Tag archive: MapQuest

AOL is reportedly interested in getting into the social networking game and resurrecting its struggling MapQuest platform to do so. MapQuest, once the direction site of choice in its hay day, has since been bested by Google Maps and is seeing increasing competition from Bing Maps—largely in thanks to their mobile presence. But now, AOL is rumored to plan a social network around the directions site, pairing geo-social and local together. But will… Read More

Tuesday not only brought us new 3-D city maps from Microsoft, but also MapQuest's announcement that they are providing an application programming interface (API) for Adobe ActionScript. APIs allow custom applications to be built for a platform. For instance, onNYTurf's Subway Map Hack takes Google Maps and overlays detailed information about the New York City subway system, using Google's JavaScript API. The ActionScript… Read More

Online and mobile mapping service MapQuest and General Motor's OnStar in-vehicle communications and safety system have announed a new partnership which will enable OnStar users to send destinations from the MapQuest Web site directly to their vehicle's Turn-by-Turn Navigation service. Dubbed Web Destination Entry, the idea is that users can plan their routes and destinations using the MapQuest Web site, and, once… Read More

Mapping and direction service provider Mapquest has announced it's breaking its mobile phone solutions free from custom fee-based Java and Brew applications by introducing a new, free mobile mapping service. Users can navigate to the Mapquest site using either a PC-based browser or a mobile phone and call up directions usng Mapquest's form-based interface. On a PC, users can send a route to their cell phone using a new… Read More

AOL subsidiary MapQuest today announced MapQuest Navigator, designed to bring full-color maps and turn-by-tun navigation instructions to GPS-capable mobile phones. Mapquest says the service, based on Mobile Optimized Navigation Data (MOND) technology from partner Telemap, should be available through major U.S. wireless carriers later in 2006. The service aims to provide a less-expensive alternative to vehicle-based GPS and navigation… Read More