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Internet e-map earnings, it is that Dayton meal, "will soon blow, and soon there will be a bumper harvest." This description of three years, often seen in his writings, spread on the Internet, illusion and Internet map attractive "smell "However," soon "with" fast "? with Internet map ecosystem for some years in the hustle of the old company can not predict, can not readily believe the beauty of some of the information the company had expected. So far, no company is relying on a simple map to earn real money on the Internet. But what is certain is that they will not give up, all in reserve technology and mining innovation.
Google Maps: skill-rush speed
Google on the technology, has been robbed on the Internet map market rate, rapid innovation, rapid promotion. Then Google Earth is the number of maps a player's entry promoter, so that users of the satellite images generated so much interest, which in turn fueled the spread of the Internet map, and now, Google Earth already has 600 million users worldwide.
Google Maps (ditu.google.cn) into China since 2007, has been developed to include the location, satellite images, transit railways, public comments, business information, users upload photos and video and other information on the Integrated Services Website , Internet map and phone realize Liao map data and services Tongbu update, and develop a Zidonggeren location, travel Route Planning, Shenghuoxinxi inquiries and other delicate human features convenient, globally and in China the market leader in both. "Google Maps" and "Google Earth" using the same data server and back office server, it did not need users to install client software, you can directly search in the browser and queries can also click on the "satellite" label direct view into the location of high-resolution satellite images.
In September this year, Google also with the United States Hasbro (Hasbro) to launch Google Maps based on Monopoly game, players can in the game from the streets around the world of real home buyers, the establishment of buildings or hotels, a virtual world real estate tycoon.
"Today, China's Internet users can also view Google map streets of New York's street scene." Google Yun Sheng Lu, Technical Director demonstrated to reporters some details of Google Maps, but because of confidentiality, the needs of this feature is also not available in China. Google Maps is attention to detail, such as search suggestions feature, when the input "Quanjude", the map will determine the user's location, and provide the nearest Quanjude address appears at the top, store photos, description, and User's comments are all unfolded; another example, "My Maps" option, users can share personalized maps, and add annotation and other content. Google Maps not only detail worthy of scrutiny, and it is in the search inherent advantages.
Google Maps of focus, is to focus on services, applications super computing power to data applications to the limit. Lu Yun Sheng that various features of electronic maps are almost at first sight, applications are similar, but the time when the in-depth exploration is to test technical skills and innovative ability of the time, Google Maps has become an excellent case of cloud computing applications.
Of particular concern is Google's mobile maps free download, fast data update, software upgrade is also fast, and can be mobile phone base stations or GPS positioning and tracking, coupled with its extensive POI information, not just a mobile phone at any time online maps , but also has a navigation function.
Sogou map: keep the depth of portal Geng
Sogou (Sogou) map is the successor Go2map, Go2map can be regarded as the founder of the domestic online electronic map, which maps to a unique network of information Go2map-MIP-based platform to provide users with maps Middleware application development, electronic map rental, online maps, map data, map services and marketing a comprehensive solution. April 12, 2005, Sohu announced that 9.3 million U.S. dollars to pay cash for the acquisition of Go2Map, was optimistic about the industry that is Charles Zhang map search performance. Since then, Go2map into a map channel Sogou Sohu map.
Although a few years after the acquisition, in addition to making the Olympic Games during the Olympic Games because of the map and revealed the look of things, Sogou map of market performance, was relatively quiet, but loyal users Go2Map felt it was a welcome change, for example with the news deep integration with the real estate channel Sohu marriage, and to increase the ALICE love the way the book functions.
Although still not crossed the threshold of profitability of this hard, but now the map Sogou Sohu's strong financial security has obviously a lot of calm, not to short-term profit goals, but to make good use of Sohu this great platform. Sogou map server group, bandwidth, security management have been enhanced, and the entire development team can share sohu access to search, mass data processing, data capture and other advanced algorithms.
