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MapQuest

MapQuest (formerly stylized as mapquest) is an American free online web mapping service. It was launched in 1996 as the first commercial web mapping service. MapQuest's competitors include Apple Maps, Google Maps and Here.

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Available in
Multilingual
Current status
Active
Launched
February 6, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-02-06)
Parent
AOL (2000–2015) Verizon Media (2016–2019) System1 (2019–present)
Registration
Optional
Type of site
Web mapping

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MapQuest

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples43
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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MapQuest

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related to history · 22
MapQuest → Barry Glick, Buffalo, Cartographic Services, Chicago, Denver, Donnelley, GeoSystems Global Corporation, Glick, In, Interactive Atlas, Internet, Lancaster, LoDo, MapQuest's, Much, Pennsylvania, Perry Evans, PhD, Sensing, Sons
related to Services and programs · 10
MapQuest → Android, From, GasBuddy, However, MapQuest's POI, POI, The, TomTom's, United States, Users
related to External links · 2
MapQuest → Official, OpenStreetMap Wiki
Available in · 1
MapQuest → Multilingual
Current status · 1
MapQuest → Active
Launched · 1
MapQuest → February 6, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-02-06)
Parent · 1
MapQuest → AOL (2000–2015) Verizon Media (2016–2019) System1 (2019–present)
Registration · 1
MapQuest → Optional
Type of site · 1
MapQuest → Web mapping
URL · 1
MapQuest → mapquest.com

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service mapping web users maps services also online launched announced july mapquest's aol available map 2006 website mobile free denver

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MapQuestAvailable inMultilingual1.00infobox
MapQuestCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
MapQuestLaunchedFebruary 6, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-02-06)1.00infobox
MapQuestParentAOL (2000–2015) Verizon Media (2016–2019) System1 (2019–present)1.00infobox
MapQuestRegistrationOptional1.00infobox
MapQuestType of siteWeb mapping1.00infobox
MapQuestURLmapquest.com1.00infobox
GNOME Maps were switched to a temporarily free tier of the Mapbox tileserverinstance ofand users0.80text
while considering alternativesinstance ofand users0.80text
MapQuestrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
MapQuestrelated to External linksOpenStreetMap Wiki0.60section
MapQuestrelated to historyMapQuest's0.60section

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