Apple deploys in Finland, Norway, and Sweden to collect Apple Maps dataThe new Apple map is coming to more places.
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Apple is deploying mapping vehicles in three more countries.
Parts of Finland, Norway, and Sweden are being mapped in July and August.
The mapping will enable features like Look Around.
Apple has been working on rolling out a new map for a while now, and it looks like that effort is making its way to a few more countries.
Reported by AppleInsider, Apple is deploying vehicles to map out new areas in Finland, Norway, and Sweden between July and August. The announcement came through the Apple Maps Image Collection website.
The areas to be canvased are Finland's Uusimaa region near Helsinki, Norway's capital city Oslo, and Sweden's Malmo. The data collected by the Apple Maps cars will be used for Apple's Look Around feature, a competitor to Google's Street View.
Apple had finished rolling out its new map in the United States earlier this year and continues to fine-tune the data to ensure it is up to date. It is...
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Apple deploys in Finland, Norway, and Sweden to collect Apple Maps data
