为对抗谷歌地图 苹果将用无人机提高地图质量

 　　Apple is hoping drones can help the company compete more effectively against Google Maps, according to a new report.

　　一则最新报告指出，苹果公司希望无人机可以帮助其更有效地对抗谷歌地图。

　　The tech giant is building a team that will use drones to fly overhead and capture critical street information, including signs and traffic changes, Bloomberg is reporting, citing sources who claim to have knowledge of its plans.

　　《彭博社》的这一报告引述自声称知悉其计划的消息来源称，苹果正在组建一个团队，使用无人机捕获包括标志和交通变化的关键的街道信息。

　　Apple has secured approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use drones to capture photos, videos, and other traffic data, the report says.

　　报告称，苹果已经获得联邦航空局的批准，使用无人机捕获照片、视频和其他交通数据。

　　Drone capture could prove important to Apple as it works to improve its Maps application running on iOS and macOS devices.

　　无人机捕获技术可以证明其对苹果的重要性，因为它可以改进其在iOS和macOS设备上运行的地图应用程序。

　　After capturing the data from streets both in the U.S. and abroad, it can then be transmitted back to Apple's team and its information uploaded to the Apple Maps servers, according to Bloomberg.

　　据《彭博社》报道，在从美国和国外的街道捕获数据之后，它可以被传输回苹果的团队，并且其信息被上传到苹果地图服务器。

　　Users, then, would get far more useful and recent data.

　　因此，用户将获得更多有用、新近的数据。

　　为对抗谷歌地图 苹果将用无人机提高地图质量

　　Apple Maps was released in 2012 as a replacement¹ to Google Maps on iOS. Soon after its release, however, the app, which comes bundled with Apple's operating systems, was criticized for having inaccurate² information and poor driving directions.

　　苹果地图于2012年发布，取代了iOS上的谷歌地图。然而，在它发布后不久，与苹果的操作系统捆绑的该应用程序，被批评具有不准确的信息以及不良的驾驶方向感。

　　Apple CEO Tim Cook ultimately apologized for Apple Maps and suggested users try out other options, like the Google Maps that had previously³ been bundled with Apple's mobile operating system.

　　苹果首席执行官蒂姆·库克最终为苹果地图向用户道歉，并建议用户尝试其他选项，如以前与苹果的移动操作系统捆绑的谷歌地图。

　　Since then, Apple has made strides towards improving the app's accuracy and data and has added more information, including traffic and transit⁴ data.

　　从那时起，苹果已经在提高该应用程序的准确性和数据方面取得了长足进步，并增加了包括交通和公交数据等更多信息。

　　Still, Apple Maps is generally believed to be inferior to Google Maps, which comes with accurate data and other key features, like a Street View option that lets users see images of addresses.

　　然而，苹果地图仍被普遍认为不如谷歌地图，谷歌地图提供了准确的数据和其他关键功能，如可以让用户看到地址的图像的街景视图选项。

　　In addition to getting better data more quickly to Apple Maps with drones, the company is also trying to improve its mapping service's navigation and is eyeing ways to take images of the inside of buildings, according to Bloomberg.

　　据《彭博社》报道，除了用无人机更好地获取更好的数据之外，苹果还在努力改进其地图服务的导航，并且正在寻找拍摄建筑物内部图像的方法。

　　That feature would let users explore airports, museums, and other public places without actually visiting them. Google already offers a similar feature with Google Maps.

　　该功能将允许用户探索机场、博物馆和其他公共场所，而不用实际访问他们。谷歌地图已经提供了类似的功能。

1 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

2 inaccurate   

adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的

参考例句：

• The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
• She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。

3 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

4 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。