Taiwan – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:50:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg Taiwan – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 Apple Maps Roundup for July 2023 https://www.maproomblog.com/2023/07/apple-maps-roundup-for-july-2023/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:50:25 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1817545 More]]> Downloadable maps are coming to Apple Maps in iOS 17 this fall. Ars Technica looks at how they’ll work, and how they’ll compare to Google Maps’ offline maps (at the moment—which to be sure is with the iOS 17 public beta—Apple’s offline maps take up much more space but also offer more detail).

James Killick considers Apple’s forthcoming Vision Pro headset and wonders whether something might not be afoot in the mapping space. “The real kicker for geospatial is its ability to immerse you in a truly 3D experience. […] So given a truly immersive 3D experience is possible, think of the wonders it will do for maps and mapping in general.”

After expanding its new maps to central Europe—Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia—in April, Apple brought detailed city maps to Paris, cycling directions to the whole of France, and its new maps to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Slovakia in June. As usual, Justin O’Beirne has all the details at the above links.

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