[OSM-talk] [possibly OT] Apples IOS 6 Maps and the response

[Toby Murray]

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 1:39 PM, pavithran <pavithran.s at gmail.com> wrote:
> The new map replacement from apple in its IOS has drawn a lot of criticism .
>
> <quote from  http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/sep/20/apple-maps-ios6-station-towe>
> Within minutes of the launch of the iOS6 operating system, which comes
> preloaded with Apple Maps, users were reporting that London had been
> relocated to Ontario, Paddington station had vanished, the Sears Tower
> in Chicago had shrunk, and Helsinki railway station had been turned
> into a park.
>
> </quote>
>
> Having said that How much is it OSM data?  There have been messages
> saying its the TomTom data but if you look at
> http://gspa21.ls.apple.com/html/attribution.html
> there is a line "(OSM)
> OpenStreetMap contributors, http://www.openstreetmap.org/ "
>
> Pretty confusing and sad to say that many of the comments were against
> the map app and suggesting that they would hardly  accept anything
> other than google maps .

Also note that it was just reported in IRC that 4chan got it in their
heads that they could troll apple maps by editing OSM:

http://boards.4chan.org/g/res/27736265

The OP and at least one user's edits have been reverted already but as
always, keep an eye out for vandalism.

Toby