Tencent Maps

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Tencent Maps
腾讯地图
Tencent map showing details for China while neighboring Japan and Korea are blank
Type of site
Web mapping
Available inSimplified Chinese
OwnerTencent
URLmap.qq.com
CommercialYes
Launched2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Current statusActive

Tencent Maps is a desktop and

public transportation
. Android and iOS versions are available.

The online version of Tencent Map is available only in the Chinese language and offers maps only of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, with the rest of the world appearing unexplored.

On September 26, 2014, Tencent Map announced that maps of Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan were launched for the mobile version.[1] These locations (except Taiwan) are not available on the web version as of July 2017.

Tencent Maps partners with NavInfo[2] for the Chinese market and MapKing [zh] for the Hong Kong market.

Street view service

The street view service of Tencent Maps was first launched in 2011, but later stopped because of restrictions on geographic data in China. It was relaunched on December 13, 2012.[3]

As of 2015, places with:
  80%-100% coverage
  30%-79% coverage
  5%-29% coverage
  planned coverage
  no current coverage

Timeline of introductions

# [Note 1] Release date Major locations added
1 December 13, 2012
Lhasa (prefecture-level city)
2 March 20, 2013
3 April 1, 2013 Beijing: More areas
4 April 12, 2013 Xinjiang: Karamay
5 April 24, 2013 Hubei: Wuhan
Sichuan: Chengdu
Jiangsu: Nanjing
Yunnan: Kunming
Hainan: Haikou
Announced together with aerial photographs of Senkaku Islands (aka Diaoyu Islands or Pinnacle Islands)
6 May 29, 2013 Zhejiang: Hangzhou
Jiangsu: Suzhou, Wuxi
Fujian: Fuzhou, Xiamen
Hunan: Changsha
Guangdong: Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Foshan
7 July 11, 2013 Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas
Chongqing
Zhejiang: Ningbo
Guangdong: Jiangmen, Huizhou, Shantou
Henan: Zhengzhou
8 August 8, 2013 Tianjin
Jiangxi: Nanchang
Hebei: Shijiazhuang
Shanxi: Taiyuan
Guangxi: Nanning
9 August 23, 2013 Liaoning: Shenyang
10 August 26, 2013 Shandong: Jinan, Qingdao
Inner Mongolia: Hohhot
11 September 15, 2013 Shandong: Weifang
12 October 21, 2013 Shaanxi: Xi'an: More areas
Anhui: Hefei
Xinjiang: Ürümqi
Heilongjiang: Harbin
Jilin: Changchun
Liaoning: Dalian
13 October 29, 2013
14 November 11, 2013 Guizhou: Anshun
== November 27, 2013 Guangdong: Shenzhen (More areas: Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3 and Ground Transportation Center)
15 December 12, 2013 Ningxia: Yinchuan
Jilin: Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
Inner Mongolia: Hinggan League
Hebei: Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Langfang, Baoding, Handan, Chengde
Shaanxi: Baoji, Xianyang, Hanzhong
Shandong: Yantai, Weihai, Tai'an, Rizhao
Henan: Kaifeng, Xuchang
Qinghai: Xining, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Gansu: Lanzhou, Jiayuguan City, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Gansu, Tianshui
Guizhou: Guiyang
Guangxi: Guilin
Hainan: Sansha, Dongfang, Hainan
16 January 15, 2014
Nagqu Prefecture, Mêdog County and China National Highway 318, China National Highway 109, etc.
Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas, Shenzhen
: More areas
17 February 26, 2014 Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Zhejiang: Hangzhou: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen: More areas
Hubei: Wuhan: More areas
Jiangsu: Nanjing: More areas, Yangzhou
Hunan: Zhangjiajie, Zhuzhou
Zhejiang: Taizhou, Zhejiang, Shaoxing
Sichuan: Chengdu: More areas, Mianyang
Shanxi: Changzhi, Jinzhong
