Overview
- .map is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string ".map" is delegated in the root zone and is operated under a registry agreement.
History
- On June 9, 2016, ICANN and Charleston Road Registry Inc. (a subsidiary of Google) entered into a Registry Agreement under which Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates the .map TLD.
- The Delegation Record for .map was issued on June 8, 2017.
- The .map TLD was proposed and applied for during the New gTLD application rounds; multiple applicants were involved during the evaluation process.
Applicants and application outcomes
- Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) — became the registry operator under the Registry Agreement and prevailed against a Community Objection filed by FairSearch.org.
- Amazon — filed an application (filed 30 Apr 2014) but subsequently withdrew its application.
- Demand Media (United TLD Holdco Ltd.) — submitted an application and provided a Public Interest Commitment (PIC).
Notable Cases or Examples
- FairSearch.org filed a Community Objection against Google's application; Google prevailed in that challenge.
- Amazon's application received a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia (GAC Chair Heather Dryden) citing concerns about seeking exclusive access to a common generic string; that application was later withdrawn.
- Demand Media's applicant record includes a submitted Public Interest Commitment as part of its application.
Operator
Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Whois
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domain: MAP
organisation: Charleston Road Registry Inc.
address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
address: Mountain View CA 94043
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: TLD Admin
organisation: Google Inc.
address: 111 8th Avenue
address: New York NY 10011
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 404 978 8419
fax-no: +1 650 492 5631
e-mail: iana-contact@google.com
contact: technical
name: TLD Engineering
organisation: Google Inc.
address: 76 Ninth Avenue, 4th Floor
address: New York NY 10011
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 404 978 8419
fax-no: +1 650 492 5631
e-mail: crr-tech@google.com
nserver: NS-TLD1.CHARLESTONROADREGISTRY.COM 2001:4860:4802:32:0:0:0:69 216.239.32.105
nserver: NS-TLD2.CHARLESTONROADREGISTRY.COM 2001:4860:4802:34:0:0:0:69 216.239.34.105
nserver: NS-TLD3.CHARLESTONROADREGISTRY.COM 2001:4860:4802:36:0:0:0:69 216.239.36.105
nserver: NS-TLD4.CHARLESTONROADREGISTRY.COM 2001:4860:4802:38:0:0:0:69 216.239.38.105
nserver: NS-TLD5.CHARLESTONROADREGISTRY.COM 2001:4860:4805:0:0:0:0:69 216.239.60.105
ds-rdata: 16600 8 2 2b0dbafc4eafa98fbed02adb2ff33c9af7666f2f9910a141573f511397393a4b
whois:
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.registry.google
created: 2017-06-08
changed: 2025-04-11
source: IANA
