The Apple Maps app (right) knew we were on Columbus (bottom in blue), but told us we should continue on New Montgomery. We weren't even on Montgomery yet.
(Credit: Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)
At least one maps expert has some tips to help Apple deal with its "cartostrophe."
Even though it's only been available a few days, Apple's iOS 6 is already taking heat for its new Maps app. The new mobile operating system is the first to incorporate Apple's mapping technology instead of Google's popular Maps app. But the new technology is experiencing some hiccups, including misnaming cities, misplacing landmarks and removing mass transit directions.
Mike Dobson, president of map consulting firm TeleMapics, has a a few harsh things to say on his blog about Apple's efforts so far, but he says the company still can fix the problems.
"Apple's data team seems to have munged together data from a large set of sources and assumed that somehow they would magically 'fit,'" Dobson wrote. "Sorry, but that often does not happen in the world of cartography. Poor Apple has no one to blame but themselves."
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