Apple Maps Expands Detailed City Experience With 3D Landmarks to Boston

[MacRumors]

Apple Maps today expanded its Detailed City Experience to Boston, as noted by content creator Frank McShan. The updated map provides more details and custom-designed 3D models of popular landmarks, such as Fenway Park.

Apple says the updated map provides richer detail for road markings, buildings, commercial districts, marinas, land cover, trees, elevation, public transit routes, and more. Navigation is also improved with the additions of augmented reality walking directions and a road-level "windshield view" when approaching complex interchanges.

Apple started rolling out the Detailed City Experience with iOS 15 in 2021, and the updated map is now available in the cities of Atlanta, Berlin, Chicago, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Miami, Montréal, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, and a few others, with more to come.

Earlier this week, we spotlighted a new iPhone app called Landmarks that allows you to easily view over 300 of the 3D models from Apple Maps.

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[oofio2461]

I like the detailed City Experience, not too detailed, like Google Maps 3D View.

 

[AtomicDusk]

Well that looks pretty awesome! I rather enjoy maps, don’t have a reason to look at competitors.

 

[antiprotest]

It does look fun.

 

[Opinion Leader / Analyst]

mii plaza? 🤔

 

[svish]

Good to see it available in another city. Hopefully Apple makes its available everywhere.

 

[SoldOnApple]

I hope Adelaide Australia gets it soon. We don't have many landmarks, but I think the ones we do have are already modelled in 3D, like Adelaide Oval. I guess it's not exactly a world famous landmark.

 

[G5isAlive]

I couldn’t help but notice that the article lists the cities the detailed map is included without mentioning Boston. But this article is about Boston being added presumably now?

 

[syklee26]

That's not enough detail. Where are dejected Red Sox fans after yet another loss?

 

[lovehateapple]

Good to see it available in another city. Hopefully Apple makes its available everywhere.

Yeah, I don't know what's taking them so long. Apple maps has a long way to go...

 

[laszlo182]

is it mostly just stadiums in US?

 

[Sebosz]

Yeah, I don't know what's taking them so long.

Probably the level of detail 🫣

 

[haruhiko]

Great! Good to see Apple Maps expanding the nicer version of it to another city.
At this rate, by 2075 the coverage may finally reach all the major global cities.
Looking forward to it!

 

[MadDog31]

I've been waiting for this! I'm not from Boston, but I now live here, and there are areas where one wrong turn puts you in Seattle. Leverett Circle comes to mind.

These new details are highly welcomed!

 

[jamietshaw]

A nice addition though I would rather they spent their time implementing street view.

 

[chenks]

i'd rather have a map that was useable for anything other than driving than "form over function" additions that offer nothing to what most people use maps for.

i still have no walking or cycling directions here.

 

[TVreporter]

“Hey Siri, find the Red Sox park”

“OK, I’ve found these stores that sell red socks.”

 

[WWPD]

Won't be happy until I see detailed 3d models of every Dunkin' in the Boston area.

 

[randyhudson]

Apple Maps for MacOS sucks with a mouse. For example, click+dragging with the mouse AND swiping a finger on the mouse do the exact same thing. You have to use the keyboard to zoom in, rotate, etc. When you figure out that OPTION+drag rotates the view, it's in the opposite direction would expect.

 

[Devnul0]

Still waiting for Apple Maps to reliably label roadnames and route numbers on the map. Can't even tell you the number of times I've zoomed in, zoomed out, panned, changed from "explore" to "drive" and seen absolutely no difference: major roads not showing their names or numbers.

Also, agree with the above post that the MacOS UX is terrible. Plus only allowing two-finger pinch/spread to zoom in and out, instead of two-finger swipe upward/downward, and that pinch/spread invariably also rotates the map.

 

[Max Webb]

Apple MAPS is terrible in the UK, major cities have icons where businesses are no longer and roads which no longer exist. Everytime I have to turn to google maps. Also google maps and satellite data was updated February 2023 so everything is pretty much bang on up to date.