Nokia owns Navteq and the company has already started showing off 3D mapping in Korea. Follow the progression and it can’t be long before we see 3D mapping in the UK. Which would be cool, but what else would we like to see in Nokia Maps?

1) 3D landmarks and buildings

Navteq is one of the world’s top mapping firms, and it’s managed to crowbar some very cool features into its digital services. Currently doing the rounds are 3D models of buildings and landmarks which pop up in on the map view – stick ‘em on a phone’s mapping screen and the user’ll get an even clearer picture of where exactly they are and where they’re headed.

2) Satellite view

One of the coolest aspects of Google Maps is that it can flip between crisp, just-the-facts mapping and oh-my-God-I-can-see-my-house aerial photography. Nokia Maps doesn’t have that yet, but Navteq’s Satellite Imagery service boasts a Google-trumping “consistent look and feel.” Bring it to Nokia Maps, dammit!

3) Free navigation

Nokia’s satnav app currently requires that you part with your cashmoney. Fair enough: so does pretty much everybody else’s. But wouldn’t it be nice if we could get a free three-day trial in order to give it a whirl over a weekend away?

4) Better user interface

Google Maps stomps all over Nokia Maps when it comes to user-friendliness; Nokia’s interface is a bit on the clunky side, and this could easily be remedied by a redesign. Also, the businesses that pop up on Maps should have weblinks rather than just phone numbers – then we could check the site easily on our mobile.

5) Mate locater

It might sound a touch Orwellian, but we’d love to be able to see where our Nok-using mates are on a map, in real time. You’d never lose a friend at a festival/on a shopping trip again.