Comparison of web map services

Comparison of web map services
Feature Google Maps Yahoo Maps Bing Maps MapQuest OpenStreetMap Nokia Maps
URL maps.google.com maps.yahoo.com maps.bing.com www.mapquest.com www.openstreetmap.org maps.nokia.com
Image
Google Maps with Directions Feature
Yahoo Live Maps
OpenStreetMap
License Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary CC-BY-SA Proprietary
Availability
Full Extra Functionality Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK, United States. United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and most European countries. United States, Canada (with the exception of the rural northeastern provinces), United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Japan(Yahoo Japan only), India United States More than 100 navigable countries[1]
Limited Extra Functionality Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Moscow only), San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Istanbul only) Unknown Unknown 103 limited navigable countries
Directory Listings Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Japan, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, the UK, and the United States Unknown Australia and United States
Officially Supported Web Browsers IE7+, Firefox 2.0.0.8+, Safari 3+, Mozilla 1.7+, Opera 8.02+, Google Chrome 1+ Firefox 2, Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Opera 9 or Safari 3 IE6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+ IE6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+ Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla Firefox 3.5+, Google Chrome 4+, Safari 4+
Officially Supported Interface Languages English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Viewing Interface
Degrees of Motion Vertical, Horizontal, Depth, Rotation(beta), 360 Panoramic (Street View), 3D Mode (Google Earth JavaScript) Vertical, Horizontal, Depth Vertical, Horizontal, Depth, 360 Panoramic (Streetside), 3D Mode(Tilt, Pan, Rotate) Vertical, Horizontal, Depth (zoom), Tilt (3D), Rotate 360 degrees
Map Zoom 19 (via user-interface), more levels available through parameter 17 (via user-interface) 19 (via user-interface) 16 (via user-interface) 18 (via user-interface)
Mouse Scroll Wheel Map Zoom Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Direct Mouse Interface (Draggable etc.) Yes Yes (Low Bandwidth Version: No) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic search results based on dragging on the Map Yes No Yes Yes
Keyboard Shortcuts Yes Yes Yes Yes - routing with directions
Map Types 6: Map, Satellite, Hybrid, Street, Traffic, 3D 3: Map, Satellite, Hybrid, Traffic(US) 9: Road, Aerial, Hybrid, Bird's Eye, Traffic, 3D, Street, London Street Map, Ordnance Survey Map 3: Road, Aerial, Traffic 7: Map View, Satellite, Terrain, 3D, Traffic, Public Transportation, Heat Map[2]
3D Mode Yes (with plugin) No No since november 2010 (previously with plugin) No Yes, via http://www.osm-3d.org/ Yes
3D Landmarks Yes Yes
Weather Yes
Technologies
Technologies Used JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest (Ajax), Hidden Iframe, XSLTProcessor, JSON, XML JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest (Ajax), XML, JSON JavaScript, Ajax, .NET JavaScript JavaScript, XML, Ajax, CSS, JSON, jQuery, Java, C++
Front DHTML DHTML DHTML DHTML JavaScript, Ajax, CSS
Backend JSON JSON, XML .NET XML Java, JavaScript
Backend Providers deCarta (formally Telcontar) Yahoo Microsoft Nokia/Navteq
Data
Age of Map Imagery
Age of Satellite Imagery 1–3 years old 4–5 years old 1–3 years old 1–3 years old
Map Data Providers MAPIT, TeleAtlas, DigitalGlobe, MDA Federal NAVTEQ, TeleAtlas, i-cubed, Public domain NAVTEQ, Intermap, Pictometry International, NASA Navteq User contributions Navteq
Directory Data Providers Google, ThomsonLocal.com Infoserve - Powered by SmartView Live Local Listings, Yellow Pages Navteq
Searching
Location Post Code, Street Name, Town, Neighborhood, City, Long/Lat Post Code, Street Name, Town, City Post Code, Street Name, Town, City, Zip+4, Long/Lat Post Code, Street Name, Town, Neighborhood/Suburb, State/Region, City, Country, Zip+4, Long/Lat Post Code, Street Name, Town, Neighborhood/Suburb, State/Region, City, Country, Long/Lat
Entity Business, Places of Interest, Airport Code Business, Places of Interest, Airport Code Businesses, Collections, Directories, Postal Codes All Possibility, no restriction Business, Places of Interest, Landmarks, Airport Codes
User Created Yes No (Collections) Yes
Levels of Filtering 1 Many - SmartView 0
Directions
Directions Yes Yes Yes via http://maps.cloudmade.com/# Yes
Reverse Directions Yes Yes Yes Yes
Public Transport Integration Yes No No Yes, via http://www.öpnvkarte.de/ Yes in more than 420 cities worldwide [3]
Walking Directions Yes (beta) No Yes Yes via http://maps.cloudmade.com/# Yes
Wheelchair Directions No No No Yes via http://www.rollstuhlrouting.de/routenplaner.html No
Bicycle Directions Yes (beta) No No Yes No
Multiple Destinations Yes Yes Yes Yes
Send to Device Email Email, SMS, Car Email, SMS, GPS Yes, via synchronization
Live Traffic Information Yes Yes Yes Yes
Historic Traffic Yes  ?  ?  ?  ? No
Personalization
Set Home Location Yes No, but remembers last location Yes, via Microsoft Location Finder ActiveX Control Yes
Save Maps Yes Yes Yes Yes
Printing
Print Option Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scale to Print No No No No
Crop to Print Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notes Yes No Yes Yes
Retains Overlays? Matched Searches, Directions Smartview, Directions Matches Searches, Directions, Collections Favourites, Directions
Collaboration / Embedding
Create hyperlink Yes Yes Yes Yes
Send hyperlink to email Yes Yes Yes Yes
Embed HTML Iframe link Yes No Yes No
Application Integration Google Earth, BMW Assist Mercedes-Benz In Car System Microsoft Office, Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope, Microsoft Photosynth
API Available Yes Yes - Javascript and Flash Yes - Javascript and Silverlight Yes - api.maps.ovi.com
Other Save to del.icio.us Blog on Windows Live Space
Shareable Maps Yes Yes ( in in.maps.yahoo.com) Yes Yes
Readily Available Overlays Yes No Yes (Collections) No
Advertising
Business Advertising Yes No Yes
Mobile
Mobile-Specific Website Yes No Yes Yes- m.maps.nokia.com
Mobile-Specific Application Yes No Yes Yes, Ovi Maps for Nokia mobile phones
Contact Integration Yes No Yes No
Voice Integration Yes, via Droid Maps app, upcoming feature for full web mode No Yes Yes
GPS Integration Yes No Yes Yes
Directions Yes Send directions via SMS with hyperlink Yes
Turn-by-turn navigation Yes
Interactive Maps Yes - Yes Yes
Types of Map Map, Satellite, Terrain, Street Map, Satellite, Hybrid Map, Satellite Map, Satellite, Terrain, 3D, Night Mode
Cell-based Location Yes - No Yes
Wi-Fi Location Yes Yes

See also

Sources

  1. ^ http://www.einnews.com/pr-news/581217-nokia-showcases-bold-portfolio-of-new-phones-services-and-accessories-at-nokia-world-
  2. ^ http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/07/19/maps-nokia-com-rolls-out-new-look/
  3. ^ http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/10/25/nokia-maps-for-web-update/

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