AutoNavi Software Co., Ltd. is a Chinese web mapping, navigation and location-based services provider, founded in 2001. One of its subsidiary companies, Beijing Mapabc Co. Ltd. [1] (www.mapabc.com), is a map website in China.[2] AutoNavi was acquired by Alibaba Group in 2014.[3] It offers its map services at Amap.com and as the Amap mobile app. It is known as Gaode in Chinese.
AutoNavi provides mapping data of China and Taiwan for Apple Maps, which was introduced with iOS 6.[4] Previously this was the only method of viewing their map in English, and was only available when the Apple device was located within China. The app is available in English, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese.
AutoNavi previously provided mapping data to Google from 2006,[5]