A more detailed, colorful map

Re:A more detailed, colorful map by zyang on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:30AM (#24211432)

Looks like a catchup feature to Apple Maps. Traffic signs must be next.

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Re:A more detailed, colorful map by jeffbee on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:33AM (#24211465)

What a weird thing to say. Did you compare any of the examples with Apple Maps? All of Iceland is flat gray in Apple Maps, as is Morocco.

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Re:A more detailed, colorful map by luhn on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:16PM (#24212089)

Apple updated Maps earlier this year to include more visual details. AFAICT it's still US-only.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/01/apple-delivers-a-new-...

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Re:A more detailed, colorful map by imnotrick on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:50AM (#24211705)

Apple Maps rolled out a v2 version in the US that was way more colorful, and changes shades a green and yellow depending on the vegetation. Just because it isn't global doesn't make it a weird thing to say

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Re:A more detailed, colorful map by kylebarron on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:30PM (#24212290)

More like a catchup to Mapbox Streets [0]

[0]: https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/mapbox/streets-v11.html?tit...

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Re:A more detailed, colorful map by jccalhoun on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:40PM (#24212429)

Maybe but I hope they do it better than apple maps. I think the colors on apple maps can be misleading. For example, I live near the end of a bypass so there is a decent amount of grass around the on and off ramp. In Apple maps that is a dark green. When I see green in a map I think of parks. In fact, looking at the whole town I live in, I see most of the area is a shade of green. I guess the light green is farm land? but some of that light green as splotches of a medium green in it which I have no idea what that might be. Trees?

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