Multimap

Multimap provides great maps; the street maps, ordnance survey maps, and birds-eye views are especially noteworthy.

Using Multimap to get a map is straightforward. Go to the Multimap home page and type in an address, town, or postcode. After clicking the Find button, you are shown the location in a map of the area.

• Multimap also provides great driving directions. 

The next section considers alternatives to Multimap, but Multimap is difficult to beat for fulfilling many everyday mapping needs. Besides the functions already mentioned, Multimap also provides a superior location-based search experience. A pioneer in this area, Multimap provides great help in finding restaurants, petrol stations, and the like, from your mobile phone or computer.

Multimap alternatives

There are many Multimap alternatives worth considering, including Google Maps, MapQuest and Yahoo Maps

Many of Multimap's competitors offer different and additional features. So check a wide selection of them to get the features you need. And keep checking, as things are move fast in this business. For instance, Google Maps was the first company to offer draggable driving directions. This was such a wonderful feature, that Multimap had to move quickly. It did. Now it also offers draggable driving directions.

Multimap has specific features that distinguish it from the rest of the pack, including:

• Unique maps, including Ordnance Survey and Bird's Eye View.
• It's a UK company, so Multimap UK is especially worth a gander.
• Details of local features, including transport links and Wikipedia markers, take you immediately to further information about a place. Again, Multimap UK offers a very rich set of these features.

Sites complementing Multimap.com include:

• Expedia - extra travel information.
• Maps.alot - a free maps toolbar.

In summary: 

• Multimap is great for providing driving directions and basic maps, but other sites may provide additional features. 
• Keep experimenting with Multimap and its alternatives until you find the mapping software that is an exact fit for you.

Multimap facts

• Multimap attracted more than 4 million UK users in November 2007 according to Nielsen NetRatings.
• Amongst mapping companies, only Google Maps attracts more users in the UK than Multimap.
• Many big companies use Multimap maps on their web sites, including AA, Ford, Royal Mail and Virgin.
• Sony's online store locator uses Multimap maps to show European customers where they can find photo-printing kiosks.
• Multimap is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, and part of Microsoft Virtual Earth and Microsoft Search teams in the Microsoft Online Services Group.
• Multimap is now, officially, Bing Maps.