Apple Maps is adding more and improved maps

mood · Aug 23, 2020

Apple Maps trials updated maps for UK and Ireland
August 23, 2020
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/23/apple-maps-trials-updated-maps-for-uk-and-ireland

Apple has started to test its update for Apple Maps that brings more detailed information to the navigation app, with a small number of users spotting the new map data being used in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

During WWDC 2020, Apple announced it would be bringing its improved Apple Maps to more countries, expanding on its existing work in the United States. Its first international expansion, as part of iOS 14, will cover the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, and would occur sometime later in 2020.
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According to Justin O'Beirne, who has been keeping track of the update's rollout in different areas, there have been some sightings of the refreshed map for the UK.
Apple initially visited the UK and Ireland in June 2015 with its mapping vehicles, with the last subregions of each country traversed by May 2019.
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Along with more detailed maps outside the US, the Apple Maps update will also include enhanced cycling directions, improvements to recommendations for where to visit or eat, and EV routing.
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mood · Sep 7, 2020

Meet Eyedrive, Apple’s system for building Maps and testing autonomous driving
September 7, 2020
https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/07/meet...building-maps-and-testing-autonomous-driving/

Apple has been operating vehicles equipped with advanced sensors for some time, which are dedicated to collecting data to enhance Apple Maps. 9to5Mac has now learned exclusive details about how Apple uses these vehicles and manages such data.

Twitter user @YRH04E shared with us some internal Apple materials that reveal how the company operates those special cars with sensors and the protocols that the Apple Maps team must follow to capture images and other data across the streets.
Apple began collecting data using modified vans, but now field operators drive a white Subaru Impreza, which is internally known as “Ulysses.”
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Once they’re on the road, the EyeDrive app on iPad tells the team where they should drive to capture data. The operator can check the images through the iPad in real-time and confirm if the capture looks good or if it has any issues.

At the end of the day, the systems are turned off and everything is safely saved. The car is once again inspected and the SSDs with captured data are immediately sent to Apple.
All that data is mainly used to enhance features like Flyover and Look Around, where users can explore 3D cities on Apple Maps. These vehicles are commonly seen in the United States, but Apple is slowly expanding them to Canada, Europe, and Japan.
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Ulysses vs Tyche (the two vehicle hardware configs) pic.twitter.com/afSHRtlJM7
— andrey (@YRH04E) August 4, 2020
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mood · Oct 1, 2020

Apple launches the new detailed Apple Maps experience in the United Kingdom, Look Around in select cities
October 1, 2020
https://9to5mac.com/2020/10/01/appl...-united-kingdom-look-around-in-select-cities/

Apple today officially launched its in-house mapping data in the United Kingdom and Ireland, after completing the rollout across the United States in 2019. The new map is rolling out now and should be available to all customers later this evening.

The new maps offer more detailed cartography and building shapes, more accurate navigation and Google Street View-esque ‘Look Around’ views in select cities.
With its revamped Apple Maps initiatives, Apple is using its own map data sourced from satellite imagery, as well as ground truth Apple Maps vehicles.
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Today, Apple announced that Look Around is available in three cities across the UK & Ireland: London, Edinburgh and Dublin. If you are using Apple Maps on a device running iOS 13 or later, you should be able to see the Look Around binoculars icon when exploring London, for instance.
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Apple: Apple rolls out all-new Maps across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

Maps now features better road coverage and pedestrian data, more detailed land cover, Look Around, and new cycling directions
Today, users in the UK and Ireland can experience the new Apple Maps, with faster and more accurate navigation, and comprehensive views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, malls, and more, making it easier and more enjoyable to map out any journey.
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mood · Oct 25, 2020

Apple begins testing rebuilt Apple Maps in Canada with some users ahead of full release
October 25, 2020
https://9to5mac.com/2020/10/25/rebuilt-apple-maps-canada/

The redesigned Apple Maps interface came to the United Kingdom earlier this month, offering Look Around, improved cartography, and much more. Now, Apple appears to be in the early stages of rolling out this redesigned Apple Maps experience to users in Canada.

The slow and steady rollout of the all-new Apple Maps platform has been documented by Justin O’Beirne. Apple first started the rollout roughly one week ago, but since then, it has gained quite a bit of momentum. Data tracked by O’Beirne shows a sharp uptick in users with access to the new Apple Maps this week. Multiple 9to5Mac readers have also reached out to share that they have their devices updated with the new Apple Maps interface this week.
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Once the new Apple Maps interface has fully rolled out in Canada, it will be the “largest yet” expansion of the new Apple Maps data.
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mood · Dec 10, 2020

Apple Maps rolls out update for Canada packed with new features
December 10, 2020
https://appleinsider.com/articles/2...ut-update-for-canada-packed-with-new-features

Canadians can now take advantage of Apple's newly updated Apple Maps, featuring more detailed land cover, better road coverage, and new ways to explore.

On Thursday, Apple rolled out new updates to its Maps apps, designed to make traversing Canada easier. The new update boasts plenty of features, including faster and more accurate navigation, more precess addresses, better road coverage, and more detailed land cover.
Canada also gains some new street-level imagery in certain locations.
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Apple has also rolled out several smaller features designed to make Maps better. Those who drive electric vehicles can take advantage of electric vehicle routing, which adds charging stops along a planned route based on current vehicle charge and charger type.

Maps users can now get real-time transit information, including up-to-date schedules, live departure and arrival times, and busses and trains' current locations. Currently, real-time transit is available in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and more.
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Apple: Apple delivers all-new Apple Maps across Canada

Maps now features better road coverage and pedestrian data, detailed land cover, and new ways to explore with Look Around, Guides, and more
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mood · Dec 16, 2020

Apple Maps expands Look Around to three new cities in the United States
December 14, 2020
https://www.imore.com/apple-maps-expands-look-around-three-new-cities-united-states

Reported by MacRumors, Apple has expanded one of the best newer features of Apple Maps to a ton of new areas. Look Around, which allows you to virtually travel around the streets of a city, is now available in Denver, Colorado, Detroit, Michigan, and Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in the United States.

As noted by the report, the expansion has brought the number of areas you can virtually take a tour from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac to 22 cities and regions in the world.

At launch, Look Around was limited to a handful of cities, but now it is available in 22 cities and regions around the world. Apple maintains a list on its website, but Maps enthusiast Justin O'Beirne also has a more frequently updated list.
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This latest expansion of Look Around isn't a rare update for the feature either.
Just last week, Apple released the feature in Canada's major cities as well as rolled out its brand new map for the country after finishing that work in the United States.
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mood · Dec 20, 2020

Apple Maps Vehicles Collecting 'Look Around' Imagery in Israel, New Zealand, and Singapore
December 20, 2020
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/12/20/apple-maps-vehicles-new-zealand-singapore-israel/

LiDAR-equipped Apple Maps vehicles are surveying select regions of Israel, New Zealand, and Singapore through early 2021, collecting street-level imagery and data, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple's website.

Apple will use the data collected to improve its Maps app and expand its Look Around feature beyond the five countries where it is currently supported, including parts of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Japan.
In some areas where streets are not easily accessible, Apple employees collect data using portable systems, such as a backpack with LiDAR.
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imdb · Dec 20, 2020

mood said: ↑

Apple Maps Vehicles Collecting 'Look Around' Imagery in Israel, New Zealand, and Singapore
December 20, 2020
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/12/20/apple-maps-vehicles-new-zealand-singapore-israel/
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