Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up

Re:Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up by freehunter on Friday June 29, 2018 @03:28PM (#17427063)

Here's a use case: I was in NYC the other day, and GPS doesn't really work on the sidewalks in Manhattan. I was trying to find the Empire State Building, but I couldn't see it from where I was. I knew I was in the right vicinity, but the GPS kept hopping from block to block and I had no idea.

I had to look at the street signs and compare to the map on my phone to determine where I was and where I needed to go.

"Why do you need to see the name of the street" is a really odd question to me.

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Re:Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up by mitchty on Friday June 29, 2018 @04:24PM (#17427570)

Exactly, not showing street names presumes gps works and that its self evident where to go.

I don't get why a MAP, won't show street names. Its maddening when you have street signs and have to look around to figure out what street you're on in the application.

I'll just say Google is great at making AI and A/B testing away things that are useful and needed in a pinch.

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Re:Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up by mrep on Friday June 29, 2018 @11:07PM (#17429281)

GPS signals bounce off skyscrapers so it doesn't work so well in any city. But hopefully the AR they showed at IO will solve that problem: https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/08/maps-walking-navigation-is...

If not, the current strategy I use is to google map search a business I see and the street name and that usually works.

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