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From a cartographic perspective I would love to see this expanded to include Mapbox, and Bing. As well as Yandex, and any other foreign players whose names I ca

From a cartographic perspective I would love to see this expanded to include Mapbox, and Bing. As well as Yandex, and any other foreign players whose names I cannot remember right now. I would probably be more interested in seeing how they compare, instead of just US based ones.

kuschku 10y ago
Here WeGo (formerly Nokia, originally NavteQ, now I think owned by BMW?) would also be interesting. EDIT: Turns out it’s VAG, BMW, Daimler, Intel and some more.
- maxerickson 10y ago
  Here is owned by a consortium of automakers and recently, Intel and a couple others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_(company)#Acquisition_by_car_companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_(company)#Acquisition_by_...
Bedon292 10y ago
I am still working my way through the whole thing, but so far it seems like the differences between the two are in focus. Apple seems to focus on the Where aspect of the map with more city labels and such. Whereas Google is focusing on the How, meaning how to get from place A to B. It focuses on the roads and means of transportation. I wonder if there is a different focus in Russia or China, or anywhere else for that matter. Are there more ways to focus or do map providers always have to choose between these two options? I certainly prefer the Google method, but I do not know if that is because I am used to it, or if it really provides me with more value. Does anyone prefer the Apple maps approach? And if you do, is there any specific reason? I am truly fascinated by these differences.
flippmoke 10y ago
From a cartographic perspective judging Mapbox is difficult as it is a platform that allows vast customization of your map on a user by user basis.
- Bedon292 10y ago
  Its true, I was thinking about that same thing. But they still are making some high level decisions. Would definitely have to compare the default, and avoid the custom ones.

kuschku 10y ago

Here WeGo (formerly Nokia, originally NavteQ, now I think owned by BMW?) would also be interesting. EDIT: Turns out it’s VAG, BMW, Daimler, Intel and some more.

maxerickson 10y ago
Here is owned by a consortium of automakers and recently, Intel and a couple others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_(company)#Acquisition_by_car_companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_(company)#Acquisition_by_...

Bedon292 10y ago

I am still working my way through the whole thing, but so far it seems like the differences between the two are in focus. Apple seems to focus on the Where aspect of the map with more city labels and such. Whereas Google is focusing on the How, meaning how to get from place A to B. It focuses on the roads and means of transportation. I wonder if there is a different focus in Russia or China, or anywhere else for that matter. Are there more ways to focus or do map providers always have to choose between these two options? I certainly prefer the Google method, but I do not know if that is because I am used to it, or if it really provides me with more value. Does anyone prefer the Apple maps approach? And if you do, is there any specific reason? I am truly fascinated by these differences.

flippmoke 10y ago

From a cartographic perspective judging Mapbox is difficult as it is a platform that allows vast customization of your map on a user by user basis.

Bedon292 10y ago
Its true, I was thinking about that same thing. But they still are making some high level decisions. Would definitely have to compare the default, and avoid the custom ones.