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Apple must have deals with some vendors of very detailed 3D imagery for specific areas – in the Virgin Islands e.g. you can zoom in to see that individual vehic
by nicwolff 10y ago
Apple must have deals with some vendors of very detailed 3D imagery for specific areas – in the Virgin Islands e.g. you can zoom in to see that individual vehicles and boats are bump-mapped and draped.
- pinwale 10y agoApple bought C3 Technologies, a Swedish 3D mapping company back in 2011. It was originally spun out of SAAB (the mapping solution was originally used for missile targeting systems, iirc.) more info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3apAXzf3JTg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3apAXzf3JTg
- sorenjan 10y agoAnd Saab kept the same technology in a different company that they now own together with Digital Globe: http://www.vricon.com http://www.vricon.com