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Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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Re: Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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Post by handedness »

protomyth wrote: post #107
handedness wrote: post #71

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I fail to see the connection, but every single Apple Maps correction I've submitted has been applied.

I reported it on the Apple Maps site and filed a bug as a developer. I don't want to send stuff to the Apple executives when I might really need to get noticed for something that will really help the student's future.

Thanks, that makes more sense. Still, I would be surprised if any continuity between the two requests became a factor.

Even if it did, it would show you as someone looking out for students at a community college, something which would likely elevate the importance of the request. A bunch of potentially snarky students mocking Apple Maps/Apple Inc. on social media seems like a force multiplier that would work in your favor.

Re: Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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skrause wrote: post #37

What I hate most about Apple Maps is that reports about incorrect data never seem to go anywhere. Apple Maps thinks that the road that leads to my house is a one-way street. It's not. But because of this error Apple Maps always wants to send me on a 5 minutes detour if I try to use it to navigate home. I've reported the problem twice but never got an answer or a correction. In fact all problems I've ever reported in…

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Re: Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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Post by overcast »

As small as it sounds, the collections feature is a big deal for me. Particularly in my line of work marketing food and drinks.

Unfortunately sharing your collection with someone is a point in time. If you update your list, the link doesn't update to reflect that, nor does it update their collection if they've imported yours.

What I would LOVE to see is Apple Maps developing it's own little social circle of recommendations with your contacts and or other Apple Maps users, instead of shitty Yelp integration. Sharing collections, keeps a pointer to your collection as manage it. I suspect this is where it's going to go(hopefully).

Re: Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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Post by kccqzy »

ksec wrote: post #145
oflannabhra wrote: post #131

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The turnaround time is actually one of the biggest reasons Apple under took this initiative. Previously, issues were reported to Apple, who then had to vend them back to their data sources (TomTom amongst others). It was up to the data sources to implement the changes. Now, issues reported to Apple can be immediately acted upon, or compared to other data, or reviewed by employees, or even can be marked for validation…

So Apple actually own the Data in the new Map? Or by that I mean Apple it itself it also part of the Data Source?

Yes. Basically the map in the United States is all Apple's data now, except for certain things like POI photos and reviewers (Yelp).

Re: Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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Post by ceejayoz »

privateSFacct wrote: post #89
pier25 wrote: post #79

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Contrast that with Google Maps. I've submitted multiple corrections over the years and 90% have been live in just a few hours.

Agreed - I'm curious how they are able to globally deploy so quickly where others (apple / tom tom) take FOREVER to update. Do they just have someone ground truth with satellite and street view? They do have that data for most of the corrections I make (which are frankly rare).

Waze has volunteer local editors - I've hit "report map issue" and gotten messages from them with questions about what I was reporting. I wonder if Google leverages them internally.

Re: Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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Post by JackFr »

jonplackett wrote: post #141

I would love for Apple maps to be good. But it’s not. In the UK it is terrible. Unusable. I’ve tried. I’ve tried hard. But it is useless. It doesn’t know where things are. And that is a map’s core competency.

My experience too. It's too annoying to use. And I know that's I highly personal opinion that I can rationalize, but I am not ready to subject to some analysis. It's taste.

And the last couple iOS updates have been really disappointing, functionality has not improved and useless flourishes have been added. I feel its passed the Microsoft Excel 2003 tipping point. (IMO MS Excel 2003 was peak MS Excel. It was brilliant, robust, intuitive and made it possible to do amazing work, in so far as a spreadsheet can. For the past 15 years all of the work on Excel has made it less functional, less robust and far less intuitive, but I guess a software product has gotta have new releases).

Re: Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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Post by splittingTimes »

oflannabhra wrote: post #131
skrause wrote: post #37

What I hate most about Apple Maps is that reports about incorrect data never seem to go anywhere. Apple Maps thinks that the road that leads to my house is a one-way street. It's not. But because of this error Apple Maps always wants to send me on a 5 minutes detour if I try to use it to navigate home. I've reported the problem twice but never got an answer or a correction. In fact all problems I've ever reported in…

The turnaround time is actually one of the biggest reasons Apple under took this initiative. Previously, issues were reported to Apple, who then had to vend them back to their data sources (TomTom amongst others). It was up to the data sources to implement the changes. Now, issues reported to Apple can be immediately acted upon, or compared to other data, or reviewed by employees, or even can be marked for validation…

So TomTom lost Apple as a customer?

Re: Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States

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Post by dang »

bobbylarrybobby wrote: post #14
ed312 wrote: post #9

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Any idea why they haven't / are there plans to add cycle routes in the future? It seems like a glaring hole in functionality (more than "street view")

Shits hard yo

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