MapJack

MapJack is a map feature introduced in 2007 that is similar to Google Street View, but has less coverage than Google Street View. Its current headquarters is in Hong Kong, and is in the beta stages.[1] The site currently provides these types of views of various locations in the United States, Thailand, Sweden and Canada. It was only the second to provide such views of an area outside the United States when Chiang Mai was introduced.

MapJack
Initial releaseJune 2007
Stable release
beta
Available inEnglish
WebsiteOfficial Website

Regions included
Country Locations added
 Canada Mississauga • Montréal • Vancouver • Whistler • Squamish • Toronto
 France Levens
 Latvia Riga
 Macau The Venetian Macao
 Malaysia Putrajaya
 Philippines Metro Manila • Calabarzon • Subic • Baguio • Palawan
 Puerto Rico Mayagüez • Ponce • San Juan
 Singapore Singapore
 Sweden Stockholm • Gothenburg • Malmö • Borlänge • Borås • Eskilstuna • Falun • Gävle • Halmstad • Helsingborg • Jönköping • Kalmar • Karlskrona • Kristianstad • Linköping • Luleå • Lund • Norrköping • Skövde • Sundsvall • Södertälje • Trollhättan • Umeå • Uppsala • Västerås • Växjö • Örebro • Östersund
 Thailand Chiang Mai • Phuket • Krabi • Hua Hin • Mae Hong Son • Ayutthaya • Pai
 United States San Francisco Bay Area (including Sausalito) • San Jose • Yosemite National Park • Lake Tahoe • Oakland • Palo Alto • West Babylon • Las Vegas • Phoenix • Long Beach

Awards

MapJack was awarded one of the 50 best web sites of 2008 by Time magazine, describing the service as "brighter, sharper photos than the others, and better navigation tools ... MapJack offers the best preview of the future of digital mapping".[2]

References
  1. MapJack competes with Google Streetview
  2. MapJack - 50 Best Websites 2008 - TIME


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