Lindemansje schreef op 9 juni 2012 17:16:
Van een reply op artikel iOS 6: Setting Apple Maps expectations
A few notes:
Apple's Maps solution will likely use Load Balanced, Redundant Servers hosting the Geodata in Random Access Memory as "Shards" similar to iCloud (which alredy serves more than 100 million users) this will enable Apple to provide frequent, incremental improvements to their service as well as offer their service in non-traditional (for Apple) markets (automobiles?). This is based on original patent research never reported previously except on comments in another forum.
In addition to the Apple location database services used in Apple Maps for iOS for several years Apple Maps likely uses a Categorized, Location Popularity Index to improve search requests. This is based on original patent research never reported previously except on comments in another forum.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Apple has hired Ethan Sorrelgreen, formerly of NextBus which is known for realtime transit data. This is based on original research never reported previously except on comments in another forum.
According to their LinkedIn profiles, Apple has hired Scott Dudgeon and Valerie Yakich previously of Inrix, provider of traffic information, directions and driver services. This is based on original research never reported previously except on comments in another forum.
Nokia Maps 3D solution is provided through C3 Technologies and appears to provide street level views; however, the street level views are the result of street level photography from NavTeq similar to Google's effort. As Nokia Maps 3D continues to use the C3 Technologies solution they either had a mergers & acquisition clause or more likely have partnered with Apple to reciprocate services.
Prior to Apple's acquisition of C3 Technologies (approximately one year ago), C3 Technologies had already developed 3-diminensional models of more than 100 cities, including; Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Cape Town, Chicago, Copenhagen, Florence, Helsinki, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Melbourne, Miami, Milan, New York, Oslo, Prague, Rome, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney, Toronto, Venice and Vienna.
Much of the data that provides the various features in Maps for iOS is not derived from Google: The companies listed in iOS 5's legal notices include the following diverse companies under the "Map Data" section:
• CoreLogic offers Parcel data which marks boundaries for of properties to provide positional accuracy in location-based solutions. • Getchee provides location and market data on China, India and Southeast Asia. • Increment P Corp provides location and traffic data for Japan. • Localeze provides local business listings. • MapData Sciences Pty Ltd. Inc provides mapping data for Australia and New Zealand. • DMTI provides postal code data for Canada. • TomTom offers global TeleAtlas mapping data which is also licensed by Google for their map solution. • Urban Mapping provides in-depth neighborhood data such as crime, demographics, school performance, economic indicators and more. • Waze offers real-time maps and traffic information based on crowd sourced data