I grew up a west coast gal and noticed my whole life that people think the east coast is the happening place, the place where west coast people wished they lived. The west coast could be that also if we made it such.
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On May 26, 2015, at 5:35 AM, Mary Davidson mary.davidson@gmail.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:I have taken at least three trips up the east coast to visit various family members since Apple Maps came out and used the trips to compare Google Maps, Garmin Maps and Apple Maps and frequently Apple came out on top. It was way easier to choose alternative routes among other things. I have ended up using the Garmin though because once I own the unit I don't have to pay for data time. Oddly since Apple is on the west coast it seems that areas of the west were where the Apple Maps initially fell down.
Just another view. Mary Davidson
On May 25, 2015, at 11:45 PM, David Smith david.smith.14916@gmail.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
I seem to recall that Google pulled out of that deal, leaving Apple hanging, but why then didn't Apple just buy one of the already successful GPS companies, instead of trying - badly, as it turned out - to create a GPS mapping company from scratch? Well, I suppose somebody convinced them it could be done on the cheap. I suppose those people no longer work for Apple.
On May 25, 2015, at 10:51 PM, Tony tdale@xtra.co.nz [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Apple used to pay Google a huge amount, 3 billion comes to mind, annually for Google mapping. Oddly, Apple got paid by
> Google a similar amount to have Google search as default,.
> If Apple gets a reputation for its GPS, that drives Apple hardware sales, conversions from other platforms
> If a user perfers to use all the built in apps, that should perceive an easier experience. All in one place, etc
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> Apple is planning a major overhaul of its Maps app
> in a bid to take on Google.The firm is
> set to relaunch the app in iOS 9, according to Mark Gurman
> of 9to5Mac,
> and is expected to reveal it at a developers conference in
> San Francisco next month.It will include
> transit directions for the first time, allowing users to
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> navigation to its Maps app with an update set to be unveiled
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> service with iOS 9, according to sources,' the site
> claims.The new software is expected to be
> shown off at Apple's worldwide developers conference
> in San Francisco next month.It is expected to include
> subway, bus and train route navigation.It would allow
> iPhone users to navigate mass transit via the official Apple
> Maps application for the first time since Apple removed
> Google as iOS's official provider of map
> data. In addition to the main functionality, there
> is also a trip planning feature for transit, and a new
> Transit view alongside the existing Standard, Hybrid, and
> Satellite/Flyover views. In the past few years Apple
> has acquired a number of firms that produce transportation
> apps, including HopStop, Locationary and
> Embark. A US patent
> application submitted by Apple late last year shows that the
> California-based company has also been developing a new
> 'Commute Assistant' to give up-to-the minute travel
> information.
> The new service would appear as an app on Apple's
> devices to help commuters find the best way to make their
> journey by public transport.It wants to produce
> a one-stop app that will fulfill all of a users'
> commuting needs by providing a rolling list of bus and train
> travel times, routes, stops, route changes and
> delays.For those with more exotic modes of
> transport in mind, the patent even mentions the service
> could include boats, airplanes and helicopters.Apple
> said it will pull together information from different
> transport networks in an area to provide up-to-the second
> information to calculate the quickest route.Users
> will be able to search for transport options using a map and
> their location, or by time, or a particular route.It
> proposes using a 'dynamic focus table', which
> provides a list of options that are updated as new
> information comes in, and changes as commuters move along
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> robots with iBeacon sensors, similar in size to iRobot's
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> provided by transport companies themselves, information
> collected by third parties, and even data from sensors
> carried on board vehicles.The patent application
> said: 'The commute application provides a novel user
> interface that presents the routes and the schedules for the
> routes in an intuitive and fluid manner.'For
> instance, the commute application of some embodiments
> includes several user interface widgets for facilitating the
> presentation of different routes that are part of different
> transit systems in a way that different route alternatives
> can be easily viewed. The firm is also
> believed to have been making progress on its plans to map
> indoor spaces.9to5Mac
> says the company has also let loose autonomous robots
> with iBeacon sensors, similar in size to iRobot's Roomba
> vacuum cleaners, to collect data for its indoor mapping
> project. It is also believed the mysterious vans
> recently spotted could help both Apple's car project and
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> a bid to rival Google.Apple has made a huge effort to
> boost the quality of its maps.One of the most
> impressive features are the 3D flyovers of major cities, and
> today Apple added Edinburgh, Scotland; Linz, Austria;
> Venice, Italy; Cáceres, Spain; Rennes, France; Guadalajara,
> Mexico and Ponce, Puerto Rico. Also additional US
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> metro areas from the air with photo-realistic, interactive
> 3D views,' the firm says.'You can explore
> cities in high resolution as you zoom, pan, tilt, and rotate
> around the city and its landmarks.'Apple has also
> taken steps to boost the number of places available, and the
> information about them. In October, it launched
> launched Maps Connect in the US, enabling businesses to edit
> or add listings, as well as set up indoor mapping within
> selected areas. Entries made by businesses typically
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> FLYOVERS The firm has made a huge effort to
> boost the quality of its maps.One of the most
> impressive features are the 3D flyovers of major cities,
> which Apple creates using data from plane and helicopter
> flyoversToday Apple added Edinburgh, Scotland; Linz,
> Austria; Venice, Italy; Cáceres, Spain; Rennes, France;
> Guadalajara, Mexico and Ponce, Puerto Rico. Also additional
> US cities. The international rollout has
> reached the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and
> Singapore, and was today expanded to Canada, France and
> Germany. The service has also gained two new
> language options, French and German, to correspond with the
> regional expansion.Apple also finally switched from
> Google Maps to its own mapping service on iCloud.com in
> December. Apple-leased camera cars have been spotted
> recently, with some suggesting that they are being used to
> add Street View style images to Apple Maps, while others
> believe they are part of the Apple 'Titan' Car
> project.The maps app originally launched in 2012, and
> Apple boss Tim Cook was been forced to make an embarrassing
> public apology over the firm's flawed maps
> software.In a letter published on Apple's
> website, Cook said the firm 'fell short' on the
> product, and was 'extremely sorry'.'At
> Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver
> the best experience possible to our customers,' he
> wrote.Later it emerged the man believed to be in
> charge of the project, Scott Forstall, had been
> fired. Even after a public uproar over the
> shortcomings and widespread calls for Apple to revert to
> Google Maps, it was claimed.Forstall would not
> acknowledge the gravity of the problem, a source with
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