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R.I.P. MapQuest

Feb 08, 2005 8:15 AM
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Google Maps just buried you — much better map design, layout, features and, yes, the Google brand.

(via asa)

update Simon Willison has some analysis of how Google Maps works.

update JGWebber has more details about the code behind Google Maps. (via Tucows, who have more links)


Comments: R.I.P. MapQuest

Good God, that's gorgeous. Excellent, excellent stuff.

Posted by: Steve Meister on February 8, 2005 9:16 AM | permalink

I've been hating Mapquest for ages... Rand McNally's directions were marginally better.

The images are great for google's, but are the directions any better? On a quick search, they seem to be using the same database everyone else does. Hopefully I am wrong.

Posted by: O'dell on February 8, 2005 1:34 PM | permalink

Yep, it looks like same DB, better design, better feature set (overall).

Posted by: Joe Grossberg on February 8, 2005 1:45 PM | permalink

Wake me when the world includes more than North America :)

Posted by: Alan Green on February 8, 2005 7:31 PM | permalink

map24.com

Posted by: William Fru on February 8, 2005 11:00 PM | permalink

Was there anything really specifically wrong with Mapquest? Did it ever give anybody erroneous maps or directions that were not optimal?

Posted by: Max on February 9, 2005 8:36 AM | permalink

"Wake me when the world includes more than North America :)"

You may be sleeping for a while....

Posted by: Nicardo Autobahn on February 9, 2005 10:48 AM | permalink

Max:

It's about usability and design. THe same data is packaged better.

Posted by: Joe Grossberg on February 9, 2005 12:28 PM | permalink

No more comments! Either someone has violated Godwin's Law, I'm tired of the discussion or, most likely, the ten-week window has closed. You can, however, contact me through email.