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Apple Has Been Making Significant Improvements to Maps

Posted March 13, 2013 at 4:38am by iClarified · 15013 views
Apple has been making significant improvements to Maps, according to details published by The Loop.

The site says in addition to major changes to Maps in Japan, Apple has also done the following:

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Added Flyover Support:
● Baltimore, MD
● Providence, RH
● Portland, ME
● Cleveland, OH
● Green Bay, WI
● Minneapolis, MN
● Albany, NY
● Indianapolis, Indiana
● Cologne, Germany
● Glasgow, Scotland
● Buffalo, NY
● Vancouver, BC
● Tulsa, OK
● Hoover Dam
● Modesto, CA
● Stockton, CA

Expanded Flyover Coverage:
● Portland, OR
● Boston, MA
● Houston, TX
● Stockholm, Sweden
● Munich, Germany
● London, England
● Madrid, Spain
● Rome, Italy
● Copenhagen, Denmark
● Berlin, Germany
● Lyon, France
● Birmingham, AL
● Toronto, ON
● Barcelona, Spain

Updated 3D Buildings:
● Barcelona, Spain
● Berlin, Germany
● Birmingham, England
● Cologne, Germany
● Copenhagen, Denmark
● Dublin, Ireland
● London, England
● Lyon, France
● Manchester, England
● Milan, Italy
● Munich, Germany
● Rome, Italy

Updates in China:
● New coloring scheme that matches the vector-based Maps
● New Chinese character font for improved readability
● Re-prioritized locations so more relevant/interesting locations display first
● Updated road network
● Now contains narrower roads.

Other Improvements:
● Updated city labels in cities worldwide
● Improved satellite imagery in a number of countries
● Location information for Apple Stores, businesses, movie theaters, restaurants, airports and transit stops.
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