSunday, November 14, 2010 3:52:07 PM

    philippines!philippines!philippines!philippines!philippines!put it now plz.:smile:

  • SammySunday, November 14, 2010 7:40:57 PM

    I think it works well.

  • Bruna marinhoMonday, November 15, 2010 1:01:29 AM

    eu gostei muito!

  • Prasoon AgarwalMonday, November 15, 2010 7:35:32 AM

    the website did load on Opera mini 4.1 :up: until i encountered the out of memory error :awww:

  • LeNaMonday, November 15, 2010 8:18:37 AM

    Not Cambodia? I'm gonna be there :sad:

  • RonieMonday, November 15, 2010 11:26:58 AM

    yeah. i'm a filipino too:yikes:

  • Michael CalhounTuesday, November 16, 2010 4:58:57 AM

    i got an excellent load result on mini 4.1

  • RonieTuesday, November 16, 2010 5:05:08 AM

    @ michael calhoun. is that possible?

  • Cutting SpoonTuesday, November 16, 2010 10:34:54 PM

    The greatest POTENTIAL strength of the decarta webapp, at this point is to provide a responsive "walking map" for people who didn't pay extra for GPS navigation on their phone. Very useful the way it zooms so far in.

  • guillermo nordenstahlTuesday, November 16, 2010 11:13:49 PM

    es muy bueno,y de excelentes resultados.gracias!OPERA

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Published inChoose Opera
DateNovember 11, 2010
AuthorAleksander Aas
Tagsmap, decarta, opera mini
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