Yandex Maps

Yandex.Maps

Type of site
Web mapping
Available inMultilingual
OwnerYandex
Created byYandex
URLyandex.com/maps/
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional, included with a Yandex account
Launched27 August 2004; 20 years ago (2004-08-27)
Current statusActive, developing
Written inC++ (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]

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