So I guess we should believe that your right, and Apple is wrong? Im willing to at least give Apple the benefit of the doubt and wait to see how the future beta's turnout.
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Wow. Apple Maps is a disaster.
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So I guess we should believe that your right, and Apple is wrong? Im willing to at least give Apple the benefit of the doubt and wait to see how the future beta's turnout.
I have to disagree. You are assuming Apple is using their own data. They supposedly sourcing TomTom and Microsoft data (I bet TomTom for drivable maps, Microsoft for Satellite imagery). For the Beta they might be using dummy or reduced test data - pulling from non-production servers etc. They might be focused on the front end interface for testing, and simply link to production data the day of cutover. I wouldn't worry about it - until it releases. If it sucks then - complain away.
Why another one of those posts. Most of the issues raised in this thread are not bugs, nobody in here is talking about crashing or debugging. Those are bugs, this is just poor standards.
My sentiments exactly. I don't care about Apple's spat with Google. I just want a slick mapping service on my phone. I feel like that's what we've already got with the cartography provided by Google, and Apple is just removing it and replacing it with something potentially functionally inferior and certainly uglier.
That would make no business sense. Why preview crappy maps in the beta, make everyone think they're garbage and go to other devices, then show that they're actually good with the final release?
Just because something is in beta doesn't mean it has a free pass to be incomplete rubbish. It's meant to show the final product, but beta releases are to iron out bugs prior to the official release.
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6/maps/?cid=mc-features-uk-g-map-applemaps
this tells me they don't have some crazy back end switch to flip to change colours/make roads thicker/increase labels on their maps...
this tells me they don't have some crazy back end switch to flip to change colours/make roads thicker/increase labels on their maps...
Apple is using OSM, TomTom and Microsoft. OSM provides the mapping, TomTom provides maps data, OSM provides the maps and Microsoft provides the imagery.
For the beta, they probably wouldn't be using "test" data, in fact, it'd be foolish for them to use test data, given the nature. Whilst it could be true that they are using out-dated data, this doesn't make sense either.
The fact of the matter is, they are likely to be using a dataset that's not from that long ago, and it is missing a lot and lacking in things. IMO, Google Maps still provides a better comprehensive service at this time.
They're still things you report via Apple's bug reporter. As a dev, you're meant to report anything that doesn't function the way you want, be it a feature request, something that's poorly implemented, something that crashes, something that could be better if only they X
Obviously Apple won't do all the things that get asked for. But you're still meant to send in the reports, as part of their process for deciding where to expend effort is based on how many duplicate reports the thing gets.
They claimed the cartography as their own. Not OSM or TomTom. Certainly some information comes from TomTom (or more specifically Tele-Atlas) however the style guide and digitisation I would say are Apple's.
They're using loads of services but I don't see Microsoft...
http://gspsa21.ls.apple.com/html/attribution.html
If you want to see some topic qua lit satellite imagery check out any view of Bristol UK
http://gspsa21.ls.apple.com/html/attribution.html
If you want to see some topic qua lit satellite imagery check out any view of Bristol UK
Wrong
No mention of OSM in the legal notices in settings or MSFT under Maps for that matter.
This. I just want the best maps app possible. I could care less whether Apple and Google get along.
As much as I'd love for Apple to put out a maps offering that is as good as Google's, I really just don't think it's going to happen. I highly doubt that Apple will be able to replicate street view and the overall amount of detail that Google has in its maps. After all, Google has been at it for several years. Honestly, the flyover feature just seems like a subpar version of street view.
I think the term "poor standards" would only apply if this was the final version. It might just be an excuse on their part, but it is also a plausible excuse that you have to accept given the fact Apple themselves warned that not much high res data was available yet. You can't blame somebody for not providing something when they gave you fair warning of that fact in advance.
Being the Apple hater that you are you sure do spend tons of time on the iPhone forums.
I think Apple's Maps look visually appealing compared to Google's. I just hope they can somehow add flyover and satellite view to more places.
LOL, they are a little off on the oceans eh? Even for a beta, that's friggin embarassing.
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Looks like you live in downtown Baghdad. LOL!
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Yeah but still, you got to admit that's laughable. Look at the ocean labels? This isn't JoeBlow's software company, it's Apple, one of the most valuable companies in the world and they put that out? Beta or not, it aint good.
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Looks like you live in downtown Baghdad. LOL!
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Yeah but still, you got to admit that's laughable. Look at the ocean labels? This isn't JoeBlow's software company, it's Apple, one of the most valuable companies in the world and they put that out? Beta or not, it aint good.
Really?
Then the term "vector-based engine" doesn't mean what I though it did.
Looking at the Apple map and where it goes wrong it would seem like their data is centreline of road and street width.
I personally like were they seem to be going with Maps, finally dropping that paper map hold over of showing streets wider to fit labels. To me having the true urban grain gives a better sense of place, which was traded to get a map on fixed paper.
Yeah the data clearly isn't there yet. Still if their map engine can pull app sourced "transit" data like they said in the keynote, then there could well be a lot of additional data in there by the time it ships.
Wow.... I will make sure to tell iOS users I know not to update to iOS 6. Maybe it is good we aren't getting iOS 6 on the iPad 1, as at least this app is a horrendous downgrade. Downgrading seems to be the trend with Apple lately though, such as with Final Cut Pro 9 to 10, iPhoto 9 to year 11, iMovie 06 HD to iMovie 08, and OS X 10.6 to 10.7.
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