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Five Things Users Should Know About Search Ahead
No one at MapQuest is more passionate about our APIs than our fantastic Product Managers. They know their products inside and out, backward and forward; in fact, you might call them a little...
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Long URL Web Service Decommission – January 10, 2017
On Tuesday, January 10, 2017, MapQuest will retire our Long URL Web Service. As browsers have matured to allow longer GET requests and applications can POST larger amounts of data, there is far less...
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2 September Hackathons = 1 Awesome Recap Video
In September, our calendar looked eerily similar to a Tetris board. We sponsored two national hackathons and had outstanding turnouts at both. Those hackathons included: TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon,...
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MapQuest University: What is a Geofence?
The mapping industry is full of buzzwords. Each month, MapQuest University will help explore these terms and how you can improve your user experience through better understanding. The buzzword for this...
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Xapi API service to be decommissioned on October 31, 2016
To help improve the performance and availability of our API services, MapQuest is moving to a cloud-based infrastructure. As part of this move we are retiring several older legacy services that are no...
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Licensed Data vs. Open Data: Which is Better?
Good data is the backbone of any location-based service or application. When building your application, you may find yourself waffling between licensed data versus open data. Your biggest question is...
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MapQuest’s Quality Codes in Action
We spend a lot of time talking about our geocoding API and our quality codes. We’ve mentioned they can help you save time and money, but did you know they can also help you make better business...
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Dedicate your MapQuest route to Young Survival Coalition (YSC)
MapQuest.com is turning pink for the month of October. But that’s not all. We’re putting our money where our routes are with Maps for Mammos. MapQuest.com is used by +42 million users* a month, and...
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Try MapQuest’s new Static Maps v5 API beta
We’re excited to share MapQuest’s Static Map v5 API is now in beta. As a current user of Static Map v4 API, we invite you to give the new beta a whirl. Please test it out through Friday, December 31,...
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Five Things Users Should Know About MapQuest’s Directions API
No one at MapQuest is more passionate about our APIs than our fantastic Product Managers. They know their products inside and out, backward and forward; in fact, you might call them a little...
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