When you are just looking at the map, chances are you are looking to go somewhere so the focus is on the places. When you've planned a route you're interested in the roads so the labels disappear.
I think this is just the dynamics that are enabled by transitioning from bitmap tiles to vector data.
Partially because Google and Apple maps are proprietary and partially because mapping things like foot paths are more amenable to community involvement and Google and Apple maps are built in ways that do not strongly facilitate it. And partly because treating Google and Apple maps as the important alternatives seems to be a bit of Silicon Valley shaped world view.
I wonder what would happen if the author went to the places he noted Apple had on top of each other and did the "Move Pin" thing. I wonder if the changes would show up.
How long does it take Apple to trust users that submit corrections? Or, do they do such a thing?
[+] [-] throwaway40483|8 years ago|reply
The gist of the article is that Google has deemphasized roads in favor of showing places, e.g. bars, restaurants, shops, etc.
[+] [-] tinus_hn|8 years ago|reply
I think this is just the dynamics that are enabled by transitioning from bitmap tiles to vector data.
[+] [-] brudgers|8 years ago|reply
https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=patricia%27s%20gr...
Partially because Google and Apple maps are proprietary and partially because mapping things like foot paths are more amenable to community involvement and Google and Apple maps are built in ways that do not strongly facilitate it. And partly because treating Google and Apple maps as the important alternatives seems to be a bit of Silicon Valley shaped world view.
[+] [-] jrnichols|8 years ago|reply
How long does it take Apple to trust users that submit corrections? Or, do they do such a thing?