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Apple Company is set to launch a new Maps app with iOS 12
Apple
Company is set to launch a new Maps app with iOS 12
Apple is
configuring Apple Maps and the new version will be launch with iOS 12 this
autumn.
According to
the report, the Maps will be available first in the US - with the North
California roads covered later this week in the iOS 12 beta. We’ll have to wait
a little longer to see the new Maps in the UK.
A TechCrunch
report also explains how Apple is using data gathered by iPhones and by its own
cars to completely update its “full re-set of Maps”.
Apple will
no longer rely on third-party data for its Maps, instead “Building all of our
own map data from the ground up,” according to Apple’s Senior Vice President of
Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue.
One of the
benefits of not working with third-parties is that corrections, updates and
changes can happen quickly, according to Cue.
He also
notes that Apple can benefit from getting traffic data from iPhones, rather
than from third-parties.
One other
benefit from the new Maps will be the ability for Apple to add a new road
network quickly, “Something that takes a much longer time to change currently,”
according to Cue.
Apple’s not
only gathering data from iPhones, it’s also had vans out on the road gathering
data to construct the maps. The vans (thanks to an onboard Mac Pro) capture
thousands of images, a 3D map (known as a full point cloud) and GPS data.
Apple will
also be using hundreds of human editors, in combination with AI, to vet and
correct issues.
Apple says
that issuing a full visual redesign would cause too much confusion. However,
you will see the following new features:
New features
in Maps
As a result
of the upcoming changes, the new Maps will:
Be more
responsive to changes in roadways and construction.
Feature more
detailed ground cover, foliage, pools, pedestrian pathways, etc.
Be able to
alert you, via Siri, when it is time to leave based on the projected journey
time.
Include
high-resolution, panoramic images, combined with satellite view and other data
such as objects, signs, lanes of traffic and buildings.
Feature
accurate entrances - Apple Maps will be smarter about the “last 50 feet” of the
journey, directing you to the building entrance, even if it’s on a different
road.
Show water,
swimming pools, sporting areas (e.g. football pitches and tennis courts) and
vegetation.
Be more
readable, recognizable and useful, thanks to Apple’s team of cartographers who
are adding more cultural, regional and artistic detail.
Give you
more relevant search results.
In the
TechCrunch interview Apple went to lengths to emphasize the importance of user
privacy and the fact that any data Apple collects is done so anonymously.
According to
Cue, “We couldn’t even say that there is a person that went from point A to
point B. We’re collecting the segments of it [the journey’].” In other words,
Apple doesn’t know you went from A to B, not only is all the data anonymised,
the company collects segments of the journey, rather than the whole journey,
and can’t even see if the whole journey was completed by one individual.
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