Confirmation: Apple has bought a company specializing in 3D mapping (video)

We mentioned it many
times already during redemptions,Appleconstitutes
gradually
A technology leaf doorAround the
cartography.

This considers the creation of a house service to replace or in
supplement ofGoogle Maps, provided by a competitor who can
Reserve the most innovative features as a differentializer.
Confirming the will to independence from the apple firm, we learn that it
well bought C3 technologies a company which has technology of
Street view type (photographic vision of places) ... better, to taste
Below video:

Thus, 9TO5MAC indicates that Mattias Astrom, the leader of C3 Technologies
and two other managers of the companynow work for the
division iOS d’Apple, from Sweden, or was located the company
Before Apple's acquisition.

The company specializes in 3D modeling and rendering
associated photographic. Unlike Google Street View which displays
real photos, the cartography proposed by C3 Technologies consists of
reallyModel all the information(buildings, altitude,
streets, etc ...) and to apply itPhotographic textures
real. This gives an additional dynamic dimension since it
becomes possible to"Watch" landscapes under any point
view and turn around.

We hope that Apple will make good use of this, as he has been able to integrate
l’assistantSiribought many months ago to
Make it a real asset of your latest iPhone.

Here are techno videos in action (Editor's note: for the problems of
Video that "eats the text" on the Ifon app, know that a corrective version
is awaiting validation):

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