Nokia is making its smart2go mapping and navigation platform available as a free download. Smart2Go is a mapping and routing application for mobile devices and includes maps of over 150 countries and support for full turn-by-turn satellite navigation.

The Smart2Go application allows people to view their current location on a map, create routes, and search through an extensive points-of-interest database. Smart2Go contains over 15 million points-of-interest including nearby sights, restaurants, and accommodations. Consumers can use the application to send locations, map excerpts, or routes to friends or take screen shots of maps for future reference.

Nokia has plans to pre-install smart2go on all future Nokia Nseries multimedia computers under the name “Nokia Maps”. Current owners of Nokia devices may also download Nokia Maps to their supported devices.

Nokia plans to start offering the smart2go application for free, on Saturday, February 10th, for selected Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. Further plans include support for most of the major mobile OS platforms.