![]() ![]() Maps changes include broader road coverage, better pedestrian data, more precise addresses and more detailed land cover. Currently it’s available in far fewer locations than Google Street View, but this feature alone may win back a lot of Apple Iphone users that had previously switched to Google Maps. This means that competition for the best mapping service is alive and well, which can only mean good things for the consumer.” - Florian Huebner, Co-founder of Uberall. ![]() With ‘Look Around’, consumers will be able to visualize a street, a particular business and find information on that business all within a virtual 3D landscape. “Apple’s new Maps update has certainly given us a glimpse into the potential future of local search. With Look Around, points of interest can be tapped on to bring up place details such as opening hours and rather than Google’s ‘blur jumps’ down streets, Apple’s Look Around lets you glide down the street seamlessly with a click-to-move function far easier than Google Street View. This feature could have big implications for consumers and local businesses alike. The new feature, Apple calls Look Around, can be accessed by clicking on a binoculars button in the iOS Maps app with an iPhone or iPad. ![]() Google Street View Has Some Competition With Look AroundĪpple has quietly been roaming the streets with its LIDAR vehicles for years capturing high resolution street images for a result that looks a lot like Google Street View, only more polished. ![]() While the new Apple Maps isn’t exactly re-inventing the wheel, there is one thing that stands out from the apples-to-apples comparison with Google - ‘Look Around’. After stripping away all the event hype, it is clear that the new Apple Maps is playing catch-up to functionality that Google has had for years.but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Apple recently unveiled the new Apple Maps at their iOS keynote event to an enthusiastic audience. ![]()
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