MAPS.ME
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| Developer(s) | MapsWithMe GmbH, My.com |
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| Initial release | 2011 |
| Stable release |
6.5.0
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| Repository | github |
| Written in | C++, Objective-C, Java |
| Operating system | Android, iOS, BlackBerry |
| Size | 75 MB |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | maps |
MAPS.ME (formerly named MapsWithMe) is a mobile app for Android, iOS and BlackBerry that provides offline maps using OpenStreetMap data. In November 2014 it was acquired by Mail.Ru Group and became part of its My.com brand. In September 2015 the app was open sourced. First, the whole team has developed an application in Switzerland and Belarus. MAPS.ME was founded by Yury Melnichek who was leading the project until April of 2016 when Evgeny Lisovskiy took over.
Features of MAPS.ME:
The application was initially developed by Zurich-based MapsWithMe GmbH with a development office in Minsk.
In 2012 MapsWithMe came in first in the Startup Monthly competition in Vilnius. The team won a nine-week traineeship in Silicon Valley as a prize.
In November 2014 MAPS.ME was acquired by Mail.Ru Group to be integrated with My.com, and the app was made free of charge. The engineering team was relocated to the Mail.Ru Group office in Moscow to continue working on the project.
All map data for MAPS.ME is taken from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.
Technologies used in the app:
MAPS.ME provides a free API to developers for both commercial and personal use.
In 2013 developers of YotaPhone, a Russian smartphone with 2 displays (LCD front, e-ink back), requested MapsWithMe to develop a version of the app especially for the e-ink display of the device. MapsWithMe released a special version of the app optimized for both color and e-ink screens of the smartphone.
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