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About MapJack


MapJack is an inventor and pioneer of street view mapping technology and the world's first street view mapping company. Vivid real-life images and easy-to-use navigation tools deliver an exciting virtual touring experience. Using proprietary image collection and processing technology, MapJack quickly and economically delivers quality content for projects of any size.

Launched in September 2006 with its headquarters in Hong Kong, MapJack was among Time Magazine's 50 Best Web Sites, describing the product as having "brighter, sharper photos and better navigation tools. MapJack offers the best preview of the future of digital mapping."

Using an assortment of proprietary map features and applications, MapJack offers an exceptional user experience, increasing revenue by driving targeted traffic to online sites such as directories, cities and local governments, telecommunication companies, shopping malls, casinos, airports and universities. Some of the largest directories and search portals in Europe, North America and Asia have entrusted MapJack to capture the essence of their local communities, with over 60 cities hosted online. MapJack continues to bring innovation in image capture systems, privacy protection, location-based advertising, and rich media online and mobile viewer technologies.


Team

Björn Morén
Co-Founder and CTO
Randy Segler
Co-Founder and CEO
Richie Castro
Street View Driver
Brad Madrid
Street View Driver
Roberto Uzcategui
Street View Driver
Tim Martin
Street View Driver
Jimmy Ruiz
Street View Driver
Carlo Turzi
Street View Driver
Carlos Montero
Street View Driver
Sefer Mehmet
Street View Driver
Noel Ting
Software Developer
Rey Papellero
Software Developer
Kanokwan Jatupari-suthiseen
Office manager
Pongsakorn Thiamwang
Adobe Flash Developer
Sukullaya Utalert
GIS Specialist
Ai-Ling Ting
Executive Assistant
Passaraporn Jonkom
GIS Production Manager
Eye
GIS Specialist
Mangmoom
GIS Specialist
Neuhar
GIS Specialist

Coverage


USA: San Francisco, Palo Alto, Pacifica, Susalito, Oakland, San Jose, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Las Vegas, Phoenix.

Thailand: Chiang Mai, Pai, Mae Hong Son, Ayutthaya, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Phuket, Krabi.

Canada: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Squamish, Whistler.

Singapore.

Sweden: Stockholm, Borås, Linköping, Norrköping, Eskilstuna, Jönköping, Växjö, Uppsala, Örebro, Västerås, Borlänge, Falun, Sundsvall, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Göteborg, Malmö, Lund, Karlstad, Södertälje, Kristianstad, Karlskrona, Kalmar, Gävle, Umeå, Luleå, Östersund, Skövde, Trollhättan.

Latvia: Riga.

Puerto Rico: San Juan, Mayagüez, Ponce.

France: Levens.

Macau: The Venetian Macao.

Malaysia: Putrajaya.

Iceland: Reykjavik.

Indonesia: Bali.


Milestones

Sept 10, 2006 - Launch of ShowTheCity.com

MapJack launched its streetview service with focus on tourism, featuring 18,800 pictures covering all of downtown Chiang Mai, Thailand.

June 29, 2007 - Launch of MapJack.com

The service was rebranded and redesigned as MapJack, and launched with more than one million pictures of San Francisco.

October 2007 - Next Generation Street View

MapJack released its proprietary image stitching technology to feature gorgeous 360 degree seamless panoramas captured by high resolution DSRL cameras. MapJack also took a leap in image projection technology with a new immersive panorama viewer based on Adobe Flash. It took the competition five years to catch up to this image quality and projection performance.

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