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Apple Acquired Mapping Company Placebase in July
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I personally don't see Google Maps dying any time soon... even if it's an alternative made by Apple
orbital~debris
macrumors 68030
You do realise that Google Street View isn't just a United States offering?
It's available on other parts of Earth...
ezekielrage_99
macrumors 68040
I do a fair bit of work in geospatial for broadcast, so I am hoping we'll see some competition for Microsoft Earth and Google Maps.
talkingfuture
macrumors 65816
In the last few months Apple seem to really be trying to separate themselves from Google. Must be some behind the scenes tension over Google getting into OS's with Android and Chrome.
Peace
Cancelled
This is the nail in the coffin for the relationship between Apple and Google.
And btw. A perfect app for the fabled Tablet.
Thex1138
macrumors 6502a
offline maps
please let there be offline maps, hate it when my mates Nokia 96 out does the iphone when we are navigating round the uk and i dont have data connection, the maps app becomes useless.
please let there be offline maps, hate it when my mates Nokia 96 out does the iphone when we are navigating round the uk and i dont have data connection, the maps app becomes useless.
fleshman03
macrumors 68000
In fact, I do. As I was writing that, I knew someone was going to raise that point. I thought limiting it to the United States would established that is sufficiently difficult. You and the bulk of the human species have my apologies. 🙂
Yeah, right. This while I am simultaneously just reading that the iPhone and iPod Touch account for 40% globally and rising of all mobile internet traffic! I think the leverage is in Apple's favor, not Google's. I can do without Google search on my iPod Touch -- I can't do without my iPod Touch. And apparently iPhones use 10x more data than other smartphones.
Whats worries me is that Placebase produce more commercial/business orientation usage maps which can be useful for average iPhone user but not as helpful as google.
NightFox
macrumors 68040
I'm looking forward to seeing Google Streetmap camera cars and Apple iStreetmap camera cars encountering each other and trying to ram each other off the street. Would make a great computer game.
For those who it means anything to, I imagine it would be just like the British BRIXMIS and Soviet intelligence teams in Germany during the Cold War
For those who it means anything to, I imagine it would be just like the British BRIXMIS and Soviet intelligence teams in Germany during the Cold War
DMann
macrumors 601
Reason077
macrumors 601
Street view hardly covers the entire world.
Canada, for example, is completely missing - that's the majority of the North American continent!
In Europe street view can be quite spotty - even in a major city like London there are big gaps. On the other hand, New Zealand is covered very well.
peterdevries
macrumors 68040
Why? The way it looks to me Placebase has some superior features that Google doesn´t provide. I see this as a clear example of competition acting as a driver for innovation.
It appears that they are in the process of replacing the maps feature with a purchased version of placebase. It´s not as if they are taking the maps feature away altogether..
In addition, it could mean that Apple itself is looking into navigation. I would be interested to see what would come out of that..
DMann
macrumors 601
FYI, you might want to post images usingSafari Maps?
Sorry just looking at the compass icon. 🙄
Last month I went to Spain. Not knowing if or how cheaply I'd get a data connection I downloaded the entire map of Spain to my Nokia E71. Nokia's Ovi Maps is nice like that. There's a Map Loader app that lets you upload entire maps of regions to your phone.
If you've not seen Ovi Maps in action try it at http://maps.ovi.com/
On my phone it does 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions, unlike Google maps. TomTom and the like are redundant. I still use Google Maps on my E71 as it seems to be less CPU intensive than Ovi Maps.
Incidentally, the data that Placebase use is from Navteq. Navteq are owned by Nokia. There's no need for Apple to go out in vans mapping the planet, they're licencing data from elsewhere.
Maybe Apple want get rid of Google Maps, cause they didn't want their Voice App. Now Google is more and more becoming their competitor with Android. Maybe they will replace Google Maps in the next big OS update. And
spillproof
macrumors 68020
Eh, I don't particularly like this. Unless they can make it EVERYTHING Google Maps is AND MORE then I don't want it. And I'm not paying for it either.
diamond.g
macrumors G5
See it appears that a lot of what they are providing Google Earth can do. I do know a lot of gas finder type pages and even Zillow use Google Maps with overlay so we know some data layers are possible.
BongoBanger
macrumors 68000
Except they don't. You're reffering to Ad Mob's stats which don't reflect browsing, merely access to ad related sites on full web pages (since most mobile devices still default to mobile pages they don't register).
I'm not sure where people get the idea that this is Apple vs Google as Nokia, for example, use Nokia Maps whilst being quite happy for you to install and use Google Maps if you so wish. Why would Apple be any different?
Google maps isn't leaving the iPhone any time soon. And gogle will never pull the plug on it, the make money from it... Like every other search.
Speaking of maps does anyone remember the rumor aboiut a year and half ago about partnering with Mercedes for an apple gps system.
Speaking of maps does anyone remember the rumor aboiut a year and half ago about partnering with Mercedes for an apple gps system.