Type of site | Web mapping |
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Available in | Multilingual |
Owner | Yandex |
Created by | Yandex |
URL | yandex |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional, included with a Yandex account |
Launched | 27 August 2004 |
Current status | Active, developing |
Written in | C++ (back-end), JavaScript, XML, Ajax (UI) |
Yandex Maps (Russian: Яндекс Карты, romanized: Yandeks Karty) is a Russian[1] web mapping service developed by Yandex. The service provides detailed maps of the whole world[citation needed], directions and estimated times of arrival for driving, walking, cycling, kick scooter, and public transportation navigation. It includes a search, information about traffic jams, routing and street panoramas. The service was launched in 2004.[2]
Yandex Maps is the most popular cartographic service in Russia. It has about 11.5 million users in Russia per month, and over 20 million worldwide.[3][4][5][6]