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MapQuest vs PostGIS

A side-by-side look at MapQuest and PostGIS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MapQuest

MapQuest

Travel & Location

MapQuest is a free online mapping service that provides driving directions, traffic information, route planning, and interactive maps. It competes with Google Maps and Bing Maps.

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PostGIS

PostGIS

Development

PostGIS is an open source spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. It adds support for geographic objects, allowing location queries to be run in SQL. PostGIS enables PostgreSQL to store, query, and manipulate spatial data efficiently.

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