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Comment on Apple Maps' Acceleration (2020)

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Perhaps the most noticeable difference between Apple’s old and new maps is all of the vegetation detail Apple has added.

I really don't understand the way they blend forests and fields together. It used to be that forests and grasslands were marked green and agricultural land was white, so you could easily tell the difference. Now they are the same, or nearly the same, color while the difference in landscape is massive. To actually tell the difference now you have to switch to the satellite map.

I don't see how this is adding more detail. If anything it's providing less information.

It makes it prettier since a fields in the aerial view are not aesthetically very pleasing.

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