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Apple Maps

111 points by seanponeil 14y ago

seanponeil 14y ago
Full link: maps.apple.com
- shellox 14y ago
  redirect to maps.google.com Maybe it just works in the USA?
twog 14y ago
This is redirecting to google maps for me
- fwr 14y ago
  That's the joke.
  - zainny 14y ago
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- Kylekramer 14y ago
  Pointing that fact out is the point of the post, I believe. Interesting that it does that. The new Maps app would definitely benefit from Apple releasing a website, for emailing directions and desktop browsing and such, but it also isn't exactly Apple's forte.
cfcosta 14y ago
What the actual hell?
llambda 14y ago
Interesting that this seems to redirect to Google Maps for me although we can infer with some degree of certainty that Apple has some future plans for this subdomain. Apropos to Apple's shift to Open Street Map I feel both excited and apprehensive: for instance someone pointed out to me that the new maps won't display transit information (or don't currently, we'll have to see what happens after iOS 6 is launched) but at the same time I'm happy to see OSM gaining traction. Edit, here's what dig tells us: ; <<>> DiG 9.7.3-P3 <<>> maps.apple.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 742 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;maps.apple.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: maps.apple.com. 2918 IN CNAME gsps28.ls.apple.com. gsps28.ls.apple.com. 219 IN CNAME gsps28.isg-apple.com.akadns.net. gsps28.isg-apple.com.akadns.net. 272 IN A 17.174.2.104
- ConstantineXVI 14y ago
  It's only partially OSM based, the Maps app cites TomTom and a few other providers in addition to OSM. At least for my city, OSM is showing a few roads Apple doesn't.
- alxp 14y ago
  Whoever was speaking at the time (Forstall?) mentioned that they would showcase existing 3rd-party transit apps. Taking a look at the sketchy VTA, BART and CalTrain apps I've tried this is not an adequate replacement. Hopefully there'll be a way to access Google's maps through the web or a Google app.
  - spullara 14y ago
    You can use Google Maps via Safari. I've used it before for bike directions as that was never supported on the Google Maps app on the iPhone.
  - zmitri 14y ago
    You should check out Embark's transit apps http://letsembark.com/ http://letsembark.com/. I'm not in California so I'm not sure about their BART and CalTrain apps, but I use it in NYC and it's fantastic.
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skibrah 14y ago
over under on the time that it takes for this to be changed?
georgespencer 14y ago
This isn't news. The redirect has been in place for a while. I posted a link to exactly this a few hours ago before digging around and finding that it's been up there for a while.
nodesocket 14y ago
Bit worried if honestly Apple maps can ever stack up to Google. We use directions with public transportation all the time, and if that's missing from Apple maps, it will be a significant decrease in experience.
- purephase 14y ago
  It is odd. It is missing but the icon is still there in the app. It looks like it simply lists apps available in the app store that provide routing services (none are displayed though). Walking directions work. Also, the maps are (IMO) significantly worse in quality than Google Maps. Turn by turn is nice though. Something that Google Maps should have implemented a long time ago. It will interesting to see what the Google Maps app introduces and whether Apple accepts it.
  - cube13 14y ago
    >Also, the maps are (IMO) significantly worse in quality than Google Maps. Turn by turn is nice though. Something that Google Maps should have implemented a long time ago. The build-in Android map application has had turn by turn for some time now.
    - kevhsu 14y ago
      Indeed. Google could have implemented it on iOS if they had wanted to, but that was a pretty big selling point for some people to get an Android phone over iOS. At least it was for me when I bought my Nexus One unlocked after eBaying a free-on-contract HTC Pure instead of getting the iPhone 3G(S? not sure if it was out back then)
      - eco 14y ago
        I was under the impression that the current iOS map app was created by Apple but used Google's API for data. I could be mistaken.
      - Zaim3 14y ago
akshat 14y ago
I am really skeptical about Apple Maps. Maybe they can get data as good as Google. Maybe they can even do directions as well as Google. I think they will falter on one of the most important parts though. Google Maps has a fantastic search. If it does not match up, then it will definitely by an issue.
- nailer 14y ago
  In London Apple Maps on iOS 6 beta are nowhere near beta level. From my Twitter feed today, many including screenshots: - Streets are shown as numbers, American style. 'A405' rather than Old Kent Rd. Nobody in the UK uses these numbers for directions, or knows what the numbers are beyond 2 or 3 main highways. Nobody will ever say A405 in conversation. The numbers are useless, and the names aren't shown. - No tube stations are shown - The water is missing from parts of the Thames - Searching for 'Bank Tube' takes you to Bank, Azerbaijan.
  - super_mario 14y ago
    This is exactly what I was afraid of. To me maps are one of those critical smart phone features, and if maps in iOS 6 suck as much as you are describing, it's reason enough for me to switch to Android. Apple is really trying to alienate their long term customers. I liked them better when Google were friends and when they made computers software developers and creative pros would use.
  - mickeyp 14y ago
    This is exactly the same issue I had with Bing Maps. Bing Maps is very superior in many ways to Google Maps except when it comes to what a Londoner actually care about: getting around town, and quickly finding things with a certain degree of fuzziness. Unless Apple's offering is a direct superset of G maps I will never use it. 3d buildings? Pfft. Cute, but useless.
  - trentlott 14y ago
    I have this problem with Google Maps as well, though. I live in Birmingham, AL. It kept sending me to an Aldi in New York, or Georgia.
frankus 14y ago
If they can get it working correctly with multitouch trackpad gestures I'll be stoked.
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Apple Maps

