http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/13/world-civilization-saved-from-collapse-as-google-releases-maps-app-for-iphone Comments On: World Civilization Saved from Collapse as Google Releases Maps App for iPhone! by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by diane b]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:38:58 -0800 The Stranger
I am overjoyed Google maps has returned to the iPhone.
Posted by catherineblaeksmith]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:12:20 -0800 The Stranger
Siri told me to Stop Coltrane today. Or was it Stop Coal Trains?

hard to tell, I was underwater at the time, thanks to the navigation.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:36:41 -0800 The Stranger
I used the new Google Maps app this morning, and it works almost as well as the old app.

*My only complaint with the new mapping apps (both Google's and Apple's) is the inability to step through directions when you route from "Current Location". In the old app, it got your current location and used that as a static point for directions, so you could step through the whole list. I haven't found an intuitive way to do that in the new apps.

Minor complaint, but still.

Also, I can't seem to make it step through transit directions, even with static locations. That may just be my failing, though.
Posted by xizar]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:33:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:26:43 -0800 The Stranger
The one thing I like about the Apple map app was that its traffic option shows accidents. But it also only highlighted trouble spots with a broken line, as opposed to google map's use of green, yellow and red. So that was kind of a wash. Otherwise, it's simply inferior in every other way.
Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:14:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by so happy]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:35:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Afreet]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:32:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Chris B]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:30:15 -0800 The Stranger
1. No street view or terrain maps on iPad. I used both for planning bike rides and the like frequently.

2. Terrible (but slowly improving) data. For instance, National Parks in Washington were not labelled for a long time.

3. Major jatural features, like rivers, are totally omitted frequently. Important for me because I use my phone on long bike rides to assist navigation.

4. Search was terrible. Typos eliminate results, and it was very unpredictable. For example, searching "Mt St Helens" finds some weird business in Liverpool, England. Seriously. Try it!

The new goggle maps is better, but not perfect. I was hoping for integrated bike routing. And still no iPad version.
Posted by emor]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:29:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt the Engineer]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:16:47 -0800 The Stranger number one, main, only reason I use a maps app. This is a happy day for me.

Also, Siri directed me to a dead end where I could see, but not get to, Home Depot a couple of weeks ago. It was kind of funny but mostly frustrating.
Posted by care bear]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:11:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by NotSean]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:11:15 -0800 The Stranger