MapQuest

E10977

driving directions service online mapping service subsidiary technology company web mapping service

MapQuest is an early online mapping and driving directions service that became one of the first widely used web-based navigation tools.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	driving directions service → online mapping service → subsidiary → technology company → web mapping service →
acquiredBy	AOL →
acquisitionDate	1999 →
acquisitionPrice	$1.1 billion →
availableIn	English →
competitor	Apple Maps → Bing Maps → Google Maps →
country	United States →
dataSource	licensed map data providers →
formerParentOrganization	AOL → Oath Inc. → Verizon Communications →
foundedBy	Barry Glick → R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company →
hasFeature	gas price search → live traffic updates → multiple-stop routing → points of interest search → printable maps → route optimization → satellite imagery → turn-by-turn navigation →
headquartersLocation	Denver, Colorado, United States →
inception	1967 →
industry	location-based services → navigation → web mapping →
launchDateOfWebsite	1996 →
logoImageDescription	stylized green and white "MQ" or wordmark "MapQuest" depending on era →
notableFor	being an early provider of online driving directions → being one of the first widely used web-based mapping services →
operatingSystem	Android → iOS →
originalName	Cartographic Services → RR Donnelley Cartographic Services →
parentOrganization	System1 →
providesService	driving directions → local business search → mobile navigation → online maps → route planning → traffic information →
serviceType	freemium →
supports	driving routes → walking routes →
website	https://www.mapquest.com →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AOL →	acquired
Oath Inc. →	brandPortfolio
Cartographic Services →	formerNameOf
Yahoo Inc. (post-Verizon media reorganization) →	parentCompany
Cartographic Services →	partOfHistoryOf
Cartographic Services →	successor