Live data from Hacker News

Apple Maps Flyover Reverse Engineering

github.com

1–10 of 30 posts

Re: Apple Maps Flyover Reverse Engineering

#2
I recently asked the founder of a pretty big GIS company how they handle plagiarism. The answer: "we don't bother. [we just monetize services on top of open data.]"

So it looks like the intentional errors method didn't work out in the end. [1]

Wonder if Apple will be as accommodating though :p

https://www.gislounge.com/map-traps-intentional-mapping-erro...

Re: Apple Maps Flyover Reverse Engineering

#7
I don't think this is satellite data, most likely photos captured from planes.

And I'd kinda be curious to what Microsoft has been working on, I remember their birds eye was pretty good a few years ago.

Apple I'd believe the are selectively trying to improve their data in areas that are heavily visited by their users.

Also, I did for the first time see an Apple branded car with a photo sphere on the roof recently and kinda got excited that they are gonna try and bring competition into maps / street view that Google has dominated for the last decade.

Re: Apple Maps Flyover Reverse Engineering

#8
post #7

I don't think this is satellite data, most likely photos captured from planes. And I'd kinda be curious to what Microsoft has been working on, I remember their birds eye was pretty good a few years ago. Apple I'd believe the are selectively trying to improve their data in areas that are heavily visited by their users. Also, I did for the first time see an Apple branded car with a photo sphere on the roof recently and…

Most of the high resolution imagery is from planes.

Previous discussion on how Google Maps' Satellite View was almost named Bird Mode: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19235017

Re: Apple Maps Flyover Reverse Engineering

#10
post #7

I don't think this is satellite data, most likely photos captured from planes. And I'd kinda be curious to what Microsoft has been working on, I remember their birds eye was pretty good a few years ago. Apple I'd believe the are selectively trying to improve their data in areas that are heavily visited by their users. Also, I did for the first time see an Apple branded car with a photo sphere on the roof recently and…

> I don't think this is satellite data

It's a metaphor. Like 'bird's eye view'.

Post reply on HN