Baidu Maps
Baidu Maps is a desktop and mobile web mapping service application and technology provided by Baidu, offering satellite imagery, street maps, street view (which is called "Panorama" – zh:百度全景) and indoor view perspectives, as well as functions such as a route planner for traveling by foot, car, or with public transport. Android and iOS applications are available.
Screenshot of the SimCity-like style that Baidu Maps offers for the city of Shanghai, China. | |
Native name | 百度地图 |
|---|---|
Type of site | Web mapping |
| Available in | Chinese |
| Owner | Baidu |
| URL | Baidu Maps |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
Baidu Maps is available only in the Chinese language and, before 2016, it offered only maps of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with the rest of the world appearing unexplored. Currently, Baidu Maps also offers maps of various other countries. It was reported that more than 150 countries would be supported by the end of 2016. Baidu uses map data supplied by NavInfo, MapKing, Here, LocalKing and OpenStreetMap.
In 2016, it was reported that Baidu Maps had over 348 million monthly active users.