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Apple Maps has been great for me, though I've heard the data quality varies widely based on where you live For me it's just a cleaner, simpler, less ad-infeste

Apple Maps has been great for me, though I've heard the data quality varies widely based on where you live For me it's just a cleaner, simpler, less ad-infested version of Google Maps

arenaninja 5y ago
I'm in the US but outside California. I find Apple Maps has better estimates for directions, but Google Maps is much more likely to have small businesses in its data set. I've also had experiences where it makes me drive across the street from my destination/1 block or two away I want to like it because, as you pointed out, it's a cleaner interface
- brundolf 5y ago
  Yeah. I'm in Austin, which probably means my local data gets more attention than most They do have a mechanism for filing corrections from within the app, which I've used a couple times and it seems to actually result in fixes, which is great Hopefully they give more priority to a wider set of areas in the future
  - arenaninja 5y ago
    I've submitted corrections a couple of times, I found the process cumbersome. Maybe it has improved since I used it
rootusrootus 5y ago
Definitely helps to be in a major metro area. Even then, while I think Portland has pretty good detail, it was noticeably improved when I drove through the Bay Area last weekend. When that level of detail is available everywhere (in the US, at least), Google may have something to worry about.
can16358p 5y ago
I like the interface of Apple Maps, but where I live (Turkey) the map data itself is very limited and buggy. It shows a literally 15-min walk as 2 days 16 hours by taking me through Greece and the islands instead of a simple crosswalk, for example.
drcongo 5y ago
I was a big fan when I lived in London, but I recently moved away to a new town that I don't know very well and on Friday it sent me on a 1hr walk that should have taken 25 minutes. When I looked at the route it took me afterwards, it made absolutely no sense at all.
- windock 5y ago
  That is hilarious.
beezischillin 5y ago
I like the zoom level to information ratio a lot on Apple Maps, especially in the UK. It’s not very good in my country so I reluctantly use Waze instead when needed.

Apple Maps has been great for me, though I've heard the data quality varies widely based on where you live For me it's just a cleaner, simpler, less ad-infested version of Google Maps

arenaninja 5y ago

I'm in the US but outside California. I find Apple Maps has better estimates for directions, but Google Maps is much more likely to have small businesses in its data set. I've also had experiences where it makes me drive across the street from my destination/1 block or two away I want to like it because, as you pointed out, it's a cleaner interface

brundolf 5y ago
Yeah. I'm in Austin, which probably means my local data gets more attention than most They do have a mechanism for filing corrections from within the app, which I've used a couple times and it seems to actually result in fixes, which is great Hopefully they give more priority to a wider set of areas in the future
- arenaninja 5y ago
  I've submitted corrections a couple of times, I found the process cumbersome. Maybe it has improved since I used it

rootusrootus 5y ago

Definitely helps to be in a major metro area. Even then, while I think Portland has pretty good detail, it was noticeably improved when I drove through the Bay Area last weekend. When that level of detail is available everywhere (in the US, at least), Google may have something to worry about.

can16358p 5y ago

I like the interface of Apple Maps, but where I live (Turkey) the map data itself is very limited and buggy. It shows a literally 15-min walk as 2 days 16 hours by taking me through Greece and the islands instead of a simple crosswalk, for example.

drcongo 5y ago

I was a big fan when I lived in London, but I recently moved away to a new town that I don't know very well and on Friday it sent me on a 1hr walk that should have taken 25 minutes. When I looked at the route it took me afterwards, it made absolutely no sense at all.

windock 5y ago
That is hilarious.

beezischillin 5y ago

I like the zoom level to information ratio a lot on Apple Maps, especially in the UK. It’s not very good in my country so I reluctantly use Waze instead when needed.