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Online Travel Mapping Sites
Google Maps - US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Europe, Brazil and parts of Africa
Offers maps as illustration, satellite imagery or hybrid of both. Includes metro stops for major cities
including: Boston, New York, and San Francisco and Paris, France and London, England. US cities also have traffic data
available.
Microsoft Live Search - Global coverage (replaces MapPoint and MapBlast)
Offers maps as illustration, satellite imagery or hybrid of both, provides aerial imagery from different angles, real
time traffic updates, and a 3D virtual globe.
MapQuest - US, Canada and Europe
Offers maps as illustration or
aerial photography
Yahoo Maps - US and Canada
Offers maps as illustration, satellite imagery or hybrid of both and real time traffic updates
MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)- Trip planner and
interactive maps for subway, bus, commuter rail lines, and boats. Routes and stops draw on top google maps and provide the
option of toggling between illustrated maps and satellite imagery.
OpenStreetMap - Free, open source, WMS (web mapping
service) website where people can post the street map
information they have gathered and update other people's postings.
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