Kanjo

DanielEran said:

Kanjo said:

I don't agree. My take of the same WWDC 11 minute  maps"session" video.
https://atadistance.net/2016/07/03/apple-maps-cultural-curation-or-cultural-imperialism/

The session on Transit Maps talked about transit, not Apple's approach to Maps in general, which as the article noted, has suffered from a quick deployment of unfinished data. 

On your blog, you look at Japan--a country that hasn't yet introduced its Maps Transit data--and make assumptions about how it will look based on an examination of how two data sources--Yelp and TripAdvisor--inconsistently label Shinto shrines. You also suggest Apple has a Christian bias in labeling religious sites, which is rather off the rails. 

Compare how atrocious Apple's transit stop information was prior to adding Transit in the SF Bay Area: as I noted back in 2012, Apple didn't even have Caltrain stations in its HQ neighborhood labeled correctly, or sometimes at all. 

I'd be careful about assuming how Japanese transit will turn out before seeing it. 

DanielEran said:

日本の交通機関がまもなく到着します。 マップで乗り換えの検索や、運賃の比較ができるようになります。地図上には、地下にあるすべての駅や線路と、大きな駅をつなぐ連絡通路も表示されます。 On Apple Japan, translates roughly to: Japanese transportation will arrive shortly. Search and of the transfer in the map, you will be able to compare fares. On the map, and all of the station and line in the basement, it will also be displayed walkway that connects the large station.