{"id":339222,"date":"2017-04-25T16:35:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T08:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/04\/25\/apple-maps-traffic-data-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2017-04-25T16:35:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T08:35:03","slug":"apple-maps-gets-traffic-data-for-saudi-arabia-and-united-arab-emirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/apple-maps-gets-traffic-data-for-saudi-arabia-and-united-arab-emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Maps Gets Traffic Data for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"
Apple has updated its Maps app with traffic data for major metropolitan areas in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

So far, the new coverage extends to the capitals of the two countries and other heavily populated areas, with more limited traffic information on major highways and thoroughfares also available.<\/p>\n

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Examples in UAE include Abu Dhabi, Fujairah, and Al Ain, with locations in Saudi Arabia including Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, and Ta’if.<\/p>\n

Turn-by-turn navigation still appears to be unavailable in the Middle East regions, which may explain why Apple hasn’t added the countries to its iOS feature availability<\/a> page, but the inclusion of traffic data strongly suggests Apple is about to follow up with live direction information.<\/p>\n

The update marks Apple’s first visible effort to increase its geographical data services to the Middle East beyond the standard street information and notable points of interest.<\/p>\n

(Thanks, Ram!)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apple has updated its Maps app with traffic data for major metropolitan areas in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

So far, the new coverage extends to the capitals of the two countries and other heavily populated areas, with more limited traffic information on major highways and thoroughfares also available. <\/p>\n

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\nExamples in UAE include Abu Dhabi, Fujairah, and Al Ain, with locations in Saudi Arabia including Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, and Ta’if. <\/p>\n

Turn-by-turn navigation still appears to be unavailable in the Middle East regions, which may explain why Apple hasn’t added the countries to its iOS feature availability<\/a> page, but the inclusion of traffic data strongly suggests Apple is about to follow up with live direction information.<\/p>\n

The update marks Apple’s first visible effort to increase its geographical data services to the Middle East beyond the standard street information and notable points of interest.<\/p>\n

(Thanks, Ram!)<\/em><\/p>\n

Tag: Apple Maps<\/a> <\/div>\n

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