Google has introduced indoor Maps in India finally, that lets you determine where you are, what floor you’re on, and where to go indoors and more, when you are visiting popular venues such as malls, supermarkets etc. Google Maps for Android got the Indoor maps feature back in 2011, later it was updated to support walking directions. This feature is also available for Apple’s iOS devices.
You can zoom in to a particular venue on Google Maps app on iOS and Android to view the indoor maps. It fades away when zoomed out. Support for My Location feature helps navigate your way inside in some venues. Indoor walking directions to help you get to where you need to go more quickly. Venues can upload their floor plan at maps.google.com/floorplans to get their location’s floor plan included in Google Maps.
Indoor Maps will initially be available at select locations in 22 Indian cities including Delhi – NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Coimbatore and Ahmedabad. There are 75 popular indoor venues in these cities across India. You can check out the complete list of venues here.