Mapping
Sites (information from the Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2006)
Microsoft's
mapping service, local.live.com - road, aerial and birds'
eye views for many addresses and businesses. Displays street-side
views for parts of San Francisco and Seattle
Ask.com's
mapping service - displays street, aerial and street plus
aerial views for particular addresses. Provides walking and
driving directions between any two points the user clicks on
a map
Google's
mapping service - displays search results for addresses
and local businesses in map, satellite or hyprid views. Includes
some embedded advertisements from local businesses.
Yahoo's
mapping service - lets users locate addresses and general
categories of businesses. Site provides real-time traffic information
for more than 20 metropolitan areas.
Mapquest's
mapping service - maps the location of particular addresses
and local businesses and provides driving directions
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Educational
Web Sites