Mapquest Maps: US vs England vs Other programs

[wayne]

I noticed a difference that's an odd one.
When I look at mapquest in the USA, the view is top down.
When I look at mapquest in the UK, the aerial view is always at an angle.

I use an android program from Codesector called Maverick that downloads Mapquest, I assume the same source.  In the UK, it displays the Mapquest from top down.  The program ExpertGPS also shows the same top-down view in the UK.

Is there a setting somewhere in Topofusion I'm missing, or is it a different map?

It might be a different map source despite both saying Mapquest.  The Mapquest version used in Maverick and ExpertGPS also lets me zoom out to a full world view, while the Mapquest in Topofusion cuts out and won't let me view a full state of Arizona.

Thank you.

[ScottMorris]

Hey Wayne,

It's the same map source, but the maps in TF are shown in a different projection, thus the horizontal stretching.

Since the majority of map servers are going to the google style tiles, I will likely change the software to operate that way on a base level in the future.

Happy 2015!