Wednesday 14 December 2011

Map Quest

By Ben Madison


I believe that the best things in life are free, most of the times the best things on the web are also free, it really is hard to find better internet mapping softwares than the ones that Google and AOL provide, big G has Google maps and AOL owns the web mapping giant known as Mapquest.

I have been using these online mapping services since they were launched, started using MQ in 1996, and I started using Google Maps in 2006, I have always been addicted to Geography and GIS technology so I have always been deeply interested in online mapping technology.

Map Quest is probably the best free driving directions service on the web, this is a really accurate routing service, that allows users to easily find places in less time. Google driving directions are known to be just as good as MQ directions, so it doesn't matter which service you choose, because both services will help you get to where you are going in a more efficient way. Everyone knows that getting lost is boring, it makes us waste a lot of our valuable time, and I know for fact that every person in the world hates wasting time, the cool thing is that now if you get lost, you don't have to worry about it, because these services can be accessed through any mobile device that allows you to browse the web, so if you get lost just visit mapquest through your phone's web browser to find the best route to get to where you are going.

Mapquest for driving directions is the best, I do not know if you have used this internet mapping software before, and to be honest I really don't care, that's why I'm going to tell you straight away what you'll find at the official MQ website when you go there. As mentioned earlier Map Quest provides free accurate directions, and high quality interactive maps, this service has one of the best route planners on the web, you can even use it to add lots of stops to each route that you create, the MQ route planner allows users to add up to 26 routes!

Mapquest.com is now trying to provide a better travel experience to those who love road trips, now when you are going from one place to another, or from one city to another city, the MQ route building software will automatically highlight interesting places along your route, if you want to make a quick stop at one of these places that the software is showing you, all you have to do is click on the icon that's shown on the map, Mapquest will automatically add the place that you just clicked on as a new stop on your route.

I have a friend that recently moved from Spain to the USA, after just two weeks of being here he already noticed how popular mapquest driving directions are, he asked me why was this service so popular, so I explained to him how MQ helps people save a lot of time, and also a lot of money, which are the main reasons why Map Quest is so popular. Mapquest really is one of the best online mapping services, the only sites that are as good as MQ are Google Maps and Yahoo Maps, so if you are only looking for a reliable alternative to MQ, simply visit maps.google.com.




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