Nokia 'Here Map' arrives at the App Store

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Post by Libertatea » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 11:05 AM UTC

Nokia 'Here Map' arrives at the App Store
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Post by mtrimpe » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:00 PM UTC

Let's hope Google Maps for iOS will be released soon now.

I had trouble not chuckling at Google not releasing it after the Maps debacle, but fundamentally I think it's doing a disservice to the Google brand and it's customers in general.

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Post by mamp » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:09 PM UTC

Interface is a bit rough and appears rushed - hard to tap on some targets, keeps resetting to current location when moving in and out of the app. The live traffic information doesn't seem as up to date as Apple Maps. Nice to have actual locations available compared to the sparse Apple Maps.

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Post by lucaspiller » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:15 PM UTC

mamp wrote: post #3

Interface is a bit rough and appears rushed - hard to tap on some targets, keeps resetting to current location when moving in and out of the app. The live traffic information doesn't seem as up to date as Apple Maps. Nice to have actual locations available compared to the sparse Apple Maps.

I had a quick play around with it, and major locations seem more accurate, but shops and smaller locations are still off (e.g. in the middle of a road or the wrong side) here in Dublin.

At least the Zoo is in the right part of the city... http://i.imgur.com/4bZWP.png vs http://i.imgur.com/eby5R.png

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Post by rwbt » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:20 PM UTC

I like 'Nokia Maps' much better than 'Here'.

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Post by edgeman27 » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:22 PM UTC

mamp wrote: post #3

Interface is a bit rough and appears rushed - hard to tap on some targets, keeps resetting to current location when moving in and out of the app. The live traffic information doesn't seem as up to date as Apple Maps. Nice to have actual locations available compared to the sparse Apple Maps.

Agreed. The entire map view (including location dot, paths and markers) seems to be rendered in half resolution on Retina devices.

Public transport in London seems to work very well, and the Underground overlay is a nice feature. I will be using this for the time being.

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Post by 0x0 » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:32 PM UTC

This one actually has poorer satellite imagery than Apple Maps where I live.

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Post by mtgx » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:37 PM UTC

rwbt wrote: post #5

I like 'Nokia Maps' much better than 'Here'.

Yes, it's pretty terrible branding, especially for non-English countries. Nokia Maps was much better. I don't know why they felt the need to change it. Just to get a few more articles in the press about it?

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Post by symmetricsaurus » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:41 PM UTC

It's quite quick on my iphone 4 but the actual maps are blurred. It would seem that they are rendered at the "old" iphone resolution. This gives the app a very unpolished look unfortunately.

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Post by mjs » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:48 PM UTC

Much better than Apple Maps, but still:

* The Hayward Gallery is in the wrong place: http://here.net/united-kingdom/london/museum/hayward-gallery... * Searching for "Dover Castle" goes to the Castle in Dover rather than the pub And the non-Retina resolution tiles are annoying. Do Nokia's high-resolution phones get the same tiles?