Apple, only recently, took the center stage at WWDC 2012 in June to officially confirm the upcoming arrival of iOS 6. The company also discussed its new in-house built maps solution for iOS 6, which will remove the need for Apple to rely on Google to supply maps, as they have done in the past.
If you've grown tired of navigating through blurred images on Google maps when experiencing low network connections, Apple has the perfect answer with its new maps technology within iOS 6, which is going to ensure smooth sailing – even when you’re offline.
Apple's new mapping service, powering the revamped Maps app in iOS 6, is based on a series of partnerships, acquisitions, and internal work that is intended to not just replace the existing maps data Google has been serving up for iOS users over the past half decade, but to also spread out and improve upon the features available.
Hold on, wait, there’s more. Being Apple-built is not the only advantage that Apple users can look forward to. A deeper study has revealed that Apple will actually provide a smoother experience when it comes to zooming into specific areas in finer detail. Everybody, by now, is aware that although Google does provide a decent zoom-in feature, the image quality, when zooming, is not something to boast about.
“The first primary technology advancement Apple will be introducing for iOS 6 Maps relates to the use of resolution independent vector images. This allows users to smoothly zoom in with a pinch of the fingers, while details and labels pop up as space allows,” states an Appleinsider report. “Google's existing map services are based on a series of fixed zoom levels, so when users zoom in, they see the existing map turn into a blurry image that is incrementally repainted with the next zoom level as it downloads.”
Moreover, the highly-efficient vector-based Maps allow Apple to load up a large area of maps you can continue to zoom into even after you've entered Airplane Mode. This feature means that if you load a map of a certain place and then turn off network access, you can still zoom in and out over a very large surrounding area without getting Google's zoomed in problems and blank grid spaces.
Although Google now offers an offline mapping solution, users may opt for the Apple experience with the new vector-based Maps technology. In reality, it is a lot more convenient when struggling with a slow or a weak connection.
