Cartography Comparison: Google Maps & Apple Maps

PART 1 | JUNE 2016 Google Maps and Apple Maps. Both are the default mapping apps on their respective operating systems ( Android and iOS). And both are in a race to become the world’s first Universal Map — that is, the first map used by a majority of the global population. In many ways, this makes Google Maps & Apple Maps two of the most important maps ever made. Who will get there first? And will design be a factor? In this series of essays, we’ll compare and c...