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I don't get it. Where's the evidence that these maps are based on OSM data versus, say, Navteq or TeleAtlas data? The tiles use terrain data that nobody thinks
by phil 15y ago
I don't get it. Where's the evidence that these maps are based on OSM data versus, say, Navteq or TeleAtlas data?
The tiles use terrain data that nobody thinks is from OSM, and when I look at North American cities, the street grids certainly don't seem to match any better than you'd expect.
This post sounds pretty confident but they don't explain why.
- mitakas 15y agoDon't read between the lines: "The new iPhoto for iOS, however, uses Apple’s own map tiles – made from OpenStreetMap data (outside the US)."
- phil 15y agoAh, thanks -- I missed the (outside the US) bit.
- karlshea 15y agoOne of the pingbacks on that article[1] shows that Apple's tiles have features (like lanes in a parking lot) that is only in OSM data, and that Apple is mis-rendering it. [1] http://alastaira.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/apple-maps-aka-apple-are-thieving-bastards/ http://alastaira.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/apple-maps-aka-app...