111 points by seanponeil 14y ago

seanponeil 14y ago

Full link: maps.apple.com

shellox 14y ago
redirect to maps.google.com Maybe it just works in the USA?

twog 14y ago

This is redirecting to google maps for me

fwr 14y ago
That's the joke.
- zainny 14y ago
  .jpg
Kylekramer 14y ago
Pointing that fact out is the point of the post, I believe. Interesting that it does that. The new Maps app would definitely benefit from Apple releasing a website, for emailing directions and desktop browsing and such, but it also isn't exactly Apple's forte.

cfcosta 14y ago

What the actual hell?

llambda 14y ago

Interesting that this seems to redirect to Google Maps for me although we can infer with some degree of certainty that Apple has some future plans for this subdomain. Apropos to Apple's shift to Open Street Map I feel both excited and apprehensive: for instance someone pointed out to me that the new maps won't display transit information (or don't currently, we'll have to see what happens after iOS 6 is launched) but at the same time I'm happy to see OSM gaining traction. Edit, here's what dig tells us: ; <<>> DiG 9.7.3-P3 <<>> maps.apple.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 742 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;maps.apple.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: maps.apple.com. 2918 IN CNAME gsps28.ls.apple.com. gsps28.ls.apple.com. 219 IN CNAME gsps28.isg-apple.com.akadns.net. gsps28.isg-apple.com.akadns.net. 272 IN A 17.174.2.104

ConstantineXVI 14y ago
It's only partially OSM based, the Maps app cites TomTom and a few other providers in addition to OSM. At least for my city, OSM is showing a few roads Apple doesn't.
alxp 14y ago
Whoever was speaking at the time (Forstall?) mentioned that they would showcase existing 3rd-party transit apps. Taking a look at the sketchy VTA, BART and CalTrain apps I've tried this is not an adequate replacement. Hopefully there'll be a way to access Google's maps through the web or a Google app.
- spullara 14y ago
  You can use Google Maps via Safari. I've used it before for bike directions as that was never supported on the Google Maps app on the iPhone.
- zmitri 14y ago
  You should check out Embark's transit apps http://letsembark.com/ http://letsembark.com/. I'm not in California so I'm not sure about their BART and CalTrain apps, but I use it in NYC and it's fantastic.

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skibrah 14y ago

over under on the time that it takes for this to be changed?

georgespencer 14y ago

This isn't news. The redirect has been in place for a while. I posted a link to exactly this a few hours ago before digging around and finding that it's been up there for a while.

nodesocket 14y ago

Bit worried if honestly Apple maps can ever stack up to Google. We use directions with public transportation all the time, and if that's missing from Apple maps, it will be a significant decrease in experience.

purephase 14y ago
It is odd. It is missing but the icon is still there in the app. It looks like it simply lists apps available in the app store that provide routing services (none are displayed though). Walking directions work. Also, the maps are (IMO) significantly worse in quality than Google Maps. Turn by turn is nice though. Something that Google Maps should have implemented a long time ago. It will interesting to see what the Google Maps app introduces and whether Apple accepts it.
- cube13 14y ago
  >Also, the maps are (IMO) significantly worse in quality than Google Maps. Turn by turn is nice though. Something that Google Maps should have implemented a long time ago. The build-in Android map application has had turn by turn for some time now.
  - kevhsu 14y ago
    Indeed. Google could have implemented it on iOS if they had wanted to, but that was a pretty big selling point for some people to get an Android phone over iOS. At least it was for me when I bought my Nexus One unlocked after eBaying a free-on-contract HTC Pure instead of getting the iPhone 3G(S? not sure if it was out back then)
    - eco 14y ago
      I was under the impression that the current iOS map app was created by Apple but used Google's API for data. I could be mistaken.
    - Zaim3 14y ago

akshat 14y ago

I am really skeptical about Apple Maps. Maybe they can get data as good as Google. Maybe they can even do directions as well as Google. I think they will falter on one of the most important parts though. Google Maps has a fantastic search. If it does not match up, then it will definitely by an issue.

nailer 14y ago
In London Apple Maps on iOS 6 beta are nowhere near beta level. From my Twitter feed today, many including screenshots: - Streets are shown as numbers, American style. 'A405' rather than Old Kent Rd. Nobody in the UK uses these numbers for directions, or knows what the numbers are beyond 2 or 3 main highways. Nobody will ever say A405 in conversation. The numbers are useless, and the names aren't shown. - No tube stations are shown - The water is missing from parts of the Thames - Searching for 'Bank Tube' takes you to Bank, Azerbaijan.
- super_mario 14y ago
  This is exactly what I was afraid of. To me maps are one of those critical smart phone features, and if maps in iOS 6 suck as much as you are describing, it's reason enough for me to switch to Android. Apple is really trying to alienate their long term customers. I liked them better when Google were friends and when they made computers software developers and creative pros would use.
- mickeyp 14y ago
  This is exactly the same issue I had with Bing Maps. Bing Maps is very superior in many ways to Google Maps except when it comes to what a Londoner actually care about: getting around town, and quickly finding things with a certain degree of fuzziness. Unless Apple's offering is a direct superset of G maps I will never use it. 3d buildings? Pfft. Cute, but useless.
- trentlott 14y ago
  I have this problem with Google Maps as well, though. I live in Birmingham, AL. It kept sending me to an Aldi in New York, or Georgia.

frankus 14y ago

If they can get it working correctly with multitouch trackpad gestures I'll be stoked.

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