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                     Canada Gets Overhauled Apple Maps Data

   Josh Centers

   Apple has spent the last few years reworking the data underlying Apple
   Maps. The company completed its redo of US mapping data at the start of
   this year (see '[1]Apple Finishes Rolling Out Redesigned Maps in the
   US,' 31 January 2020), and it has now [2]overhauled maps in Canada.
   Apple Maps users across Canada now benefit from more detailed maps,
   better directions, electric car routing, speed camera warnings, guides,
   and more. Apple has also implemented its Look Around (think Google
   Street View) feature in some Canadian cities: Calgary, Montreal,
   Toronto, and Vancouver, as well as parts of Newfoundland, and Nova
   Scotia.

   Justin O'Beirne has taken to doing extensive before-and-after
   comparisons during Apple's Maps overhaul, and he has now [3]done the
   same for Canada, showing the increase in detail along with some
   interesting statistics about Apple's efforts.

References

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   1. https://tidbits.com/2020/01/31/apple-finishes-rolling-out-redesigned-maps-in-the-us/
   2. https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2020/12/apple-delivers-all-new-apple-maps-across-canada/
   3. https://www.justinobeirne.com/new-apple-maps-canada

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   4. https://tidbits.com/wp/../uploads/2020/12/Canada-map.jpg

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