Mapy.com

{{Short description|Offline map and navigation app for Android & iOS}}

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| name = Mapy.com: maps & navigation

| logo = Logo_Mapy-com.svg

| screenshot = Mapy.cz-2020.jpg

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| developer = Seznam.cz

| released = 1998

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| operating system = web, Android,{{cite web |title=Mapy.cz: maps & navigation |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.seznam.mapy|access-date=2024-12-06 | website=Google Play }} iOS{{cite web |title=Mapy.cz: maps & navigation |url=https://apps.apple.com/cz/app/mapy-cz-maps-navigation/id411411020 |access-date=2024-12-06 | website=App Store }}

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| website = {{URL|https://mapy.com/}}

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Mapy.com (until May 2025 Mapy.cz{{cite web |title=The Journey from Mapy.cz to Mapy.com begins |url=https://blog.seznam.cz/en/2025/03/the-journey-from-mapy-cz-to-mapy-com-begins/ |website=blog.seznam.cz |publisher=Seznam.cz, a.s. |access-date=26 March 2025}}) is a map portal{{cite web |title=Mapy.cz |url=https://en.mapy.cz/|access-date=2024-12-06| website=Mapy.cz }} and mobile app{{cite web |title=Mobile app Mapy.cz |url=https://en.mapy.cz/turisticka?mobilepromo=1|access-date=2024-12-06| website=Mapy.cz }} that covers the entire world. It is available in multiple languages.

The map of the Czech Republic is based on proprietary map data, while maps for the rest of the world are created using data from OpenStreetMap and many other sources. The app's features include a route planner for driving, cycling, hiking, and other modes of transportation. It also offers a vast number of points of interest with text descriptions from Wikipedia and other sources, as well as user-uploaded photos. Mapy.com is popular for its global hiking map,{{cite web |last1=Unterrainer |first1=Jana |title=5 Google-Maps-Alternativen, die ihr vielleicht noch nicht kennt |url=https://futurezone.at/amp/digital-life/5-google-maps-alternativen-fuer-die-fahrt-in-die-sommerferien-2024-organic-citymapper-waze-mapy-bike/402920078 |website=futurezone.at |date=3 July 2024 |access-date=7 December 2024}} which resembles traditional printed maps that people have relied on for many years.

The web application is available in eight languages: Czech, English, German, Italian, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish. The mobile app offers additional languages, including French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Norwegian, Danish, Turkish, Romanian, and Greek.

As of March 2025 Mapy.com offers live traffic information in 5 countries – Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and Slovakia.{{Cite web |last=Vacovský |first=Marek |date=2025-02-07 |title=Mapy.cz rozšiřují dopravní navigaci na polské a rakouské silnice |url=https://mobilenet.cz/clanky/mapycz-rozsiruji-dopravni-navigaci-na-polske-a-rakouske-silnice-51983 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=mobilenet.cz |publisher=24net |language=cs}}

Mapy.com is the most popular mapping application and map portal in the Czech Republic{{cite web |last1=Fišer |first1=Jakub |title=Nejoblíbenější aplikace na Google Play v Česku: znáte je všechny? |url=https://www.chip.cz/nejoblibenejsi-aplikace-na-google-play-v-cesku-znate-je-vsechny |website=www.chip.cz |access-date=7 December 2024}} and Slovakia, and it is becoming increasingly popular in other countries such as Poland,{{cite web |last1=Walocha |first1=Karolina |title=Mapy.cz – czyli nawigacja w górach (i nie tylko!) |url=https://powsinogi.eu/mapy-cz-czyli-nawigacja-w-gorach-i-nie-tylko/ |website=powsinogi.eu |date=2 January 2021 |access-date=7 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Mapy.cz czyli pułapki nawigacji |url=https://www.ewaipiotr.pl/z-pamietnika-biura-podrozy/mapy-cz-czyli-pulapki-nawigacji/ |website=Szturchaniec fotograficzny |date=5 December 2022 |access-date=7 December 2024}} Germany{{cite web |title=Die Mapy.cz App |url=https://mathias-groebe.de/die-mapy-cz-app/ |website=mathias-groebe.de |access-date=7 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Kostenlose Reiseplanung und Navigation mit Mapy.cz |url=https://www.camping.family/2024/06/20/kostenlose-reiseplanung-und-navigation-mit-mapy-cz/ |website=www.camping.family |date=20 June 2024 |access-date=7 December 2024}} or Italy.{{cite web |title=Recensione Mapy.cz – La migliore App per il trekking |url=https://stefanopoma.it/recensioni/recensione-mapy-app-per-il-trekking/ |website=stefanopoma.it |date=16 June 2022 |access-date=7 December 2024}} Mapy.cz has won numerous professional and user-choice awards in the Czech Republic{{cite web |title=Křišťálová lupa 2024 |url=https://kristalova.lupa.cz/2024/vysledky/ |website=kristalova.lupa.cz |publisher=Internet Info, s.r.o. |access-date=7 December 2024}} and other countries. For example, in 2024, it won the 'Deutscher App Award' in the category of Hiking Route Apps.{{cite web |title=Deutscher App-Award: Wanderrouten-Apps |url=https://disq.de/2024/20240118-deutscher-app-award-wanderrouten-apps.html |website=disq.de |date=18 January 2024 |publisher=DISQ DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FÜR SERVICE-QUALITÄT GMBH & CO. KG |access-date=7 December 2024}}

The vast majority of features and content are free. However, as of December 2024, Mapy.com introduced a premium version that includes some additional special features.{{cite web |last=Holzman |first=Ondřej |title=Oblíbené Mapy.cz už nejsou jen zdarma. Za roční poplatek mají neomezené offline mapy a další funkce |url=https://cc.cz/oblibene-mapy-cz-uz-nejsou-jen-zdarma-za-rocni-poplatek-maji-neomezene-offline-mapy-a-dalsi-funkce/ |website=cc.cz |date=3 December 2024 |publisher=CzechCrunch s.r.o. |access-date=7 December 2024}}

OpenStreetMap data

Mapy.com has been a long-time contributor of content to OpenStreetMap.{{cite web |title=OpenStreetMap Wiki: Mapy.cz |url=https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapy.cz |website=wiki.openstreetmap.org |access-date=2024-12-06}} and, since 2024, a Silver Corporate Member of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.{{cite web |title=Corporate Members |url=https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Corporate_Members |website=OpenStreetMap Foundation |access-date=2024-12-06}}

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