Jul 8, 2011 09:08 GMT  ·  By

A new flavor of Ovi Maps is now available for download for all owners of devices running under the Symbian^3 operating system, Ovi Maps v3.08.

The new version of the application brings forth enhancements that are mainly aimed at drivers, with a new design in tow, and with various other improvements included into the mix.

Owners of a Nokia N8, Nokia E7, C7, C6-01, E6, X7, or X6-00 who will download and install the new mobile software on their devices will taste a new look and dashboard in Drive guidance and Drive assistance, and more.

Ovi Maps v3.08 also brings forth live traffic updates, which should prove very helpful when it comes to avoiding traffic jams.

Some of the other improvements that were packed with the application include the possibility to switch between Imperial and Metric speed, time and distance. They can also set a contact as a destination.

Not to mention that the long tap can be used for quick access to 'Drive to,' 'Walk to,' 'Share' and various lists. The application settings were re-organized to 'General', 'Maps & Walk' and 'Drive.'

As stated above, drivers will enjoy various enhancements with the new application version, including:

- Live traffic routing takes traffic information into account to avoid traffic jams automatically (available in Germany, France, US, UK and Russia). - Turn on "Avoid traffic" in your "Route settings" to take traffic conditions into account while you drive. - Always get the best route for right now. - New Drive look & feel - home screen now has buttons for 'Set destination,' 'Drive home' and 'Just drive.' - 'Just drive' or Drive assistance shows your accurate speed, gives speed warnings, the distance driven and real time traffic. - New information bar on Drive navigation and Drive assistance screens. - Also easily toggle between Estimated Time of Arrival in minutes or distance to your destination - just tap the icon on the screen. - New option menus in Drive. - Set a contact as a destination. - Easily change your settings during Drive navigation. Changes in settings are immediate and can been seen instantly.

The new Ovi Maps v3.08 does not come with support for S60 5th Edition devices. Moreover, the development team notes that all map data will be deleted when upgrading from an application version older than Ovi Maps v3.06.

After installing the app, users should download the latest Map data. They would need to run Ovi Maps v3.08 once so that a few bytes of map data will be downloaded, after which they can preload maps using the Ovi Suite app on their desktop PCs.

The new Ovi Maps v3.08 can be downloaded from Softpedia as well, via this link.