Re:Cartography Comparison: Google Maps and Apple Maps
by matt4077 on Sunday June 05, 2016 @03:31PM
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There are uses for maps that that don't even involve cars at all! I know I've spend a fair amount of time just browsing around.
Re:Cartography Comparison: Google Maps and Apple Maps
by sandworm101 on Sunday June 05, 2016 @05:06PM
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Not all drivers are driving cars. Some 'drivers' are actually on foot. A driver is someone both navigating and controlling their movement, requiring different type of map than a passenger or wandering tourist who cares more about seeing lots of place names and interesting landmarks. The driver wants/needs an uncluttered display that can be scanned for vital information quickly.
Apple is much more informative, but only where you have the time/energy to focus on the map, such as someone in the back of a taxi wanting to find some tiny location. Google is much easier to read at a glance, ie by someone actually doing something other then using the phone and needing the info to inform that task minute by minute.