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The turnaround time is actually one of the biggest reasons Apple under took this initiative. Previously, issues were reported to Apple, who then had to vend th
by oflannabhra 7y ago
The turnaround time is actually one of the biggest reasons Apple under took this initiative.
Previously, issues were reported to Apple, who then had to vend them back to their data sources (TomTom amongst others). It was up to the data sources to implement the changes.
Now, issues reported to Apple can be immediately acted upon, or compared to other data, or reviewed by employees, or even can be marked for validation during another "drive-by".
> "There’s also the matter of corrections, updates and changes entering a long loop of submission to validation to update when you’re dealing with external partners. The Maps team would have to be able to correct roads, pathways and other updating features in days or less, not months. Not to mention the potential competitive advantages it could gain from building and updating traffic data from hundreds of millions of iPhones, rather than relying on partner data." from [0]
[0] - https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/29/apple-is-rebuilding-maps-from-the-ground-up/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/29/apple-is-rebuilding-maps-f...
- ksec 7y agoSo Apple actually own the Data in the new Map? Or by that I mean Apple it itself it also part of the Data Source?
- kccqzy 7y agoYes. Basically the map in the United States is all Apple's data now, except for certain things like POI photos and reviewers (Yelp).
- oflannabhra 7y agoYes, they originated all of the "Look-Around" data (equivalent to Street View), all of the 3D data, and much, if not all, of the road data. I believe they purchase satellite data. They built up their own fleet of vans. Today marks the last section of the country to switch over to the new system.
- ksec 7y agoI have been wondering if it makes sense for Apple to also own the Satellite data with their own Satellite. Given how cheap it is to launch Satellite with Space X now. There was a rumours Apple hiring Satellite expert not a long while ago.
- frosted-flakes 7y ago"Satellite" view of online maps is a misnomer. The photos are taken by aeroplane, which is why unpopulated areas like the oceans have very little data. That's not to say that satellite imagery is not used, just not for close-up stuff.
- splittingTimes 7y agoSo TomTom lost Apple as a customer?