Apple Surveyor App: Apple releases a new app named Surveyor to enhance the accuracy of Apple Maps. To begin with, the app gathers real-world mapping data such as traffic lights, street signs, and roadside features. Then, they update Apple Maps to make it new and accurate for people to use.
Apple Surveyor App working process
Surveyor operates differently from other Apple consumer applications. Rather than releasing it to the public, Apple creates this application for partner firms that perform mapping operations. When one downloads Apple Surveyor , one is presented with an option to "Open Partner App." This opens another application known as Premise.
Partnering with Premise
Premise is an in-app system where users get rewarded for filling out tasks such as surveys, sharing local news, and photographing certain locations. For instance, when there's a mapping job on Premise, the user gets clear-cut directions. They attach their iPhone, rotate it to landscape orientation, and snap photos as they drive down a predetermined path. This method collects useful information about road structures.
Improving Apple Maps
Apple employs the Surveyor data to accurately pin objects on the map. Additionally, this crowdsourcing method facilitates updating small but significant map details on a regular basis. Further, the blending of Surveyor App and Premise demonstrates that Apple welcomes community-collected data. This process might even make Apple Maps more robust and enable it to compete against offerings such as Google Maps and Waze.
