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Apple Has Been Making Significant Improvements to Maps

Apple Has Been Making Significant Improvements to Maps

Posted March 13, 2013 at 4:38am by iClarified
Apple has been making significant improvements to Maps, according to details published by The Loop.

The site says in addition to major changes to Maps in Japan, Apple has also done the following:

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Added Flyover Support:
● Baltimore, MD
● Providence, RH
● Portland, ME
● Cleveland, OH
● Green Bay, WI
● Minneapolis, MN
● Albany, NY
● Indianapolis, Indiana
● Cologne, Germany
● Glasgow, Scotland
● Buffalo, NY
● Vancouver, BC
● Tulsa, OK
● Hoover Dam
● Modesto, CA
● Stockton, CA


Expanded Flyover Coverage:
● Portland, OR
● Boston, MA
● Houston, TX
● Stockholm, Sweden
● Munich, Germany
● London, England
● Madrid, Spain
● Rome, Italy
● Copenhagen, Denmark
● Berlin, Germany
● Lyon, France
● Birmingham, AL
● Toronto, ON
● Barcelona, Spain

Updated 3D Buildings:
● Barcelona, Spain
● Berlin, Germany
● Birmingham, England
● Cologne, Germany
● Copenhagen, Denmark
● Dublin, Ireland
● London, England
● Lyon, France
● Manchester, England
● Milan, Italy
● Munich, Germany
● Rome, Italy

Updates in China:
● New coloring scheme that matches the vector-based Maps
● New Chinese character font for improved readability
● Re-prioritized locations so more relevant/interesting locations display first
● Updated road network
● Now contains narrower roads.

Other Improvements:
● Updated city labels in cities worldwide
● Improved satellite imagery in a number of countries
● Location information for Apple Stores, businesses, movie theaters, restaurants, airports and transit stops.
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Timmy
Timmy - March 27, 2013 at 10:34pm
iOS Maps is Apple's biggest fail since the intro of MobileMe.
Intramorph
Intramorph - March 13, 2013 at 2:33pm
Not really. I can't find simple addresses in the middle of new you're. That google maps finds instantly. How's that making improvements. And let's not even go into the lagging issues...
Captain Randy
Captain Randy - March 13, 2013 at 1:00pm
Too little too late. I use Google maps and set them as default using the MapsOpener JB Tweak.
Tiestofan
Tiestofan - March 13, 2013 at 12:18pm
Apple just hire the people at waze or tomtom to help you fix your maps program. Maps is the absolute worst thing about an iPhone in my opinion but I don't use it due to it being completely useless!
Adrian
Adrian - March 13, 2013 at 10:28am
BARBADOOOOOOSSSS!!!!
Rikul
Rikul - March 13, 2013 at 8:46am
When will the apple maps show directions in india... Waiting since the new apple maps has arrived... Unless and until it shows directions in india its useless to us. So please do something.
8378005
8378005 - March 13, 2013 at 10:24am
Just need to know how to get to Airport.
PhoneApp
PhoneApp - March 13, 2013 at 4:54am
Despite what some consider optional ideas and that the maps do need to be correct. I do like the enhanced perspective options. These especially true when showing family and friends in regards to places in their history. Bravo - PhoneApp.com !
McLovin
McLovin - March 13, 2013 at 6:22am
Stockton, CA? Seriously. I guess you could use flyover to pretend driving through it at a clip.
Timmy
Timmy - March 13, 2013 at 4:43am
who gives a FVCK about Flyover and 3D Buildings? worry about fixing the actual map of where the fvck roads actually are and what they're called before worrying about marketing features such as Flyover & 3D Buildings.
TC
TC - March 13, 2013 at 5:32am
Who cares if anyone gets lost? As long as the buildings on the phone look pretty you'll be fine.
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