TechSoftwareAppsApple Maps rolls out much-improved imagery upgradeThe company’s next-generation mapping imagery expands to Chicago and Las VegasWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSoftwareAppsApple Maps rolls out much-improved imagery upgradeThe company’s next-generation mapping imagery expands to Chicago and Las VegasWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The company’s next-generation mapping imagery expands to Chicago and Las Vegas
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(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
Apple Mapshas expanded its updated, highly-detailed mapping imager to two new US cities, in the form of Chicago and Las Vegas.
In a bid to lure users away fromGoogle Maps, theiPhonemaker has been slowly upgrading its 3D imagery over the last few years, but so far only a handful of places have received the treatment.
Three-dimensional maps are available more widely, but the newer versions offer greater detail, especially of key landmarks like skyscrapers and sports stadia. Although the imagery is fun to look at, the practical application here is how the improved maps include details like road markings, as well as parks, pavements and pedestrian crossings, making it easier to navigate.
Naturally, the iconic hotels of the Las Vegas strip are reproduced in greater detail, and even the famous ‘welcome to fabulous Las Vegas Nevada’ sign is there in all its glory
Appleisn’t saying much about this expansion for now, and with some reports of missing buildings in Chicago, and some appearing that shouldn’t actually be there at all, we suspect the imagery will be refined and tidied up before any announcement.
The company previously said how enhanced 3D mapping imagery would be available in Chicago and Las Vegas before the end of 2022, so it looks like Apple is ahead of schedule on this one.
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As well as improved imagery, the update brings elevation details, new road labels and hundreds of custom-designed landmarks. While navigating, cities with the upgraded maps show clearer distinctions between turn lanes, central reservations, bus and taxi lanes, and pedestrian crossings.
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