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American free online mapping service
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. MapQuest lost popularity in the mid-2000s with the emergence of Google Maps, but saw a resurgence in popularity in 2026 during the second presidency of Donald Trump. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: MapQuestA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Europe MapsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Mqtime: A Stata Tool for Calculating Travel Time and Distance Using Mapquest web ServicesCited 13 times
- Go sideways: Google MapsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: MapboxA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Mqtime: A Stata Tool for Calculating Travel Time and Distance Using Mapquest web Services
Bicycle trips in Endomondo, Google Maps, and MapQuest: A comparison between South Florida and North Holland
MapQuest and the beginnings of web cartography
The rise and fall of MapQuest
Museo de la Memoria Urbana San Lorenzo - Slumm Mapquest
A neuron's molecular MapQuest
đź“š Books worth reading
- 📕Europe MapsMapquestCom · 1999
- 📕"Wearin' the World" JacketMapquestCom · 2000
- 📕World Maps With FlagsMapquestCom · 1999
- 📕Cornell's physical geographyS. S. Cornell · 1870
DinosaursKathryn Jackson · 1972- 📕MapquestMapQuest Staff · 2005
CollegeQuestMapQuest · 2005
2008 RoadmasterMapQuest · 2007
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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