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'''MapJack''' is a map feature introduced in [[2007]] that is similar to [[Google Street View]], but has a lot less coverage than Google Earth. Its current headquarters is in [[San Francisco]], and is in the beta stages.<ref name="MapJackCompetes!">[http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13428/mapjack_competes_with_google_streetview MapJack competes with Google Streetview]</ref> The site currently provides these types of views of various locations in the [[United States]] and [[Thailand]]. It was only the second to provide such views of an area outside the [[United States]] when [[Chiang Mai, Thailand|Chiang Mai]] was introduced.
'''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.<ref name="MapJackCompetes!">[http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13428/mapjack_competes_with_google_streetview MapJack competes with Google Streetview]</ref> 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, Thailand|Chiang Mai]] was introduced.

Although the domain and URL resolve to the official website, the page requires [[Adobe Flash]], which was end-of-life in 2021. In July 2018, Google changed their Google Maps API pricing model, and any website using a license that was previously free would see their website stop working. Both the Flash and the Google Maps API pricing has affected the '''MapJack''' website, rendering it inoperable.


== Regions included ==
== Regions included ==
{| class="wikitable"
===USA===
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*[[San Francisco Bay Area]], including [[Sausalito, California|Sausalito]]
!Country
*[[Yosemite National Park]]
!Locations added
*[[Lake Tahoe]]
|-

|{{flag|Canada}}
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===Thailand===
|[[Mississauga]] • [[Montréal]] • [[Vancouver]] • [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]] • [[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]] • [[Toronto]]
*[[Chiang Mai, Thailand|Chiang Mai]]
|-
*[[Pattaya]]
|{{flag|France}}

|[[Levens, Alpes-Maritimes|Levens]]
==Issues==
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MapJack was criticized for taking unedited imagery of Pattaya, known as Thailand's "sin city." On May 28, 2008, MapJack temporarily removed Pattaya imagery from its site, and is planning to edit out the controversial imagery prior to reinstating it<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/roving-candid-camera-snaps-thailands-sin-city/2008/05/28/1211654085663.html</ref><ref>http://www.thaindian.com/it/mapjack-takes-thai-sin-city-mapping-images-offline-4781.html</ref><ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/sin-city-images-vanish/2008/05/30/1211654263556.html</ref><ref>http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/31/red_light_district_photos_removed_from_web/6159/</ref>.
|{{flag|Latvia}}
|[[Riga]]
|-
|{{flag|Macau}}
|[[The Venetian Macao]]
|-
|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|[[Putrajaya]]
|-
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|[[Metro Manila]] • [[Calabarzon]] • [[Subic, Zambales|Subic]] • [[Baguio]] • [[Palawan]]
|-
|{{flag|Puerto Rico}}
|[[Mayagüez]] • [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] • [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]
|-
|{{flag|Singapore}}
|[[Singapore]]
|-
|{{flag|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]]
|-
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|{{flag|Thailand}}
|[[Chiang Mai, Thailand|Chiang Mai]] • [[Phuket Province|Phuket]] • [[Krabi]] • [[Hua Hin]] • [[Mae Hong Son]] • [[Ayutthaya (city)|Ayutthaya]] • [[Pai, Thailand|Pai]]
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[San Francisco Bay Area]] (including [[Sausalito, California|Sausalito]]) • [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] • [[Yosemite National Park]] • [[Lake Tahoe]] • [[Oakland]] • [[Palo Alto]] • [[West Babylon]] • [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] • [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] • [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]
|}


==See also==
==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".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619205845/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809955_1811438,00.html MapJack - 50 Best Websites 2008 - TIME]</ref>
*[[EveryScape]]
*[[Google Street View]]
*[[CycloMedia]]


== References ==
== References ==
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*[http://www.mapjack.com/ Official Website]


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Latest revision as of 14:54, 20 January 2024

MapJack
Initial releaseJune 2007
Stable release
beta
Available inEnglish
WebsiteOfficial Website

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.

Although the domain and URL resolve to the official website, the page requires Adobe Flash, which was end-of-life in 2021. In July 2018, Google changed their Google Maps API pricing model, and any website using a license that was previously free would see their website stop working. Both the Flash and the Google Maps API pricing has affected the MapJack website, rendering it inoperable.

Regions included

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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

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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

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