Hi,
http://developer.mapquest.com/downloads
hier kann man die APIs von Mapquest kostenlos runterladen und zwar für
AS3 API (Tiled Maps)
JavaScript API (Tiled Maps)
C++ API (Standard Maps)
Java API (Standard Maps)
.NET API (Standard Maps)
Besonders interessant für Leute die mit .NET (VB,C#) eigene Programme schreiben wollen in denen Sie Mapquestkarten integrieren wollen.
Bis hin zum Autorouting scheint alles vorhanden zu sein.
Die Info habe ich aus der c't 8/08.
Hier eine Beschreibung der Features aus der Developer-Doc für .NET:
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[align=left][FONT=Arial][size=12]Product Features[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]Advantage API allows developers to make sophisticated applications that can:[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]• Assign coordinates to a street address (or other location) to uniquely identify the location on the[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]planet. For instance, assign coordinates to the address 123 Main Street in a specific city. This is[/SIZE][/FONT][/align]
[I][FONT=Arial][size=12]geocoding[/SIZE][/FONT][/I]
[align=left][FONT=Arial][size=12].[/SIZE][/FONT][/align]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]• Display, interact with, and customize high-quality maps. This is [I]mapping[/I].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]• Generate visual and/or textual navigational directions from one location to another, with optional[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]intermediate destinations. This is [I]routing[/I].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]• Search for custom locations within a given geographic area, calculate distances between locations,[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]and perform other location searches using dynamic database queries. For example, users can search[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]for the closest restaurants in their neighborhood. This is [I]proximity searching[/I].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]• Create and manage sessions to improve context from one page view to the next, primarily used by[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]Web applications. This is [I]session management[/I].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]• Protect sensitive data and restrict client access to the MapQuest server to authorized client IDs,[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]passwords, and IP addresses. This is [I]authentication [/I]and [I]encryption[/I].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]• Integrate the features above with other data for additional value. For instance, an application could[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]filter hotel proximity search results based on room availability. Another application could search[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]for businesses near a customer’s wireless mobile location, examine purchasing profiles, and then[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][size=12]offer targeted shopping recommendations.[/SIZE][/FONT]