JR East is joining the station numbering scheme found on Tokyo Metro and other private company train lines such as Tokyu, Keio, and Odakyu. As a long time Japan resident […]
Apple
iOS 10 Maps: Nearby Search UI Improvements
The iOS 10 beta on iPad adds some nice UI refinements in Nearby search. The first two steps of a Nearby search are exactly the same in iOS 9. iOS 10 improvements start […]
Maps
Japanese Cartography Comparison
Justin O’Beirne has published part two of his epic essay comparing Google Maps and Apple Maps: “Content — The Map as a Whole”. It’s a great read and deep analysis. I think there is a […]
Apple
iOS 10 Maps and the Japanese Label Problem
That sinking feeling. Here it is mid July already, two, maybe three months until the release of iOS 10. That’s very little time to fix things, if it can be done at […]
Maps
Apple Maps – Process and Sustainability
Apple Insider editor Daniel Eran Dilger watched the same WWDC 16 Public Transit in Apple Maps session video I did but came to a completely different conclusion, posted as “Why Apple’s Transit […]
Apple
iOS 10: Reading the Apple Maps Cartography Tea Leaves
The iOS 10 preview image for Apple Maps Japanese public transit is fascinating. It’s a coming attraction movie trailer. Movie trailers, as you know, always use background music that has nothing to […]
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