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About
MapQuest
Overview MapQuest helps people find places. We have been doing it for over 30 years.
We have our headquarters in the US in Denver, Colorado and Mountville, Pennsylvania. We offer Web, Wireless, Business Solutions, and Published products worldwide.
MapQuest.com Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of America Online, Inc.
History MapQuest has been helping people find places for over 30 years. Please follow the timeline below to understand more about our history: 1967
Founded as the Cartographic Services
division of R.R. Donnelley & Sons in Chicago. Produced
printed road maps for free distribution at gas stations. 1969
Moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 1971
Started our 30 year+ relationship with the
world's largest hotel chain, Best Western, and to this day
continue to provide their hotel directory publication. 1974
Started creating quality mapping content
for academic, travel and reference publishers.
1976
Created the first maps ever published in a
telephone directory for NYNEX. Late 1980s
First applications in textbook and directory
mapping, and Apple MacIntosh work stations. Also started delivery of
computer files. 1993
Built computerized TripTik system for the
American Automobile Association (AAA). 1994
Established as an independent company,
GeoSystems Global Corporation, owned by R.R. Donnelley & Sons,
Venture Capitalists, and Management. 1995
Opened an office in Denver, Colorado. 1996
February 5: launched http://www.mapquest.com/ Website. 1999
GeoSystems Global Corporation changes company
name to MapQuest.com, Inc. and completes an IPO. 2000
June: America Online, Inc. acquires
MapQuest.com, Inc. 2003
MapQuest launches its first mass market cell
phone subscription service, MapQuest Mobile in the US. 2005
MapQuest launches two additional cell phone
subscription services, MapQuest Traffic and MapQuest Find Me in the US.
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