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Yeah, Google Maps in Japan knows a lot more, e.g. it shows actual road widths with delimited sidewalks or it tells you about train platforms and elevators when
by puzzle 9y ago
Yeah, Google Maps in Japan knows a lot more, e.g. it shows actual road widths with delimited sidewalks or it tells you about train platforms and elevators when switching lines. The data is from a third party (ZENRIN, check the bottom of the screen) that provides an insane level of detail. Yahoo uses them, too, but Apple doesn't.
- serhei 9y agoAh. So it's not a question of Google having to assemble better data to compete with (insert other provider), it's a question of having local agencies that are much more proactive about assembling and maintaining accurate data than Google would be.