{"id":36047,"date":"2022-06-02T17:07:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T21:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=36047"},"modified":"2022-06-02T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T21:08:08","slug":"apple-maps-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/02\/apple-maps-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Maps in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

xkcd<\/a> (via John Gruber<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Apple Maps is kind of good now<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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To give credit where credit is due<\/a>, the directions provided by Apple Maps were generally very good. It still tells me to make a u-turn<\/a> when it is legally prohibited, but I vastly prefer the format and timing of its spoken directions to Google’s.<\/p>\n

But — holy crap<\/em> — do its place listings remain poor. Many of the restaurants, bars, and attractions I searched were listed with incorrect hours, or had other details that were clearly wrong.<\/p>\n

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However, I use Apple Maps often enough that I want it to be better, so I reported these problems to Apple. Over the past few days, I have received notifications indicating these places have been updated. But when I check, my fixes are not in place and the details I reported are still wrong.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

It’s been a while since I used Apple Maps. Maybe it’s time to try it again. I normally have great results with Google Maps, but I recently did some driving in Boston—near Google’s Cambridge<\/a> offices—and while the maps themselves seemed accurate the suggested routes were absurd. I’ve seen similar problems around Portland, ME. I’m not sure what’s up.<\/p>\n\n

TomTom<\/a> (via Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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“Higher levels of automation and the integration of a variety of digital sources will result in fresher and richer maps, with wider coverage,” said Harold Goddijn, CEO of TomTom. “These better maps will improve our product offerings and allow us to address a broader market, both in the Automotive and Enterprise businesses”.<\/p>\n

The improvement in our mapmaking technology will lead to material efficiency gains. Combined with a better map, this will strengthen our competitive position. Regrettably, this will have an intended impact on approximately 500 employees in our Maps unit, equivalent to around 10% of our total global headcount.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n