Google Maps Walking Directions Now Live

Looks like Google has released walking directions in beta for Google Maps:

154 S Park St, San Francisco, CA 94107 to 542 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94107 - Google Maps, originally uploaded by Stowe Boyd.

This is a godsend for pedestrians, since driving directions can be wildly off.

I wrote earlier in the year about Nokia’s Maps 2.0, available on s60 phones, like my n82, which has a similar support for walking:

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6210, originally uploaded by Stowe Boyd.

So, I need Google Maps on my mobile, integrated with GPS, obviously, if it is going to compete with Nokia.

[Update: Because of Jamais’ comment below, where he points out that Google Maps already runs on his n82 integrated with the GPS there, I reinstalled Google Maps on my n82: no walking option yet!

In the following image you can see the convoluted path they propose for me to walk home, because the app thinks I am a car.

google map n82, originally uploaded by Stowe Boyd.
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[via Search Engine Land]