What can you use the application for?
Yahoo has launched its free online mapping portal under the brand name Yahoo Maps and over time it has gained an impeccable reputation for providing quality mapping services. The website offers driving directions and street maps for Canada and the US. In addition the site provide maps for six other countries other than USA. It is available in multiple languages. A user can find any street, place or other location of his choice by just typing the address in the search box provided. User can also get point to point directions of one street to another by doing the same process. Similarly ATMs, Hospitals, Railway station and other such places can also be found by Yahoo Maps. Yahoo Maps are proved to be the most instrumental for obtaining crucial driving directions. The Flash interface of Yahoo Maps offers multi-point directions and latest traffic information both. One can also send the directions to a mobile device via a link. The locations can be saved for later use. Yahoo Map facilitate its users to make their own maps and save them for further use. Other users can also have a view on those saved maps by logging into Yahoo.
What is the history and popularity of the application?
Yahoo Maps was released on May 16, 2007 with the help of Cartifact, a cartography company. Cartifact supplied data and imagery including shaded relief and showed land surface features and land cover coloring indicating major environmental zones.
What are the differences to other applications?
Yahoo Maps can be credited with providing relatively sharper views of many specifications in comparison to other mapping services and its appreciable level of filtering also a major draw. Personal Maps can be created and sent to other devices like mobiles. It is possible to send directions through sms via hyperlink. It has a free service of Mobile Pricing and Mobile Options whereas other Mapping services charge an extra amount. It is the only mapping service that shows Live Traffic of the desired location. Reverse Routing is also possible in Yahoo maps. Driving Directions are multipoint while other web mapping services have a fixed A to B type driving directions. Besides all these,Yahoo is one of the few services which offer mapping on web-enabled mobile devices exclusive to download.
How does the application look and feel to use?
Yahoo Maps has an interactive and colorful outlook which makes mapping quite simple and interesting. It can be seen in three different forms: Map, Hybrid and Satellite. Map view has a general blue-green color showing the world map. Hybrid view has very dark brown-blue colored appearance whereas, Satellite view has a background of dark blue color which shows entire world map. This site is user-friendly and it can be navigated effortlessly. It provides excellent map details with an extremely easy to understand text.
How does the registration process work?
To register with Yahoo maps is not a big deal. One needs to have Yahoo account to have an access on Yahoo Maps. It is a totally free process and users need not to pay anything for the registration process of Yahoo. Registration is not required separately.
What does it cost to use the application?
Yahoo groups are available for the users without any cost. There is not any hidden charge or any cost for the registration. API pricing and Mobile pricing is also free in Yahoo Maps. The main source of earning of Yahoo is advertisements. Yahoo charges a specific amount from the companies or business websites that display their advertisements on the website of Yahoo.
Who would you recommend the application to?
Yahoo Maps serves the purpose of each and everyone who wants to explore new areas of their interests. It is available in three different forms. Map view can be seen by any general user who wants to search for a specific location. Hybrid View can be seen by the persons who want to see the places in a labelled form and Satellite view gives a broader view of any desired location.
