Reports of the purchase of Placebase, maker of Pushpin and openplaces.org, first surfaced in July. They were confirmed this week by ComputerWorld, as the company's former CEO, Jaron Waldman, is now allegedly part of the 'Geo Team' at Apple. The Cupertino, Calif., company has never confirmed the acquisition.
In 2008, Placebase was profiled by GigaOm. At the time, a new product called PolicyMap was revealed. Using the PushPin API, PolicyMap would aggregate data on subjects such as demographics, home sales, crime, mortgage lending, school performance and more. The company reportedly earned millions of dollars in revenue and survived without any venture capital funding, successfully competing with Google's free Maps.
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'Waldman thought differently,' the report said. 'He decided to compete with Google and other free mapping services by doing two things: One, by offering customizations and tons of features that integrated private and public data sets in many diverse ways. (He knew it would be a while before Google would get around to offering customization). His other twist was to offer a way to layer commercial and other data sets (such as demographics and crime data) onto the maps using an easy-to-use application programming interface (API).'
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Weeks ago, when Google publicly revealed the content of its letter to the FCC in response to a government inquiry, it was discovered that Apple allegedly rejected the Google Latitude Application, because Apple believed the software could replicate the native Maps application included with the iPhone — software also created by Google. Apple said that the new software could 'create user confusion' with Google Maps.
In August, Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, stepped down from the Apple Board of Directors. The two companies were continuing to encroach on each others' businesses, and were under investigation from the Federal Trade Commission for a possible violation of antitrust laws through unfair collaboration.
With the latest acquisition, it would appear that Apple could be building its own Google Maps competitor based on the technology found in PolicyMap from Placebase.
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The maps application included with iPhone and iPad does a great job at navigation and 3D maps, but the data is displays can sometimes be out of date. It’s also missing Street View – a popular feature from Google that enables you to see the world up-close.
Thankfully there’s a brilliant app from Google that brings all of these features back. It also includes support for saving offline maps, indoor maps and public transit directions. Read on to see how it works.
1. Download the app
The first step is the easiest, just open the App Store app on your iPhone or iPad, search for “Google Maps” then download and install the free app.
2. Search for locations
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3. Sidebar
See the small rectangle in the bottom left corner of the screen? Tap on it or drag it outwards to reveal the sidebar. From here you can enable real-time traffic, get public transport directions, cycling directions, swap to Satellite view, download the Google Earth app and change settings.
4. Cycling routes
Tap the Cycling button in the sidebar and you’ll see local cycle routes overlaid on top of Google Maps. This is a brilliant way to discover quiet routes and avoid those busy roads while enjoying a cycle ride.
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Tap and hold on any part of the map and a small red pin will appear beneath your fingertip. Tap on the pin and you’ll see more information about the location, including its address, distance from your current location, a share button and Street View preview.
6. Turn-by-turn directions
From the location information panel, tap on the blue car icon and Google Maps will work out a route to the location. The app will offer a number of options, each displaying the current traffic status and total distance. Just tap on one and Google Maps will navigate you there using turn-by-turn directions. This is a great replacement for your Sat-Nav, although keep in mind that Google Maps uses a lot of battery while in this mode.
7. Street View
Tap the Street View preview from any dropped pin and you’ll instantly jump into Street View mode. Use your finger to pan the image, and tap any on-screen arrows to move in that direction. To return to the default maps view, just tap once on the screen to show the grey menu bar, then tap the back arrow in the top left corner.
8. Save maps offline
Sometimes it’s helpful to save the map view to the memory on your iPhone or iPad. This enables you to keep using the map while there’s no data signal, it also saves battery. To do this, visit the location or town you wish to save, type “Ok maps” into the search bar at the top of the screen, then press the blue Search button on the keyboard. The app will now save the map data locally for you to access offline.
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