If you haven’t opened Maps in a long time, now is the time to give it a second chance. Apple has just officially rolled out many improvements for its application in France and Monaco.
More detailed maps, famous monuments in 3D, speed limits, 360° view… All these new features are made possible thanks to the collection of images carried out by service providers by car or on foot throughout France. It is a long-term task, already implemented for some time in other countries, which marks a new beginning for Plans.
After relying heavily on third-party data, Apple is taking the compass and square itself to plot out the maps and features of its app. New features roll out automatically to Maps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac regardless of operating system (with some exceptions), there are no app or system updates to download.
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A much more detailed map
What is immediately striking when you open Maps since this morning (or even last night) is the level of detail of the new map. Countless little streets and paths that were forgotten are now traced. Maps is even more accurate than Google Maps in some places, that is to say! Try it at home, you might be surprised.
Building footprints are also more complete and detailed, as are green spaces, which are much better represented than before. This is visible on the example above, where we see new green spots on the map as well as additional buildings (at the level of Invalides and Place Vendôme, among others). Areas that were entirely empty, or almost, are now faithfully reproduced.
Not only is the map more complete, but Apple has taken over an excellent idea from Google Maps to better identify neighborhoods. Frequented areas where many restaurants and shops are located are highlighted in orange. It’s handy when you want to go out without having a specific destination in mind, or on the contrary avoid the crowd.
More and more detailed 3D landmarks
Several famous monuments have been modeled or remodeled in 3D. The Eiffel Tower already had its 3D version in Plans, but it is now reproduced much more faithfully. Its structure is no longer made of flat tints, we can now see all its beams.
Same thing for Notre-Dame de Paris, Center Pompidou, Palais Longchamp in Marseille, Casino de Monte-Carlo in Monaco, Basilique de Fourvière in Lyon, Château de Versailles and many others (Apple does not provide the exhaustive list). Mont-Saint-Michel has simply come out of quicksand.
Plans officials had previously explained that these new models were made by hand: “We take whatever amount of detail we think is sufficient and then create a 3D structure of the building itself. Then we position it on the map. »
For now, these are only ” benchmarks “ which are modeled in 3D in France, not entire cities as Apple has started to do with some English-speaking metropolises (London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, etc.). We recognize fully three-dimensional cities by the 3D button that automatically appears at a certain level of zoom in them.
A 360° view in the streets (Look Around)
Available since 2019 in the United States, Look Around is finally setting its binoculars on France. For the occasion, this equivalent of Google Street View has a French name: Vue à 360°. You can wander as if you were there in the streets, roads and parks where cars and pedestrians commissioned by Apple passed to take photos.
To do this, simply touch the binoculars icon at the bottom left of the map on iPhone and iPad (in the toolbar on Mac). If the icon does not appear, the area is not covered by the feature.
By default, the 360° View is displayed in a small interactive window. You can move the view to another place by moving the map in the background. The binoculars then snap to the nearest covered street.
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