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Title: Apple reportedly betting on drones and indoor data to make Maps better Post by: HCK on December 05, 2016, 04:05:14 pm Apple reportedly betting on drones and indoor data to make Maps better
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Apple has been working to dramatically improve its Maps app ever since it’s botched launch back in 2012 (http://www.macworld.com/article/3105345/ios/apple-maps-is-the-reason-the-ios-public-beta-exists.html). And it’s been successful: Maps is now packed with great features (http://www.macworld.com/article/3121210/ios/get-to-know-the-all-new-much-improved-maps-app-in-ios-10.html), thanks in part to Apple’s fleet of minivans capturing on-the-ground data. But it’s still not Google Maps, so Apple has a new plan.</p><p>According to Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-01/apple-said-to-fly-drones-to-improve-maps-data-and-catch-google), the company is reportedly planning to use drones to quickly update Maps with fresh data, like road conditions, street sign changes, and construction updates, and other information that car cameras would have difficulty photographing.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3146607/ios/apple-reportedly-betting-on-drones-and-indoor-data-to-make-maps-better.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple reportedly betting on drones and indoor data to make Maps better (http://www.macworld.com/article/3146607/ios/apple-reportedly-betting-on-drones-and-indoor-data-to-make-maps-better.html#tk.rss_all) |