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Apple Street Level Mapping Vehicles Coming to New Orleans Next Month
Posted on 6/17/15 at 9:38 am
Posted on 6/17/15 at 9:38 am
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Apple's Offical Maps Vehicles Page
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Apple confirmed earlier this month that it is driving vehicles around the world to collect data to improve Apple Maps, and the mapping imagery is almost certainly being used to create a Google Maps "Street View" competitor. Apple Maps vehicles are also taking photos of businesses and storefronts in major metropolitan areas to replace current imagery provided by third-party sources such as Yelp.
Apple's Offical Maps Vehicles Page
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Apple has also updated its Apple Maps vehicles website with a new list of locations where it will be collecting data between July 1 to July 14, with notable additions including New Orleans and unmapped areas in Santa Clara County
This post was edited on 6/17/15 at 9:39 am
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Posted on 6/17/15 at 9:59 am to colorchangintiger
I guess I'll comment on this one.
Cooooooooooooooool
Cooooooooooooooool
Posted on 6/17/15 at 10:27 am to colorchangintiger
And we probably won't see thus implementation until iOS X
Fun
Fun
Posted on 6/17/15 at 10:35 am to colorchangintiger
Is this where all the Apple lovers praise Apple's innovation for coming up with this brilliant idea ?
Posted on 6/17/15 at 10:58 am to colorchangintiger
I have no qualms with Apple taking a good idea and making it smoother and implementing it better. That said, trying to recreate Google Maps seems like a gigantic waste of time and resources to improve something that few people have any issues with.
As someone mentioned, Google Maps may be the most beneficial free product of all time.
As someone mentioned, Google Maps may be the most beneficial free product of all time.
Posted on 6/17/15 at 12:17 pm to Pettifogger
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That said, trying to recreate Google Maps seems like a gigantic waste of time and resources to improve something that few people have any issues with.
Posted on 6/17/15 at 12:18 pm to Pettifogger
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As someone mentioned, Google Maps may be the most beneficial free product of all time.
Freedom isn't free.
Posted on 6/17/15 at 2:23 pm to colorchangintiger
The crazy thing to me is that people are bitching at Apple ever since Apple Maps started up because they're nixing Google out of the process. Well where do you think Google makes their money? Data mining. So wouldn't you think Apple might eventually want to scoop up some of that potential money via data mining with competing products on its phones, which it can implement and integrate into its UI and hardware experience fairly well?
I digress.
What I'm impressed with is how quickly Apple's come up to speed with their mapping. It took Google a long time to get here, and I don't think anyone will say with a straight face Apple is on their level. But they have come a long, long way in a very short period of time.
I digress.
What I'm impressed with is how quickly Apple's come up to speed with their mapping. It took Google a long time to get here, and I don't think anyone will say with a straight face Apple is on their level. But they have come a long, long way in a very short period of time.
Posted on 6/17/15 at 2:38 pm to colorchangintiger
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Street Level Mapping
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New Orleans
So will there be imagery from inside the potholes?
Posted on 6/17/15 at 3:52 pm to Catman88
:rimshot:
Posted on 6/17/15 at 4:37 pm to Pettifogger
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That said, trying to recreate Google Maps seems like a gigantic waste of time and resources to improve something that few people have any issues with.
I agree with this. However,
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where do you think Google makes their money? Data mining. So wouldn't you think Apple might eventually want to scoop up some of that potential money via data mining with competing products on its phones, which it can implement and integrate into its UI and hardware experience fairly well?
I also agree with this. As superfluous as it seems from the consumer's point of view, Apple is still a direct competitor to Google, and this is just another effort in furthering independence from the competitor that will likely be a profitable move. They don't even have to outdo Google here. Apple's native map app is already there on the iPhone. Apple merely has to take away any compelling reason to use something else.
Posted on 6/17/15 at 8:30 pm to colorchangintiger
This is one of those things where I wish Apple would just do what Apple does and let Google do what they do.
Apple and Google are the best at what they do but rather than just complementing each other they seem to be obsessed with getting good at what the other company has mastered.
Apple is a great at hardware and operating systems for their hardware. Google is great at services.
Anytime either company gets outside of those areas to get into the other's territory, it seems forced and trepidatious.
I don't need street view from Apple. We already have it.
Apple and Google are the best at what they do but rather than just complementing each other they seem to be obsessed with getting good at what the other company has mastered.
Apple is a great at hardware and operating systems for their hardware. Google is great at services.
Anytime either company gets outside of those areas to get into the other's territory, it seems forced and trepidatious.
I don't need street view from Apple. We already have it.
This post was edited on 6/17/15 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 6/18/15 at 7:35 am to Scoop
They tried that, then Google released Android. And I wouldn't call Android forced and trepidatious.
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