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APPLE WILL HAVE vehicles driving around Dublin later this month to help gather data for its Maps service.
Between 15th – 30th June, Apple will have vehicles driving around the city capturing road data and photos for its service. As well as Ireland, the cars will be driving vehicles around the US and UK during this period.
On its site, the company says it will use the data to help improve its Maps service and will ensure that personal information is protected while this is underway.
Apple is driving vehicles around the world to collect data which will be used to improve Apple Maps. Some of this data will be published in future Apple Maps updates. We are committed to protecting your privacy while collecting this data. For example, we will blur faces and license plates on collected images prior to publication.
The cars will be driving around these areas in Dublin first.
Ashtown, Ballybough, Ballyfermot, Ballygall, Ballymun, Beaumont, Cabra, Chapelizod, Cherry Orchard, Clontarf, Coolock, Crumlin,Donaghmede, Drimnagh, Drumcondra, East Wall, Fairview, Finglas, Firhouse, Glasnevin, Inchicore, Irishtown, Kilbarrack, Kilmainham, Kilmore, Kimmage, Knocklyon, North Wall, Pembre, Phibsborough,
Raheny, Rathfarnham, Rathgar, Rathmines, Ringsend, Sandymount, Santry, Templeogue, Terenure, The Liberties, Walkinstown, Whitehall, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin.
When it was launched in 2012, Apple Maps had a shaky start and was criticised for displaying inaccurate data such as placing Dublin Zoo in Temple Bar.
Since then, the service has improved and at its developer conference on Monday, the company announced a number of new features for iOS 9 including public transport directions for certain cities in the US and Europe.
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Make sure they get the airport in Dundrum
“…such as placing Dublin Zoo in Temple Bar.”
There is a lot of animals in Temple Bar…
Belive it or not people make mistakes.if it wasn’t for mistakes a lot of people commenting on here may not have been born
If people didn’t make mistakes, we wouldn’t have Penicillin.
Penicillin – the thing you give to people who have got everything…
I must have everything so, because I was given penicillin yesterday. Yay!
I never use the iOS maps App, I simply don’t trust it to be accurate in the way I do with Google Maps. I could be wrong but that’s my guy feeling.
**gut
What guy do you enjoy feeling?
Agree.
Using latest version of Apple maps and can’t agree. Eventually the data will all be the same… The UI will be the deciding factor. Anybody who owns a business would be well advised to let Apple know where they are.
what about the rest of the country ? .. maybe the want to add a few more airports to their Dublin maps!
Someone in Apple went to work today and this is news?
Rather than drive around could they not just build us an Apple Store seeing as how they avoid their taxes here! Nobody wants their stupid map!
Google Streetview currently has just one of my cats clearly visible on it. If Apple can get two or more of them, I’ll switch.
Or landing light aircraft at Airfield near Dundrum Shopping Centre!
Yet still no Apple Store in Ireland tut tut
Nor is Apple Watch available in Ireland.
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