You’re reading it here first: ContentSutra has learned from multiple sources that the Reliance ADA Group is working on a maps portal that they intend to launch within the next three months. There are around 8 people working on this project. The site will be called BIG Maps, and I just checked—that domain name has been registered by Nikhil Soman from Reliance Capital. More when we get more information on this.

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ADA group company Reliance Communications does have maps of cities that they use for managing their tower and fibre-optic infrastructure, so that data can be used for maps. Apart from using this information for a portal, it could also be provided to Reliance Communications customers - remember MapMyIndia provides its map data to Airtel, Wayfinder and Yahoo. Others providing map information in India include Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps (harnessing data from users), Hyderabad based SatNav (in which BCCL has a stake) and CE Infosystems (funding from Nexus India Capital, KPCB and Sherpalo Ventures).