When I saw the ads, I predicted that there would be some really dumb comments that were based on the assumption that there was only one job per ad. You can never go wrong underestimating the ability of people to think analytically.
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When I saw the ads, I predicted that there would be some really dumb comments that were based on the assumption that there was only one job per ad. You can never go wrong underestimating the ability of people to think analytically.
I have a feeling that apostrophe at the end of "years" will continue to wither and eventually fall off.
People say "is comprised of" when they really mean "comprises". They pronounce "forte" with two syllables instead of one. ("Pronunciation is not their forte.") They say they're feeling "nauseous" when they really mean nauseated.
Eventually the dictionaries and style guides get updated, because when no one is following the old rules (and they still manage to live happy lives), what's the point of keeping those old rules around?
GOOGLE had the advantage that when their Maps first came out, it was all new and exciting, and a certain amount of wrong info was tolerated as 'growing pains', because the average person had nothing to compare it to.
Now that APPLE has entered the arena with their Maps, we of course expect perfection from day one, because we've had the convenience of G-Maps for close to a decade, and GOOGLE's version by now is pretty darn good.
In hindsight, APPLE should have realized the higher 'bar', before releasing their Maps, and should have taken more time, or indeed have labeled it Beta.
Exactly, the problem that Apple faces is that now there are mainstream alternatives to compare.
Don't forget
If your looking to take the job ask about the salary first £18'000 a year is not much to live on.
If your looking to take the job ask about the salary first £18'000 a year is not much to live on.
And therein lies the central problem Apple will lose the Big Data services war to Google unless it starts owning its data. And it can only do that by doing the long, hard work that Google did collecting it. Relying on third party companies like Yelp to provide accurate data is a fool's errand. Building a ground truth team helps, but it's still a fundamentally bad data source.
I've been reporting issues from my area since the Maps Beta. None have been fixed.
Some of them are obvious, like two airports in the area being labelled with the same name. That's obviously wrong, and it means that users end up navigating to the wrong one. I've corrected that one about 50 times in-app, with no response.
My street is still missing. In fact, the part of my suburb that is under three years old (i.e. half of it) is just missing altogether. It's a shambles when compared to Google Maps, which is extremely up-to-date.
They seem to have put absolutely zero effort into the Australian maps, and have done nothing to fix them afterwards.
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That's a bit crazy, when Yelp has virtually no presence in some countries.
I've tried it here in Australia for restaurant reviews, but it has virtually no data when compared to the likes of TripAdvisor and UrbanSpoon.
Also, I'm not sure how Yelp would help fix missing suburbs and inaccessible roads marked as main thoroughfares.
Some of them are obvious, like two airports in the area being labelled with the same name. That's obviously wrong, and it means that users end up navigating to the wrong one. I've corrected that one about 50 times in-app, with no response.
My street is still missing. In fact, the part of my suburb that is under three years old (i.e. half of it) is just missing altogether. It's a shambles when compared to Google Maps, which is extremely up-to-date.
They seem to have put absolutely zero effort into the Australian maps, and have done nothing to fix them afterwards.
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That's a bit crazy, when Yelp has virtually no presence in some countries.
I've tried it here in Australia for restaurant reviews, but it has virtually no data when compared to the likes of TripAdvisor and UrbanSpoon.
Also, I'm not sure how Yelp would help fix missing suburbs and inaccessible roads marked as main thoroughfares.
Man, and they still haven't updated the satellite images or done flyover in San Antonio. One of the largest U.S. cities by population and a ton of our maps point to empty lots and areas that changed years ago. 
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I've submitted several very accurate corrections, and not a single one has ever been corrected.
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Hey Apple, how about correcting street names that we users are reporting to you from our own neighborhoods? Repeatedly? Over several months? With no response whatsoever?
I've submitted several very accurate corrections, and not a single one has ever been corrected.
about time...
I cannot even begin to tell you how laughably poor Apple Maps information is here in Japan. You think you have it bad in the US? Hah! Here, it is only slightly more useful in finding your way around than using an arbitrary cubist doodle.
Examples abound; one of my recent favourites, searching for a cafe in my neighbourhood in Tokyo about 10 mins away. Apple Maps decides to show me a cafe with a different name... in Cincinatti.
I use it out of pity once in a while, on the off-chance it has improved. It hasn't. Google Maps is so very, very far ahead.I'm all for the competition, but I would kill to be able set Google back to the system default until Apple can get their ***** together
I cannot even begin to tell you how laughably poor Apple Maps information is here in Japan. You think you have it bad in the US? Hah! Here, it is only slightly more useful in finding your way around than using an arbitrary cubist doodle.
Examples abound; one of my recent favourites, searching for a cafe in my neighbourhood in Tokyo about 10 mins away. Apple Maps decides to show me a cafe with a different name... in Cincinatti.
I use it out of pity once in a while, on the off-chance it has improved. It hasn't. Google Maps is so very, very far ahead.I'm all for the competition, but I would kill to be able set Google back to the system default until Apple can get their ***** together
Apple, honestly it's time to give up, you'll never be google in regards of maps. Their new version even includes biking directions. Still cannot believe if you search in apple maps for directions using public transportation it tries to open q different app.
In my town... searching for Walmart gives you the results below.
I'd just like to know where Apple gets its POI information. They got the one address correct... where the hell did the other addresses come from?
I'd just like to know where Apple gets its POI information. They got the one address correct... where the hell did the other addresses come from?
Man, and they still haven't updated the satellite images or done flyover in San Antonio. One of the largest U.S. cities by population and a ton of our maps point to empty lots and areas that changed years ago.
I don't know about San Antonio being one of the largest cities by population, but it certainly is one of the largest tourist destination cities. I would expect that millions of people (who don't live there) visit every year expecting to be able to find their way to the Alamo; Riverwalk; Missions; Fiesta Texas; Sea World; Brackenridge Park; Hemisfair Plaza; etc. I want to see the Tower of the Americas in 3D. I would also love to see the San Antonio River actually shown on the map.
At least when the do a flyover, their 3D rendering of the Iron Rattler will be more up-to-date than Google's current rendering of the old Rattler. What are the chances Apple would hire some coaster enthusiasts with 3D modeling skills to make sure Steel Eel; Superman Krypton Coaster; and Poltergeist don't look all funky?
No, I don't live there, but I've been a frequent visitor.
Apple really needs to look to their users for some help too, Google got that one right. The people that understand these cities the best are the ones that live there, and they will freely check and fix the data if it appears that their work is recognized. I have sent in hundreds of fixes over the past year, and none of them have been fixed. I really have lost my incentive to try and help fix the issues.
~1.4 million people.
San Antonio /ˌsænænˈtoʊni.oʊ/ (Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is the seventh most populous city in the United States of America and the second most populous city in the state of Texas. - Wikipedia.
The greater San Antonio area (including enveloped cities and towns within and around its primary loops), has a population that pushed that number to well over 2 million people.