The team here at MapsAlive is pleased to announce the first beta release of MapsAlive for the mobile internet. The interactive maps and floor plans you create with MapsAlive will now work on both desktop and mobile browsers. We currently support these mobile devices: iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch running OS 4.3 or higher, as well as other mobile devices such as Android devices.
How Interactive Maps Work on the Mobile Internet
When you publish a MapsAlive tour with mobile internet enabled, the map automatically detects whether it is running on a mobile browser or on a desktop browser. On mobile devices the map displays using HTML5 and on desktop browsers it uses Flash. It's the same map displayed the best way for the browser.
The 411 on HTML5 Versus Flash
Until recently most web pages that displayed interactive or animated graphics used a proprietary technology from Adobe called Flash. That is until Apple decided not to allow Flash on the iPad, a tablet that has been a phenomenal success. Enter HTML5, a non-proprietary web standard (well almost) that is supported by Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and IE9.
HTML5 works great on the iPad, but it doesn't work on IE 6, 7, or 8 which together had more than 46% of market share as of March 2011. What this all means is that if you want the millions of iPad and iPhone users to be able to view your interactive maps and you want your maps to work on legacy desktop browsers, you need a technology that supports both Flash and HTML5. You need MapsAlive for the Mobile Internet.
Become a Beta Tester
We invite you to become a beta tester and be the first on your block to have interactive maps working on your iPad or iPhone.
MapsAlive now supports iPad, iPhone, and Android
Support for mobile devices has been officially released. To learn more please visit http://www.mapsalive.com/Features/Mobile.aspx.
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