Understood. However, I just used it from where I happened to be, and plotted a route to where I'm going next. I know there are some real gaffes, such as the Eiffel Tower which looks like it fell over, and the Hoover Dam Bypass which puts a roller coaster to shame. What I was attempting to show is that it can work, and work quite well.
I was looking at some satellite views a few days ago where the Apple version was far superior to the Google version. Dawson Creek, in BC, if you want to do the comparison.
All I can say is that I hope Apple sort things out soon, so that it works for you. I'm as critical as most people, but so far, in my travels, I haven't come across any glaring issues.
The whole maps thing is a faux pas that Apple could have done without, but it really isn't as bad as its being made out. Google haven't had to do much to make themselves look like the good guys here, but it's not so long back that people were bemoaning the fact that the Google street view cars were invading privacy, and logging license plates, views into bathroom windows and the like, not to mention sucking up all that juicy wifi info.
It pays to remember that Apple are a recent entrant into the Maps arena. They cannot be blamed for partnering with a company that SHOULD have had their ducks in a row. TomTom is the real villain in this piece. It's their data that's faulty, and perhaps a future upgrade will see TomTom thrown out in favor of Garmin.
In the meantime, you can use the ability that's built into the Maps app, to report errors. I know you should not have to. After all, Apple is the technology that works right out of the box, but the facility is there if you want to use it.
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I was looking at some satellite views a few days ago where the Apple version was far superior to the Google version. Dawson Creek, in BC, if you want to do the comparison.
All I can say is that I hope Apple sort things out soon, so that it works for you. I'm as critical as most people, but so far, in my travels, I haven't come across any glaring issues.
The whole maps thing is a faux pas that Apple could have done without, but it really isn't as bad as its being made out. Google haven't had to do much to make themselves look like the good guys here, but it's not so long back that people were bemoaning the fact that the Google street view cars were invading privacy, and logging license plates, views into bathroom windows and the like, not to mention sucking up all that juicy wifi info.
It pays to remember that Apple are a recent entrant into the Maps arena. They cannot be blamed for partnering with a company that SHOULD have had their ducks in a row. TomTom is the real villain in this piece. It's their data that's faulty, and perhaps a future upgrade will see TomTom thrown out in favor of Garmin.
In the meantime, you can use the ability that's built into the Maps app, to report errors. I know you should not have to. After all, Apple is the technology that works right out of the box, but the facility is there if you want to use it.
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