Apple maps explanation
Submitted: Friday, Dec 21, 2012 at 23:26
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mikehzz
I found out why the Apple maps gps sent those people off into the
Big Desert instead of
Mildura. Apparently, if you simply type
Mildura into the gps, it sends you to the geographic centre of the named local government area of
Mildura, not the town itself. As another example,
Goulburn sends you to the middle of a fellows farm near
Goulburn NSW. It is certainly a logic error in the application. I suppose if you typed Australia it would direct you to near
Alice Springs. There seems to be no accounting for the situation where the town and council names are the same.
Reply By: Tim - Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 04:59
Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 04:59
So in theory if the default for a town name was made to 'town name "post office" ', apple could fix the vast majority of their problems, not quite 100% as not all towns/villages have a
post office but most would.
Tim
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Reply By: patsproule - Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 05:48
Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 05:48
Like any computer, the answer you get is only as good as the parameters you put in. But thank god Google Maps are back. Nice new interface too!
Pat
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 07:46
Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 07:46
have you got street view to work on it?
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Reply By: Member - Michael O (NSW) - Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 06:45
Reply By: Member - Bentaxle - Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 13:09
Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 13:09
Which would explain why the Swan River in
Perth ends at the
Fremantle Traffic bridge and not emptying into the Indian Ocean
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Reply By: Member - Boobook - Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 13:09
Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 at 13:09
Mike I think the issue you raise is just one of many symptoms of the poor maps, Port
Melbourne being called Pyremont, the Derwent river being a dam amongst may others.
The problem is that Apple apparently have only had about 300 people working on the maps for a couple of years, as opposed to Google having over 5000 staff on their maps for about 8 years. Getting the maps right is time intensive and apple sorely underestimated the effort to get it right, especially as their priority is the US and UK.
I have read that it will take at least 5 years to get apple maps up to a standard that is reliable outsude the US even if they multiplied their workforce by 5 fold.
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Follow Up By: patsproule - Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 at 07:04
Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 at 07:04
Knowing Apple's recent history on such things I suggest that within 12 months they will drop their mapping solution and walk away.
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Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 at 13:37
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