In addition to funds now Sogou maps, technology protection, the business model became more in-depth news, real estate, auto vertical channels. BD Senior Manager Pangxin map Sogou told reporters: "online map applications is still only a tool, not as categories of information such as information every day, many people are concerned, we are exploring is how to allow users to use a higher frequency of some , variable tool applications to information class applications, to map information into information categories. such as Shanghai, "the building collapsed Incident", the Sohu news in our services to provide a map, you can see the floor, and adjacent What other construction information. important news events will be associated with the position, three-dimensional information that can give users a full range of experience. we can combine their advantages portal features free online map of homogenization trouble. "differences technology is also reflected in the details, a careful user will find, Sogou map color tone near the end of the adjustment made, loop, etc. into a pale light green, so that the eye felt very mild.
Sohu in July of this year to do advertising for the association, also embedded in the interactive map elements, active content is to enable users to bring laptop computers, at any time to edit individual tracks map Sogou, upload photos and personal reflections wonderful and commentary the best works of prizes is lightweight Lenovo ideapad U350. User comments: "blog, space, space, able to play the all play botheration, and feel a new play this map trajectory method ingenuity." Trajectory map, but easy to bring users to upload sensitive issue is the need to strictly control of.
From a technical point of view lines, Kung, director of search dogs map to tell reporters: "So we are buying foreign commercial software, then use the open source software, then later to meet the concurrent access to the Internet more efficient when the application needs, we have from the bottom began to write the code, first introduced in China 'map slice' model. database from SQL to Oracle, and then to independent data structure. "Xiang to analyze that the threshold for the use of maps higher, when the analysis of user behavior, 70% of users are in the way of browsing with zoom map; from last year, driving directions from the bus route queries than query. All of these insights on the market are so Sogou map more clearly the direction of development that is to deep plowing portal resources, electronic maps do not think of myself as hero, but should be best to become "out of play the supporting role of each".
MapABC: Forest Resources Extension Industry
MapABC by relying on the natural is their club provides high de rich new data source. Although the high German data also provided to Google, Microsoft, Sina and other site maps use, but MapABC has already formed a high-Germany co-depth data update mechanism, so in terms of data update rate, MapABC is the fastest.
Deputy General Manager of Beijing Dong Zhenning Figure Union of Science and Technology said: "Compared to Google it, MapABC more emphasis on B2B applications that are focused on the expansion of the industry, MapABC with high moral depth of cooperation with data providers, data update fast input less, a complete Data Update System. "MapABC more emphasis on local strengths, Sina, Google, Microsoft, Alibaba, SouFun other line of thousands of sites to choose MapABC base maps and POI to support its Internet business. MapABC the API for different industries also expanded the category of users demand rich solutions for industrial applications, such as: GPS vehicle monitoring, satellite images or aerial photo overlay, thematic maps, real-time traffic information, these solutions include telecommunications, logistics, transportation, banking , public security, transport, Government, Media, Internet and many other fields.
MapABC with independent intellectual property rights "MapABC geographic information system software", Internet and mobile devices to achieve interactive map service provides an effective solution. MapABC built based on this system based map service operations platform constantly and rapidly respond to a large amount of concurrent access requests to meet telecom operators and search engines demanding performance.
Dong Zhenning that the maps API is a very good profit model, MapABC main revenues come from B2B services, and other service providers, like maps, MapABC profit in the Internet map service model also explored for a long time, I gradually began to focus API on the map. MapABC First of all partners and opening up for the free API service, and other vendors Map API comparison, MapABC the API even more attention to user needs development to meet the industry functions. For example, the API in MapABC add a lot about GPS monitoring, thematic map display, dynamic label display capabilities, allowing users in a very short period of time can build a map application platform; just over a year, it attracted thousands of partners on MapABC Map API development for various applications. Maps API to access the independent daily IP number soon after million, the number of calls over the map on a billion times, and still continues to grow every day. Free group on a large base of pyramid to do, slowly, more charges will be applied gradually discovered.
MapABC currently available maps API, POI search API, bus transfer API, route planning and a series of service packages API. Maps API with Flash map which shows, for the user interface, encapsulates the JavaScript map calls, enabling users to easily build HTML, Flash mapping application; and Search API is based on the calculation of JavaScript map data retrieval interfaces, all search results can be displayed in Flash map. It is understood the charges MapABC Maps API users have more than 10,000.
