| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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+ |
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Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla Firefox 3.5+, Google Chrome 4+, Safari 4+ |
| Officially Supported Interface Languages |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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Yes |
| Keyboard Shortcuts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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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 |
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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 |
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Yes |
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Yes |
| Weather |
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Yes |
| Technologies |
| Technologies Used |
JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest (Ajax), Hidden Iframe, XSLTProcessor, JSON, XML |
JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest (Ajax), XML, JSON |
JavaScript, Ajax, .NET |
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JavaScript |
JavaScript, XML, Ajax, CSS, JSON, jQuery, Java, C++ |
| Front |
DHTML |
DHTML |
DHTML |
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DHTML |
JavaScript, Ajax, CSS |
| Backend |
JSON |
JSON, XML |
.NET |
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XML |
Java, JavaScript |
| Backend Providers |
deCarta (formally Telcontar) |
Yahoo |
Microsoft |
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Nokia/Navteq |
| Data |
| Age of Map Imagery |
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| Age of Satellite Imagery |
1–3 years old |
4–5 years old |
1–3 years old |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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All Possibility, no restriction |
Business, Places of Interest, Landmarks, Airport Codes |
| User Created |
Yes |
No |
(Collections) |
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Yes |
| Levels of Filtering |
1 |
Many - SmartView |
0 |
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| Directions |
| Directions |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes via http://maps.cloudmade.com/# |
Yes |
| Reverse Directions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Public Transport Integration |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Yes, via http://www.öpnvkarte.de/ |
Yes in more than 420 cities worldwide [3] |
| Walking Directions |
Yes (beta) |
No |
Yes |
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Yes via http://maps.cloudmade.com/# |
Yes |
| Wheelchair Directions |
No |
No |
No |
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Yes via http://www.rollstuhlrouting.de/routenplaner.html |
No |
| Bicycle Directions |
Yes (beta) |
No |
No |
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Yes |
No |
| Multiple Destinations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Send to Device |
Email |
Email, SMS, Car |
Email, SMS, GPS |
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Yes, via synchronization |
| Live Traffic Information |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Historic Traffic |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
| Personalization |
| Set Home Location |
Yes |
No, but remembers last location |
Yes, via Microsoft Location Finder ActiveX Control |
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Yes |
| Save Maps |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Printing |
| Print Option |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Scale to Print |
No |
No |
No |
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No |
| Crop to Print |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Notes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Retains Overlays? |
Matched Searches, Directions |
Smartview, Directions |
Matches Searches, Directions, Collections |
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Favourites, Directions |
| Collaboration / Embedding |
| Create hyperlink |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Send hyperlink to email |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Embed HTML Iframe link |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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No |
| Application Integration |
Google Earth, BMW Assist |
Mercedes-Benz In Car System |
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope, Microsoft Photosynth |
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| API Available |
Yes |
Yes - Javascript and Flash |
Yes - Javascript and Silverlight |
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Yes - api.maps.ovi.com |
| Other |
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Save to del.icio.us |
Blog on Windows Live Space |
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| Shareable Maps |
Yes |
Yes ( in in.maps.yahoo.com) |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Readily Available Overlays |
Yes |
No |
Yes (Collections) |
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No |
| Advertising |
| Business Advertising |
Yes |
No |
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Yes |
| Mobile |
| Mobile-Specific Website |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Yes- m.maps.nokia.com |
| Mobile-Specific Application |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Yes, Ovi Maps for Nokia mobile phones |
| Contact Integration |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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No |
| Voice Integration |
Yes, via Droid Maps app, upcoming feature for full web mode |
No |
Yes |
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Yes |
| GPS Integration |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Directions |
Yes |
Send directions via SMS with hyperlink |
Yes |
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| Turn-by-turn navigation |
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Yes |
| Interactive Maps |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
| Types of Map |
Map, Satellite, Terrain, Street |
Map, Satellite, Hybrid |
Map, Satellite |
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Map, Satellite, Terrain, 3D, Night Mode |
| Cell-based Location |
Yes |
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No |
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Yes |
| Wi-Fi Location |
Yes |
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Yes |