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Posted December 12, 2012 at 9:27PM
I was in our local Apple store yesterday looking at Ipads and noticed their new mapping application which has received some criticism. However on the plus side I was very impressed with the coverage and quality of their satellite imagery which in my area was very recent (within 2 years) and covered a much larger area in greater detail.
Comparing this tonight with Google Earth and Google maps the local imagery dates back to 2001 and many areas have no detailed coverage at all.
Strikes me that Google are being left behind somewhat.
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Posted December 12, 2012 at 9:55PM
Apple, I believe, are in partnership with TomTom and others on this. If it is anything like my TomTom you could have some exciting excursions.
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Posted December 12, 2012 at 9:57PM
Apple Maps was terrible when it first came out with many areas without detailed coverage. It has improved though and most of UK is now fine but no street view.
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Posted December 12, 2012 at 10:29PM
"Strikes me that Google are being left behind somewhat."
Google maps on my iPad is far better than the new Apple offering. I was in Provence in June/July of this year, and used my iPad to navigate from the airport to the remote farmhouse where I had to meet some people. I was amazed to find that not only did Google maps deliver me right to the front gate, but that it had a street view image of the farmhouse.
The new Apple application can't touch Google maps for detail and accuracy- at least not yet.
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Posted December 12, 2012 at 11:03PM
It was the satellite imagery. I was referring to. 11 years ahead in my area.
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Posted December 13, 2012 at 8:03AM
Google maps native app just been announced for iSrore
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Posted December 13, 2012 at 9:16AM
Just don't go visiting Australia with Apple Maps as your guide!! Police warning
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Posted December 13, 2012 at 10:25AM
It's not all satellite imagery on Google Maps and the various other services.
As you zoom in Google maps switches to photos taken from aeroplanes, and as you can probably imagine, it's not a cheap or quick job to photograph the major populated areas of the world.
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Posted December 14, 2012 at 3:16PM
I was on the bus yesterday, the young woman sitted /seated in front had a green jacket on ...with a lined tartan-street-plan-look-pattern ... reminded me of a google maps screen ... you heard it here first.
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Posted December 14, 2012 at 5:23PM
I have Apple Maps and Google Maps and for a quick check I put in a simple route on both. Apple directions were via a narrow and closed lane. Google directions were correct.
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