It appears that Google will be rolling out Google Maps coverage for major European countries, including Italy, shortly. A preview with Italian data is available by using the Google Maps UK URL i.e. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=it.
Google Maps is three applications in one:
- Local business search (primarily yellow pages based data) integrated with a display map
- Navigation directions (From – To)
- Other location specific search data (white pages, web) displayed on a map
Companies listed in the Italian Yellow pages PagineGialle.it will probably appear in the first Italian release of Google Maps. Where Google Maps has been released, Google provides a Local Business Center interface to add, modify or delete a listing. Companies with more than 10 locations can upload a file through Google Base. These options are not yet available for Italy.
