Subject: ‘MapQuest’
| December 29, 2011 Open MapQuestInternet MappingGoogle’s recent enforcement of Google Maps API usage, resulting in charges for those exceeding the stated free usage quotas, has led some web sites to jump ship in search of less expensive online mapping options including Open MapQuest. Ed Freyfogle of Nestoria, a property search engine, recently posted on Nestoria’s blog about “Why (and how) we’ve ... read more September 8, 2010 State of Mapping APIsInternet MappingAdam duVander, executive editor of ProgrammableWeb, looks at changes coming from the “old guard” of Yahoo!, MapQuest, and Google, and reviews the advances of some of the newcomers to the web mapping field. (via The Map Room) Though the map itself continues to be important, other geographic data is having a larger impact. Providers are making ... read more July 9, 2010 Web Mapping NewsInternet MappingGoogle has decided to resume gathering street level imagery in four countries. Google announced on its European Public Policy blog that it will resume Street Viewing driving in Ireland, Norway, South Africa and Sweden. Google had halted the collection of imagery in May: In May we announced that we had mistakenly included code in our software ... read more December 15, 2009 MapQuest Tries to Keep UpInternet MappingMapQuest, lagging behing both Google and Bing, released 360. That’s right, you can now view MapQuest Maps in a whole new way. We have developed a simple, easy-to-use interface that fits seamlessly into the MapQuest mapping experience you have come to know and understand. 360 View provides fantastic panoramic views (360° horizontally and 160° vertically) of ... read more November 11, 2009 Totem Map Maker Shutting DownMapsMost have never heard of Totem Publications which produces maps for the Western Washington state area. The small map maker shut their storefront location and is selling off all of their stock. What makes the closure of such a small enterprise and others like them notable, is the loss of knowledge about the local geography. ... read more October 30, 2009MapQuest Plays CatchupInternet MappingReadWriteWeb has a quick write up on some of the cartographic changes with MapQuest, similar to what Google rolled out last week. Also in the post is an update on traffic data for MapQuest versus Google Maps. Google Maps now corners 45% of the market while MapQuest has dropped to 35%. James Fee points out ... read more |
