So how did Apple’s map data providers mistakenly think these were roads? These “roads” are tracks through woodland in an area called Mousehold Heath, where I often walk my dog. Now I know that folk here in Norfolk are a little odd, but surely our town planners wouldn’t have come up with a road network that mad? And, of course, they haven’t. Notice how “Apple Maps” on iPhoto shows the road pattern in the area of Norwich circled in red in the following extract: I took a closer look at an area I know well. ![]() Nobody would be surprised if they were told that Apple had been acquiring their own sets of map data in order to launch their own map product, dispensing of their need to rely on Google Maps in their operating systems. The image tiles themselves use quite an interesting, quasi-retro style. Here’s the tile image you’ll get from that URL: The new map style has no attribution and the tiles are served from Apple’s servers using a URL pattern such as. ![]() But iPhoto for iOS, launched today, ditches the familiar Google Maps interface in favour of a new map style. Traditionally, map applications on Apple platforms have made use of Google Maps. Update: Please also read the further information about this post
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