Apple Park 3D models, walkways, more show up in Apple Maps
Apple in a recent update to Apple Maps enhanced coverage of the Apple Park campus area in Cupertino, Calif., with the app now displaying 3D building models, walkways and other points of interest across the sprawling grounds.
As seen in the screenshot above, Apple Park data now includes a comprehensive "Map" view with highly detailed 3D building models, roads running into and out of the campus -- complete with traffic directions -- pedestrian walkways and more. The map even shows a small manmade pond that sits within the walls of the main "spaceship" building.
While the Steve Jobs Theater is labeled with its own Maps informational tag, the ring-shaped office building is not. Ancillary buildings like the R&D facility, fitness center and above ground parking structures also lack labels.
Apple first added Apple Park mapping data to its Maps app in March, offering interested users a sneak peek at the campus through satellite and drone imagery. Those images have not been updated and still depict the facility as it appeared during construction.
The latest drone footage of Apple Park reveals a campus nearly ready for employees to move in. As of last week, contractors were putting the finishing touches on exterior work at the central office building, though furniture had yet to arrive. Landscaping is also largely incomplete, though workers are making steady progress toward planting the 9,000 trees that will ultimately cover the campus grounds.
Employees have already started migrating into certain areas of Apple Park, including the R&D facility. More than 12,000 workers will make the move in a process expected to take six months to complete.
Designed in collaboration with architectural firm Foster + Partners, Apple Park is the brainchild of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The campus is being built on a former HP facility, replacing 5 million square feet of asphalt and concrete with grass, local vegetation and intelligently designed buildings powered by sustainable energy sources.
As seen in the screenshot above, Apple Park data now includes a comprehensive "Map" view with highly detailed 3D building models, roads running into and out of the campus -- complete with traffic directions -- pedestrian walkways and more. The map even shows a small manmade pond that sits within the walls of the main "spaceship" building.
While the Steve Jobs Theater is labeled with its own Maps informational tag, the ring-shaped office building is not. Ancillary buildings like the R&D facility, fitness center and above ground parking structures also lack labels.
Apple first added Apple Park mapping data to its Maps app in March, offering interested users a sneak peek at the campus through satellite and drone imagery. Those images have not been updated and still depict the facility as it appeared during construction.
The latest drone footage of Apple Park reveals a campus nearly ready for employees to move in. As of last week, contractors were putting the finishing touches on exterior work at the central office building, though furniture had yet to arrive. Landscaping is also largely incomplete, though workers are making steady progress toward planting the 9,000 trees that will ultimately cover the campus grounds.
Employees have already started migrating into certain areas of Apple Park, including the R&D facility. More than 12,000 workers will make the move in a process expected to take six months to complete.
Designed in collaboration with architectural firm Foster + Partners, Apple Park is the brainchild of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The campus is being built on a former HP facility, replacing 5 million square feet of asphalt and concrete with grass, local vegetation and intelligently designed buildings powered by sustainable energy sources.
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edit: Pretty darn close, according to the graphic.
2) Such a weird statement...
Especially after stating…
"Fuel & Lodgings, Next Exit"?
"Eat at Steve's"?
The next time someone claims that Apple can do anything I'll use this image as proof that they couldn't even get an apartment complex to sell so they could own the entire block.
I'll see if I can dig up any figures.
edit: That didn't take long.
But that doesn't include taxes, maintenance, and other bills, like water, sewage, and trash (often included in apartment costs).
Then you have Zillow saying the median home value for Cupertino is over $1.8 million.
So what can you get for a little over a half million? Surely more square footage and rooms than a bedroom apartment, and you could probably rent out a room or two to help get some income on your investment, but that's another issue in itself.
Plus, you're not going to be that close to work, you're stuck with a house if you decide to, say, relocate with the same company or jump to other company.
Finally, if you're social you won't get the benefit of the community aspect of the apartment complex, which, when you're young and flush with cash can be one hell of a good time.