Just been playing with it. Sent from my iPad
> On 22 Mar 2014, at 11:22 am, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> > wrote: > > I made an interesting and exciting discovery last night, and I'm surprised > that I haven't seen it mentioned in the text press or even on the WAMUG List. > If it has been mentioned here and all this is now old hat, I apologise. > > You may or not know that the Maps App (it's on your MacBook Pro, as well as > your iPad and your iPhone) has a feature called "Flyover" which gives you a > wonderful 3D view from above of the map you're looking at. All buildings, > trees and other features leap out of the screen at you as you "fly" over > them. Until very recently, the feature did not work in Perth. You had to go > to large US or European cities to see it work. It also worked for Sydney (and > maybe others) in Australia, but not Perth. Well now it does! I haven't seen > this announced anywhere, or heard from anyone else that they've discovered > it, but work it does. The effect extends from the Kwnana industrial area in > the south to just south of Mindarie Keys in the north. It covers Rottnest > island to the west, and I haven't found far to the east it goes, but it does > certainly cover Kalamunda. I've had a good look around local universities and > hospitals, Kings Park, the Darling Scarp. my local neighbourhood, flown up > and down the > freeway, etc. > > I've found an interesting experience with overseas cities, but I find it > fascinating looking at the local content. There are a few rendering problems > when zooming very close into some buildings, but by and large the objects are > quite highly detailed, including clear signage. I was doubtful that we would > ever really see this in Perth. It seems that with this, together with other > recent publicity, we are now well and truly on the Map! > > To use Flyover iPad or iPhone, simply make sure your map is set to use Hybrid > or Satellite mode, then click or tap the 3D button (this may look like a > collection of three buildings, depending on your interface). Use pinch and > spread to zoom in and out, and two fingers to navigate around. > > It works slightly differently in Mavericks, but it's well explained in the > Help file. > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
