Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
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Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
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Re: Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
#2I'm not sure where the 400 year aspect comes from, but this is probably one of the best bits of technical writing I've read on the whole iOS6 Maps issues.
Re: Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
#3The article has no mention of why this is a 400 year advantage - or how long it will take for Apple to get over this.
He lays out very well that a human element is required to bring these streams of data together. And Apple is not a company with the DNA of big data.
Just algorithmic manipulation of the data is not possible or sufficient - they will need an army to integrate these streams and bring them up to par. And Apple is even less happy to deal with an Army than Google was.
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#4TIL about Google Map Maker. Just corrected a few issues in my neighborhood, they got approved, I wonder when they get into Google Maps. Anyone knows how long it takes? Google's email sent to me just says "Soon you will be able to see your edit live on Google Maps."
Re: Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
#5The article has no mention of why this is a 400 year advantage - or how long it will take for Apple to get over this. He lays out very well that a human element is required to bring these streams of data together. And Apple is not a company with the DNA of big data. Just algorithmic manipulation of the data is not possible or sufficient - they will need an army to integrate these streams and bring them up to par. And…
Maybe the 400 years referes to the number of people-years used to manually clean up map information?
Re: Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
#6TIL about Google Map Maker. Just corrected a few issues in my neighborhood, they got approved, I wonder when they get into Google Maps. Anyone knows how long it takes? Google's email sent to me just says "Soon you will be able to see your edit live on Google Maps."
From the FAQ: "How does Reviewing work? Why is my edit still pending/not yet live on Maps?"
"All new edits need to be reviewed by another mapper. The more you successfully contribute to Map Maker, the more trust you will gain in the system and the easier it will be for you to make and review other changes to the map. If your edit is still pending and not on Google Maps, it has likely not been reviewed yet. You can post the links to the edits you’ve made on the review edit requests forum, so that your fellow mappers can review your map changes, enabling your edit to go live once approved by enough people with enough trust in Map Maker. Learn more about how reviewing and the moderation process works here."
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Re: Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
#8The article has no mention of why this is a 400 year advantage - or how long it will take for Apple to get over this. He lays out very well that a human element is required to bring these streams of data together. And Apple is not a company with the DNA of big data. Just algorithmic manipulation of the data is not possible or sufficient - they will need an army to integrate these streams and bring them up to par. And…
Maybe the 400 years referes to the number of people-years used to manually clean up map information?
Thats how I read it.
Although frankly speaking, if anything 400 man-years seems very low for worldwide mapping.
Re: Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
#9The article has no mention of why this is a 400 year advantage - or how long it will take for Apple to get over this. He lays out very well that a human element is required to bring these streams of data together. And Apple is not a company with the DNA of big data. Just algorithmic manipulation of the data is not possible or sufficient - they will need an army to integrate these streams and bring them up to par. And…
Maybe the 400 years referes to the number of people-years used to manually clean up map information?
So it's a problem that $4 billion could solve in a few days, right?
Re: Google Maps' advantage over Apple Maps
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe the 400 years referes to the number of people-years used to manually clean up map information?
Thats how I read it. Although frankly speaking, if anything 400 man-years seems very low for worldwide mapping.
Don't underestimate the value of legwork and algorithms.
edit: I... I skimmed the article the first time, but... The author actually claims that it's a data quality problem, not an algorithm problem. Huh?!
second edit: I guess my only real contention is that "data quality" is a fake idea.