Jeff Campbell
10-01-2010, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://mashable.com/2010/09/30/mapquest-atlas/' target='_blank'>http://mashable.com/2010/09/30/mapquest-atlas/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"MapQuest, in its drive to get on people's radars again, is launching an interactive atlas that combines MapQuest maps with an array of geographic, cultural and climate data."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1285875126.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>I guess they never really left, but just got left behind in the Google Maps dust. They are back now though, and have come out with an Atlas. The interface is pretty simple, and gives you basic facts about any country you click on (or touch on if you are using your iPad), all gleaned from the CIA's World Factbook [<a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/" target="_blank">link</a>]. It's a nice, albeit simple, addition to the MapQuest line. </p>