China Launches Map World

is China’s attempt at bringing their own mapping to the net. The site launched on Thursday and can be found at either or . The features both two and three dimentioanl mapping solutions and allow users to search for local business and keep up to with traffic conditions. is going up against local map providers such as Baidu, Alibaba, Sina and Tencent who have all received mapping licenses from the State Bureau of Surveying. Google’s mapping solution is still number one on the to beat, however they have yet to apply to the for a license. The introduced legistlation earlier this year making it more difficult for companies to offer of . Any company wanting to do so have to follow strict rules to get a mapping license.