Apple Maps Connect

Five 'Apple Maps Connect' stories January 2015 - November 2015

Apple has a hidden ‘indoor GPS’ app in the App Store, for Apple Maps Connect [Updated]

Ben Lovejoy Nov 2 2015 - 4:14 am PT

Apple has an Indoor Survey app on the iOS App Store, designed to help pinpoint locations inside a store, restaurant or other business – but it doesn’t show up in a search, and you need to register in Apple Maps Connect to download it.

By dropping “points” on a map within the Survey App, you indicate your position within the venue as you walk through. As you do so, the indoor Survey App measures the radio frequency (RF) signal data and combines it with an iPhone’s sensor data. The end result is indoor positioning without the need to install special hardware …

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Apple Maps Connect travels to five additional European countries

Mark Gurman May 4 2015 - 4:53 pm PT

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Apple this week has expanded its Apple Maps Connect service to five additional regions in Europe: Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and The Netherlands. The additions were noted in an email to users of the platform and on the Apple Maps Connect website. For those unfamiliar, Apple Maps Connect allows business owners to both manage existing Apple Maps listings and add additional listings to the platform. This service works closely with the Apple Indoor Mapping feature, which aims for businesses to help Apple build up a portfolio of indoor mapping data. Apple earlier expanded Apple Maps Connect via service updates in January, February, and March. Thanks Chris!

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Apple Maps Connect expands to Italy, Switzerland & Mexico

Mark Gurman Mar 30 2015 - 9:53 am PT

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Apple this week has begun rolling out its Apple Maps Connect feature to a trio of new countries: Italy, Switzerland, and Mexico. Apple Maps Connect allows business owners to alter their business listing on Apple Maps for OS X and iOS as well as add their businesses to the platform. The additions are noted on the portal, while Apple has also begun emailing users. Business listing updates can take about a week. Apple first launched the service in the U.S. last October, expanded it to the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Singapore in January, and brought it to Canada, France & Germany in February. The same online portal allows businesses with over 1 million annual visitors to apply for Apple’s indoor mapping technology.

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Apple Maps Connect gains new languages as it expands to Canada, France & Germany

Ben Lovejoy Feb 20 2015 - 3:59 am PT

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The Apple Maps Connect service, which allows small businesses to add their listings to the Apple Maps database, has been expanded to Canada, France and Germany. The service has also gained two new language options, French and German, to correspond with the regional expansion.

Apple first launched Maps Connect in the U.S. last October, enabling businesses to edit or add listings, as well as set up indoor mapping within selected areas. Entries made by businesses typically show up in Apple Maps around a week later. The international rollout began last month with the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Singapore.

Apple switched from Google Maps to its own mapping service on iCloud.com in December. Apple-leased camera cars have been spotted recently, with some suggesting that they are being used to add Street View style images to Apple Maps, while others believe they are part of the Apple Car project.

Apple Maps Connect for small businesses expands beyond the U.S.

Mark Gurman Jan 26 2015 - 11:58 am PT

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Apple has notified Apple Maps Connect for Small Businesses users that the service has expanded beyond the United States into the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Singapore. As we detailed in October of last year, Apple Maps Connect is a web-based tool for businesses to either add or edit their listings to the Apple Maps database. The site is also used to bolster Apple’s indoor mapping data for future iOS Maps features. Thanks, Matt!

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Apple Maps Connect

Apple has a hidden ‘indoor GPS’ app in the App Store, for Apple Maps Connect [Updated]

Apple Maps Connect travels to five additional European countries

Apple Maps Connect expands to Italy, Switzerland & Mexico

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Apple Maps Connect gains new languages as it expands to Canada, France & Germany

Apple Maps Connect for small businesses expands beyond the U.S.