18 April 17, 2014 Hong Kong
== April 25, 2014 Qinghai: Golmud and China National Highway 319 (Golmud section)
== May 14, 2014 Hubei: water views of Yangtze in Yichang and Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Chongqing: water views of Yangtze
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen: More areas
19 May 29, 2014 Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Hong Kong: More areas in New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
Guangdong: Shaoguan
Zhejiang: Zhoushan
Hunan: Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Sichuan: Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Hubei: Yichang, Huanggang
== June 11, 2014 Hong Kong: Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor
20 June 26, 2014 Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan: More areas
Hong Kong: More areas in New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
Jiangxi: Ganzhou
Jiangsu: Lianyungang
Hunan: Hengyang
Hubei: Xiangyang, Shiyan, Ezhou
Shanxi: Jincheng
21 August 1, 2014
22 August 28, 2014
Wujiang District, Suzhou, Taicang, Zhouzhuang)
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas, Shenzhen: More areas
Liaoning: Shenyang: More areas
Sichuan: Leshan (Leshan Giant Buddha and Emeishan City)
Hubei: Wuhan: More areas
Yunnan: Kunming: More areas
Fujian: More areas in Fuzhou (including Fuqing) and Xiamen
Zhejiang: Hangzhou: More areas, Ningbo
: More areas
23 September 11, 2014
Meixian District
Huidong)
== September 25, 2014 )
== October 24, 2014 Guangdong: Heyuan: More areas
== October 30, 2014
Chongli County)
Liaoning: Anshan: More areas (Haicheng), Dalian: More areas (urban area, Wafangdian), G15 G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway
(Dalian–Shenyang)
== December 26, 2014 )
24 January 2, 2015 Jiangsu: Yancheng, Huai'an
Fujian: Sanming, Nanping, Zhangzhou, Longyan
Shandong: Zibo, Zaozhuang
Anhui: Xuancheng, Chizhou, Anqing, Ma'anshan, Huangshan City
Jiangxi: Yichun, Jiangxi
Inner Mongolia: Chifeng
Hunan: Changde, Huaihua, Yiyang
Hubei: Xianning
Guangdong: Heyuan
Sichuan: Panzhihua, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Liaoning: Huludao
25 January 9, 2015 Jiangsu: Suqian, Changzhou
Anhui: Bengbu, Huaibei
Inner Mongolia: Tongliao
Henan: Pingdingshan, Hebi, Puyang, Nanyang, Henan, Shangqiu, Xinyang, Zhumadian
Sichuan: Meishan
Liaoning: Yingkou, Fuxin, Panjin
26 January 15, 2015 Anhui: Bozhou, Suzhou, Anhui, Lu'an, Huainan
Shanxi: Yangquan
Inner Mongolia: Ulanqab, Xilingol League
Hebei: Xingtai, Cangzhou, Hengshui
Henan: Anyang
Sichuan: Zigong, Yibin
Yunnan: Zhaotong
Tibet Autonomous Region: Ngari Prefecture
Shaanxi: Yulin, Shaanxi, Weinan
Ningxia: Shizuishan
Liaoning: Liaoyang
== January 2015
Jiangjin District
)
27 February 11, 2015
28 May 8, 2015 Anhui: Fuyang
Ningxia: Guyuan
Gansu: Jinchang
Hubei: Jingzhou
Sichuan: Luzhou, Nanchong
Fujian: Ningde
Jiangsu: Taizhou, Jiangsu
Yunnan: Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Guangdong: Zhanjiang
== May 2015
29 June 20, 2015 Yunnan: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
Sichuan: Dazhou
Shandong: Binzhou
Guangdong: Maoming
Xinjiang: Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Hunan: Yongzhou
Guizhou: Tongren
Jiangxi: Yingtan, Fuzhou, Jiangxi
Henan: Sanmenxia
30 November 28, 2015 Guangxia: Zhuang Autonomous Region
Qinzhou
  1. ^ Releases without number don't have official announcement.

References

  1. ^ "腾讯世界地图成出国必杀技 零流量模式让你畅通无阻". 齐鲁网. 2014-09-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  2. ^ "NavInfo, Empowering Smart Mobility for a Better Life". navinfo.com.
  3. ^ "时隔半年 腾讯SOSO街景地图重新上线". 中关村在线. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2013-07-18.

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