MapQuest
is a free Web Map Server, owned by AOL. The
map creation software was originally developed by GeoSystems to
generate maps for customers.
That code was adapted for use on
the internet to create the web service. Later the company was
renamed to MapQuest to leverage the brand popularity. For a
while, MapQuest had satellite images, but later removed them. |
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In 2005, MapQuest, Research in Motion and
Sprint launched MapQuest Find ME, a buddy-finder service that works on
GPS-enabled mobile phones. MapQuest Find Me lets users automatically find
their location, access maps and directions and locate nearby points of
interest including airports, hotels, restaurants, banks and ATMs. Users also
have the ability to set up alerts to be notified when network members arrive
or depart from a designated area. |
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In July 2006, MapQuest created a BETA version
in which users could now "Build Your Route" by adding additional stops,
reorder one's route (and the stops along the way), and avoid any turn or
road en route. A MapQuest-branded
Yellow Pages service is provided by AOL. Other services include a world
atlas, and MapQuest Mobile. MapQuest Mobile is a service providing maps and
driving directions to any Web-enabled Mobile phone or Personal Digital
Assistant. MSN, Yahoo! and Google have competing services as followed Google
Maps, MSN Maps and Yahoo! Maps.
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Sources: Wikipedia |