MapQuest Platform: Free Edition of Mapquest's developer APIs
Written by LBSzone
Sunday, 09 March 2008
We just recently heard from the Mapquest comm team about MapQuest's new
free, feature-rich and competitive developer offering - MapQuest
Platform: Free Edition - the offering was announced via the MapQuest
Dev blog (http://devblog.mapquest.com/).
This new offering of Mapquest's developer APIs (aka. "MapQuest
Platform: Free Edition) has taken nearly all the features of the
platform and made them freely available to developers.
Mapquest also comments how they've also been rebuilding their geospatial web services
platform. Starting with the 5.0 releases, the team has rebuilt much of
the platform from the ground up. Currently at version 5.2 and with 5.3
in beta (available at http://developer.mapquest.com/beta/), we wanted to showcase something competitive in regards to a truly robust free offering.
MapQuest Platform: Free Edition Features:
�Six APIs
- We're giving developers greater flexibility and
choice by enabling them to develop in a variety of programming
languages and environments, they can even mix and match: Java, C++,
.NET, JavaScript, AS3 (Adobe ActionScript: Flash, Flex, AIR), and our
newest API: FUJAX (Flash Under JavaScript and XML), which allows
developers to write in JavaScript, yet leverage the power of Flash.
�A Rich Mapping Interface for creating Rich Internet Applications with our JavaScript, AS3, or FUJAX APIs
- Aerial Imagery and Hybrid Views - Satellite imagery and aerial photography.
- Smart Rollovers - Rollover windows that adapt their
size and positioning on the map based on the content placed in the
window.
- Smooth Zoom - Animated transitions between zoom levels.
- Globe View - A map of the world presented as an interactive globe.
- "Flickable" Maps - Maps that continue to pan based on speed and friction settings.
- Advanced Shape Overlays - Build apps that allow users to create and interact with a variety of overlays on maps.
- Advanced Map Marker Features - With "declutter
mode," automatically move collided markers (POIs) to alternate
positions on the map with a customizable leader line pointing back to
their original location.
�Unlimited Maps - Worldwide: Standard or Tiled.
�Unlimited Geocoding - Multi-line and Single-line
Geocoding, Real-time Batch Geocoding, Reverse Geocoding, Postal Code
and Town Geocoding.
�Unlimited Routing - Point-to-Point, Multi-point or Optimized. �Simplified Data Management - MapQuest offers access to simple tools to upload and manage location information to help keep websites accurate and relevant.
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