Mapquest.com, the old grandfather of Internet map sites, is just one of the many choices you have for maps on the web today. I’m sure Mapquest has changed over the years. The interface has changed, but it looks like the same old “get a map” or “get directions” opportunities.
Yahoo! Maps was my favorite until recently. In addition to the “get a map” and “get directions” functions, and if you have a Yahoo membership account (free), you can save individual locations so that you have ready access to them. The maps are easily printable – and readable when you do print them.
Zooming works well. Once you have pulled up the map for a location, you can get driving directions “to here” and “from here.” That’s a nice touch. The “Link to this map” button is used to create a link that you can mail or put on a web site.
Google Maps ( is one of the latest additions to our mapping choices. It is a pretty good choice, too. Google Maps use a new technology called AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript And XML). At any point on the map, you can click your mouse and drag. Drag to the left, and the map scrolls to the left — automatically downloading any additional information it needs to display that portion of the map.
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