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You haven't used iOS 6 Maps in non US/EU countries. The OSM map data in Asia is much less accurate. There is no Yelp outside of the US. Think global. iOS 6 Maps
by gkanai 14y ago
You haven't used iOS 6 Maps in non US/EU countries. The OSM map data in Asia is much less accurate. There is no Yelp outside of the US. Think global. iOS 6 Maps is worthless in Asia.
- reidmain 14y agoDo you have a source for that? All the chatter I've heard is that Apple Maps is actually really useful in China. EDIT: Blog post from someone living in China extolling the virtues of iOS 6 maps http://anthonydrendel.com/blog/2012/9/24/ios-maps-and-china.html http://anthonydrendel.com/blog/2012/9/24/ios-maps-and-china....
- smackfu 14y agoIsn't that because they have China using a local dataset, that doesn't even have the rest of the world on the map?
- reidmain 14y agoApple is using AutoNavi (not TomTom) for its map data in China (which Google is using as well). Here's a blog post from someone who lives in China describing why he likes iOS 6 maps more than Google Maps. http://anthonydrendel.com/blog/2012/9/24/ios-maps-and-china.html http://anthonydrendel.com/blog/2012/9/24/ios-maps-and-china....
- lucaspiller 14y agoEven here in Dublin, Ireland it is pretty hopeless. The zoo is now in the centre of a shopping district in town (rather than a few km outside), and loads of smaller roads are missing / have the wrong names. There is pretty much no point searching for anything...