It's nothing new that Apple is developing its mapping application in the purest style Google Maps In fact, at the beginning of the year the decision of the company located in was already known Cupertino, as well as other applications, to abandon the Google maps tool due to its fees and policy changes So, they would bet for the quality of movement Open Street Maps, who offer complete maps and information in a freeAlthough it seems that Apple has finally decided to go its own way
To this must be added the purchases that la manzana has made from companies dedicated to cartography digital Specifically the companies Placebase in 2009, Poly9 in 2010and, most notably, C3 Technologies last year. And now it seems that its fruits are beginning to be known. Or that is clear from the leaks that have reached the specialized media BGR It seems that the Apple's own mapping tool will not only stay that way, but will offer 3D maps , with images and models in volume, knowing many more details than the roads, streets and cities
This application is reportedly being tested on the latest version of the Apple operating system that is yet to come, known as iOS 6 Therefore, it is to be expected that it is another tool within the operating system itself. A complete claim to update the terminal to this version 6 But focusing on the filtered images, presumably from what looks like a reliable source, the clue is in the 3D button from the lower left corner of the supposed application. A button that would transform a 2D street map of New York, for example, into a city where skyscrapers rise up of the ground to form the model of a city in three dimensions
The acquisition last October of C3 Technologies is the final clue.It is a company specialized in 3D mapping Something like the construction of model citieswhere, in addition, satellite images would be used to give extra realism. With this, the Apple Maps application would not only offer information about streets and addresses, but it could stand up directly to Google Maps Although we must not forget that Google Mapsthey also have relief and 3D buildings, although in a more schematic and less representative way than the leak of Apple
For now little else is known about this tool. In fact, the leaked images have poor quality and look blurry, but they perfectly show the intentions of Apple In addition, the website BGR has created a robot portrait of the appearance of this application thanks to the indications of its source (the image that we have used to open this news item, or the final image). For now there is nothing left but to wait, although not long, since Apple plans to present its operating system iOS 6 and this mapping tool, according to Cnet, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (Global Developers Conference) the week of June 11 We'll be on the lookout.
