Since the launch of Ovi by Nokia, we have emphasized that we want Ovi to be open for developers. We took the first step recently by opening Ovi Store for developers and publishers of all types of content: apps, themes, videos and more at publish.ovi.com. The development community has been busy ever since submitting amazing content.
Today in Where 2.0, San Jose, we are announcing another significant step: we are beginning to open up one of our hottest properties, Ovi Maps, to developers. With the introduction of the Ovi Maps Player API developers can bring Ovi Maps to their websites, complete with cutting edge features such as 3D view, satellite and terrain views and customizable visuals. The Ovi Maps Player can also be mashed up with content from other services, such as the terrific content from the Associated Press.
To give you an idea of what the Ovi Maps Player API does, we produced a short video of the cool things you can do, along with first hands-on experiences from some of our truly innovative partners – Lonely Planet and AKQA.
We are opening up Ovi in a very deliberate way. We want to provide functionality that is uniquely useful, but also delivered in a way that’s easy to develop with and well polished. For this reason we begin with an invitation based beta for Ovi Maps Player. This is just the first step of many.
Also, today we are joining forces with our friends at Forum Nokia, launching a permanent, Ovi specific section in Forum Nokia – www.forum.nokia.com/ovi. This will become the home base for all developer resources, news and supports related to Ovi.
Join us in building Ovi – for developers.
- Aapo Bovellan
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