Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.mobile.ipad, misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject	Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern
Date	2014-07-02 07:24 +1000
Message-ID	<c1gnb1F8npgU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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"Jolly Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote in message 
news:c1gmr6F8jn7U1@mid.individual.net...
> On 2014-07-01, Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Jolly Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote in message
>> news:c1g30sF4erhU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> On 2014-07-01, Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jolly Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:c1ejdqFpeceU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> On 2014-07-01, Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FWIW: Several months before Apple's map app came out, I reported an
>>>>>> error to Google. It still had not been fixed when the Apple app 
>>>>>> became
>>>>>> available, and IT got it right. After a little more checking, I
>>>>>> switched
>>>>>> and haven't looked back since.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for that anecdote. I've seen errors in Google Maps over the 
>>>>> years
>>>>> as well. I am sure there are plenty of examples of long-standing flaws
>>>>> in Google's data. Logic dictates that in this fast-paced, 
>>>>> ever-changing
>>>>> world, there is likely no such thing as an error-free map.
>>>>>
>>>>> Likewise, I switched to Apple's Maps as soon as it was released, and
>>>>> have found it roughly similar to Google Maps in terms of map quality 
>>>>> for
>>>>> the areas and cities I frequent - so similar, I can't recall the last
>>>>> time I opened Google Maps on my iPhone.
>>>>
>>>> I prefer google maps for the street view.
>>
>>> I find Street View to be largely unnecessary.
>>
>> It is handy for commercial places where you can check
>> the street view to see the sign outside the place.

> It doesn't offer me any advantages over satellite view.

It clearly does in that situation.

> I can do without it.

Not if the place has moved and the database hasn’t been updated.

>>> So Apple Maps will do just fine, thanks.
>>
>> But can't do street view when that is useful.

> It's not very useful to me.

You just haven't had that happen YET.

> Don't need it.

You don’t know that.

> Apple Maps gets me everywhere I need to go without issue,

So far.

> and Google Maps sits mostly unused on my phone.

And Apple Maps will eventually let you down like any mapper does sometimes.

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Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-06-30 08:28 -0700
  Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-06-30 11:37 -0400
    Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-06-30 08:55 -0700
      Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-06-30 12:33 -0400
        Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-06-30 09:47 -0700
          Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2014-06-30 18:20 +0100
            Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern bknight@conramp.net - 2014-06-30 12:41 -0500
            Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-30 17:49 +0000
              Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 10:22 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 15:52 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 19:54 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-02 00:24 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-07-02 02:37 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-04 15:50 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-04 20:43 +0000
            Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-06-30 12:09 -0700
              Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 10:22 -0400
          Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 10:22 -0400
            Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 16:05 +0000
              Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 19:54 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-02 00:26 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-04 15:50 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-04 20:47 +0000
      Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-06-30 21:44 +0000
  Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-06-30 08:38 -0700
    Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-06-30 08:59 -0700
      Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-06-30 09:09 -0700
        Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-06-30 09:25 -0700
    Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern bknight@conramp.net - 2014-06-30 11:02 -0500
      Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-06-30 09:09 -0700
    Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-06-30 17:17 -0400
      Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-30 21:38 +0000
        Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2014-06-30 21:50 -0400
          Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 02:06 +0000
            Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-01 17:49 +1000
              Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 15:39 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-01 16:55 +0100
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-07-01 08:58 -0700
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-01 17:04 +0100
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-07-01 09:15 -0700
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-01 18:19 +0100
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 17:24 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-07-02 00:46 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-02 01:32 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-02 10:00 +0100
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 21:27 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-02 13:23 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 07:14 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-01 22:32 +0100
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 09:40 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 07:03 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 16:17 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-01 18:20 +0100
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 17:25 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-01 10:43 -0700
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-07-02 00:46 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-01 10:42 -0700
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 18:45 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 19:54 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 07:06 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 21:22 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 09:33 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2014-07-01 12:27 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 19:54 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-07-01 08:55 -0700
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 06:58 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 19:54 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2014-07-01 12:24 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 16:28 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 07:10 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 19:54 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 06:53 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 21:17 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 07:24 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-01 21:34 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-01 22:36 +0100
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 09:46 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-01 18:24 -0700
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-07-01 21:48 -0400
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 09:45 +1000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-02 00:35 +0000
                Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-02 21:20 +1000
        Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-07-01 09:04 -0400
        Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-01 10:22 -0400
    Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Neil Ellwood <niel.elllwood2@btinternet.com> - 2014-07-01 03:10 -0500
      Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-01 07:52 -0700
  Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-07-01 07:10 +1000
  Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2014-07-01 17:20 +0000
    Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-07-01 11:00 -0700
      Re: Apple updating its Maps with user corrections every day at 3 am Eastern "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2014-07-01 18:10 +0000

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