To that end, this is where Apple Maps falls flat on its face. For large parts of the UK, it just doesn’t feature the public transport you need. Now, I’m not talking about public transport routing — for that kind of thing I have dedicated apps that do it better — I’m talking about actually showing train stations, tube stations, bus stops, and things like that on the map; kind of important if you don’t know where the hell you’re going.
It’s not just public transport that Apple Maps totally fails on; it can’t find businesses or places either. Yelp has apparently provided its database to Apple, but compared to Google Maps it’s just poor. Searching for my local Center Parcs in Longleat, which is something rather big and bloody well should be in Apple’s business database, Apple Maps protested that it, frankly, didn’t exist. Combining missing places with incorrect listings, like Birmingham’s Bullring being spelt “Bull Ring,” it makes it really hard to find what you’re looking for. Oh yeah, and Apple didn’t bother to correct “Duncaster” either before launch.
