It ’s slowly getting better , but try as it might , Apple just ca n’t top Google ’s Maps table service when it comes to digital cartography That ’s not to say it is n’t still keeping up the following though — a freshly reveal patent points towards a raft of new lineament Apple has planned for thetroubled service .
The “ Interactive Map ” letters patent points towards a impertinent layering organization for the company ’s iOS Maps app , go far deeper than what ’s currently offered . On top of current standard such as Satellite View , Traffic Overlay and Weather , the letters patent offers features such as tapping a unmarried road to instantly be show businesses and point of interest sitting on it , or articulation .
Individual layers could be tuned too , such as one entirely for local restaurant , while solicit on an individual basis highlighted locations would throw up details specific to each — hitting an airdrome might show flight details , while a eatery ’s menu may be expose . Basically , it sound a slew more Google - fied , right down to the integration of ad within layers .
Of course , such a organization would live or die based on the quality of Apple ’s information sources , something that has lame the likes of Siri . But all the patent ’s suggest feature sound expert — here ’s hoping some of it dribble into the next iOS update . [ Apple Insider ]
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