News and Events

Dev Servers Getting Upgraded

On Monday morning, May 12th, our Dev servers are going to be switched over to a new set of servers more powerful than our previous hardware. If you are using the following servers you may see some timeouts and slow response times early in the morning:

map.dev.mapquest.com
geocode.dev.mapquest.com
route.dev.mapquest.com
spatial.dev.mapquest.com

Please note that this upgrade also requires new IP addresses for our servers, which we will update automatically via DNS. If you had to create any firewall settings to access these servers you may need to update your rules after the changes have gone through.

Any issues with the new servers should be reported on the forums.

New Sample Map Controls Available

We are continuing to grow our list of code samples, adding new things every week. This week we've added sample map controls for Flex and AS3. Run the sample control application to see what they can do.

Sample map controls for JavaScript are also available.

JavaScript 5.3.0 RC 3 now available

Last week the 5.3.0 RC 3 release for JavaScript was made available on the Beta page.

What's new in RC 3?

• Drop Shadow setting for the map
• Remote Collections
• Min/Max Zoom levels on POIs
• Show Traffic Flow on the Map
• Show Traffic/Incident POIs on the Map

For more information, visit the 5.3.0 RC 3 section on the Beta page.

5.2.1 released for JavaScript API

This morning we released an update to our JavaScript API. Version 5.2.1 uses DOJO 1.0.2, which fixes a bug in the original DOJO 0.9.0 GFX library that could cause line overlays to "jump" at certain zoom levels. If you do not use overlays in the 5.2 version of the JavaScript API, you do not need to make any changes.

 

To update, simply change the version parameter to "v=5.2.1".

Free Edition now Live!

We are happy to announce that our new Free API offering is live!

 

The MapQuest Platform provides developers an extensive mapping platform for building many types of web and desktop applications. Our technology has powered business and consumer applications for many years and we are now pleased to offer a Free Edition of the MapQuest Platform. This Edition allows public websites to create and deploy location-enabled applications for free!

 

For more information on our free offerings, visit the Why Join page.

 

For more information on our commerical offerings, please see our MapQuest Business Solutions website.

New Developer Blog

MapQuest has a new Developer Blog! Come check it out:

http://devblog.mapquest.com/ (RSS)

5.3 RC2 Available on Beta

Release Candidate 2 for API version 5.3 has been released and made available.

 

Major updates for 5.3 RC2:

• Beta Issues Forum now available
• Old POI & Overlay Getters/Setters restored (JS)
• POI & Overlay getValue & setValue methods added (FUJAX)
• Improved Globe View performance (AS3 & FUJAX)
• Multiple Collections on the map - group your shapes for convenient & easier coding(JS, AS3, FUJAX)
• Remote Collections (KML & GeoRSS Support) (AS3, FUJAX)

 

For details, documentation, sample code, and downloads, please visit the Beta page.

Updates to DevNet

The following items have been added to the MapQuest Developer Network:

• New Javascript Sample Controls added to the JavaScript Sample Code page.
• Flash CS3 Quickstart Guide added to the AS3 Documentation page.
• Updated .NET API package (5.2.1) added to the Downloads page.
  • Exposes LoadMe and SaveMe functionality
• Updated AS3 API package (5.2.1) added to the Downloads page.
  • Provides correct files needed for CS3 integration.

MapQuest Developer Network - Live!

Welcome to the brand new MapQuest Developer Network!

 

Over the next few months you will see many improvements hit this site as we bring in the tools found within our current Technical Resource Center and continue to expand our code sample and documentation library.

 

Join our Developer Program today to get your access key to develop and prototype your own applications using MapQuest's powerful geospatial platform. Find out more about it here.

 

Once again, welcome!

Release of Advantage API version 5.2

Now available.

Feature Highlights:

• Enhanced Declutter and POIs – Show information clearly on the map in a very usable way with new declutter modes and draggable POIs.
• Enhanced Overlays - Quickly create overlays with built-in rollover and clicking to allow users to view relevant data.
• Printer Friendly Static Map – Switch the interactive map into a single-image static map for printing.
• Single line geocoding - Choose between multi-line and single line address input for geocoding.
• New JavaScript Wrapper - FUJAX - Develop with the familiarity of JavaScript but the speed and power of Flash.

The full release notes and updated APIs can be found on the Downloads page.

New AS3 libraries now available

In anticipation of our new tiled map world coverage on 9/6/08, we have released new AS3 libraries for the current version (5.1.0) of the AS3 download package. If you are using AS3, please download and replace your current libraries to take advantage of this new data. The download is only necessary for those using AS3.

 

To take advantage of this new expanded coverage upon launch, we suggest upgrading today giving you time to test against the new libraries.

TRC Release - 06.2007

Release Notes:

 

Additions:

• Split up forums for multiple development environments
• Added forums for Advantage Enterprise and Tools
• Added Data Manager Automation Supplement to the Documentation page
• Added a dedicated download page to automate downloads from DM
• Forums access is granted for AE customers
• My Account page added for AE customers to set their forum alias

 

Updates:

• Updated the Data Manager Upload page to provide more upload options
• Updated the Data Manager Preferences page to match new upload options
• Updated the dedicated upload page to automate uploads to Data Manager
• Fixed an issue with the Lat/Lng Finder showing an incorrect lat or lng
• Push Ambiguities in Data Manager is now the default setting for new users
• AE FAQ items were moved to the new AE forums
• TRC is now running on Linux

Release of Advantage API version 5.1

MapQuest has launched Advantage API version 5.1.

 

To download the new version, go to the MapQuest Technical Resource Center at https://trc.mapquest.com. Release notes outlining the enhancements and changes in this new release can be found in the full download package for 5.1.

 

Highlights of other changes made on the TRC site during this release:

• Clone Table functionality added to Data Manager
• New Hotel Finder example application added to TRC Examples page
• Added Searches by (Month, Week, Day) reports to Reporting

 

The Q2 2007 Data Release has been pushed to production. Advantage API is now using the latest data release. This data release provides new and improved geographic coverage for both mapping and geocoding.

 

Data update highlights:

• Hungary - Expanded mapping; detailed large-scale road coverage for Pecs and Szeged
• South Africa - New geocoding available