MapBar: grasping service for flexible
In contrast, MapBar far less capital backer of several mentioned above, which determined that it must be more the occasion and, flexible and responsive.
September 4, Figure it launched a WAP Station (wap.MapBar.com), which is a WAP-based platform developed set of maps here, POI inquiry surrounding query, bus search query as a multifunctional line LBS (Mobile Location Services) applications.
July, MapBar reached a depth cooperation with NetEase, MapBar as Netease blog of SNS in the looting treasure part of every business equipped with a small map, you can see the specific location of this business and telephone and other information. Previously, MapBar also Netease mail services tailored to the city map, including map search, classified maps, car navigation and other public transport query and four search function provides users with a full range of integrated mapping service.
MapBar has been to provide Internet users location query, map search and other services for corporate customers map marked products to the industry providing industry-based GIS application solutions platform, while users with mobile phones and car GPS navigation services.
In innovation, MapBar to check all channels such as public transport, car navigation, the full integration of peripheral functions such as query, so that users do not have to log on different channels to search. It is understood, MapBar five major aspects of the data sources; first four-dimensional map by buying the new data; Second, it has a map with more than 5,000 affiliate sites, to provide a rich source of data; 3 is the industry's contribution to customer data ; Fourth MapBar has 500 agents; Fifth, a large number of Internet users rely on the user.
Currently, MapBar owns the four municipalities, 333 prefecture-level cities, county-level city all the more than 18 million map data, the data bus 196 cities across the country road data covering more than two million kilometers.
Review MapBar financing process twice more clear. October 2006, MapBar nearly 10 million dollars to complete the second round of financing, the financing by the famous U.S. venture capital group Harper (WiHarper) led the completion of joint co-IDG, the entire financing process is only two months. Previously, in early 2005, MapBar won the first round of IDG injection. How to make investors money, MapBar also devoted a painstakingly accumulated marketing advantages, such as the establishment of vertical and horizontal alliances map services, map affiliate sites increased from 3,500 in 2008 to 5000, related to catering, recruitment, real estate, tourism, SNS and other industries. Ctrip, Tencent, Baidu, Google and other partners are MapBar. In traditional industry sectors MapBar also try, call centers, MapBar as Minsheng Bank more than 20 cities in the country to provide real-time accurate customized keyword search, guiding traffic, public transportation inquiry functions; in logistics and distribution, vehicle monitoring respect, cooperation with Häagen-Dazs, to provide accurate delivery address location, determine the scope of delivery, shop and shop delivery location show the scope of preview function; also distributed network management, and real-time traffic and other aspects cooperation.
Map of the Internet business, need to fight tough battles, need strong financial security, on MapBar the future, the industry has a lot of speculation, such as continued financing, such as being a provider of data acquisition ... ... Anyway, just follow the laws of market competition in order to sound development.
Will be the map: the old brand new face
Speaking of the Internet map, and a can not fail to mention is that Microsoft will be the map, will be the map previously known as Microsoft Live Search Maps, in June 2009 with the launch of which will be renamed. It has aerial maps, 3D maps, MSN Maps and other diverse functions share. Early in December, Microsoft announced the launch will be the map (Bing Maps) in the latest test version. The most prominent feature of the test version is using Microsoft Silverlight multimedia technology, to provide users with easier to use the city streets photo service. Updated version added a series of applications such as real-time traffic flow, by moving the camera input, and the Twitter maps. Will be in the map view 360-degree Street View feature provides the user can zoom in and out on the street picture. Microsoft will be in charge 斯蒂芬威茨 (Stefan Weitz) that will map the full upgrade should be based on Microsoft researchers work for the multi-year results. The focus will be map upgrades is to enhance the online maps on the real-life practicality.
Seen in this light, the Internet market is very crowded map, new applications are emerging, however, homogeneity is still serious competition in the market to win, we must seek novelty of speed potential, and the rest, and time on the left users to evaluate it.