Yahoo will shuttering down Maps API service completely in upcoming 13th of September. So it means Yahoo again floundering with trying to figure out wat it is. Developers who have used its Maps API are in for an unpleasant surprise when know about this announcement.
In short, if you were using any of the following, you’ll need to make some changes to address the closing:
Yahoo Announcement:
As part of Yahoo!’s commitment to creating deeply personal digital experiences, we have been reprioritizing our current portfolio of mapping products to refocus on a great consumer Mapping and Local Search experience.
Yahoo does extend the olive branch somewhat, stating that its Placefinder API for geocoding and the combination of Placemaker and Local Search API will remain alive for geocaching. Interestingly, instead of pushing abandoned developers toward Microsoft’s Bing Maps, Yahoo is ushering them toward Nokia’s Ovi Maps API.
The “even worse” news? If you’re hoping to use Nokia’s product for navigation right now via a Yahoo product, you’ll have to wait a while — “This work is in-progress and we plan to have something to announce later this year.”