MapQuest Links to FaceBook
There’s a new feature on MapQuest to make it simple to share maps, directions and places to your Facebook friends; MapQuest Share to Facebook.
- MapQuest Blog
For developers: the new platform V6 will be shown off at SXSW. Quick hit of the “wide range of Web services, each of which contain compelling, and in some cases, first-to-market features”:
Static Map Service
Place a map anywhere, with no code, just a Web address
Supports Web, wireless and printed map applications
Show points using a variety of MapQuest-provided icons or your own icons
A wizard to help create and customize the map image
Directions Service
Generate driving or walking directions for up to 50 locations at once
Find the fastest or shortest routes
Option to automatically re-order routes for the most efficient journey
Support for draggable routes, provide multiple alternate routes or routes based on time of day
Geocoding Service
Find the coordinates of a street address (geocode), or the street address from a set of coordinates (reverse geocode)
Provide up to 100 addresses at once in a single request (batch geocoding)
Ability to output results in a variety of easy-to-import formats for office tools
Traffic Service
Real-time traffic flow and incident reports to overlay on maps
Geographic Search Service
Search a radius, a map area, or a custom-defined polygon
Search along a route, by drive time, distance and by area
Use street addresses, map coordinates, or even IP addresses as the basis of search areas
Search within MapQuest provided data, or host data at MapQuest to be used in the service
