Mappy Navigation for iPhone launched, powered by NDrive

Mappy, key European player for LBS solutions, launches this week Mappy Navigation, a turn-by-turn navigation application in partnership with NDrive. With this application, iPhone users from France and BeNeLux will be empowered with the premium navigation engine from NDrive, and with all the LBS expertise from NDrive and Mappy, making their traveling much easier, whatever their mean of transportation.

“Only three days after its launch, Mappy Navigation France is already in the top ten of the top grossing applications in the French iTunes App Store, noticed Luis Baptista-Coelho, CEO, NDrive.. We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Mappy.”

Mappy is a leading online mapping portal in France and Belgium. According to market research firm Médiamétrie/NetRatings, Mappy’s website received 10.8 million unique visitors in France in January 2010.

Mappy Navigation key features:
+ No data connection needed, which means that there are no extra costs while navigating, the application and maps are on-board
+ Fast loading time
+ Voice guidance, POI search (parking, restaurants, hotels, gas stations…)
+ Listen to your music while driving – iPodTM integration
+ Available in 7 languages (French, English, Flemish, Portuguese, German, Spanish and Italian)
+ 3h autonomy in continuous utilization.

Mappy Navigation is available in two versions France and BeNeLux, at 49,99€, and an Europe version at 84,99€.