RouteGuru.com - Do we just need directions?? « Business India 2.0

RouteGuru.com - Do we just need directions?? « Business India 2.0: "RouteGuru.com - Do we just need directions?? Published November 28, 2007 Startup , Technology , Travel 2.0 Tags: Delhi Startup, Directions India, mapmyindia, mapmyindia.com, routeguru, Routeguru.com, Routing India, Startup Location Based Services Couple of months ago when Delhi Police floated a tender requesting a GPS based police dispatch system what it was looking for is the first piece of puzzle which routeguru is providing. Routeguru.com looks like a rule based engine which gives directions based on either latitude longitude position mapped of interest points or localities with major roads flowing in delhi taken into consideration or something more innovative based on GPS mapping of city. The concept is good though mapmyindia.com with ability to map the route for me makes a better starting point when looking for direction. I understand the problem with sites like routeguru its difficult to map it on map due to non availability of digtal map companies like Teleatlas etc. Though google map will not be accurate they can surely give it a shot an act as an immediate product remedy to competition set in by mapmyindia.com. If these portals are able to get their routing engines right their is a bigger role to play in Location Based Services vertical especially with commonwealth"