Apple Maps is sending surveyors across Saskatchewan [Video]

Residents in nearly 20 cities and towns across Saskatchewan will have the chance to spot field teams from Apple as they gather images, GPS traces and LiDAR for use in the company’s Maps app.

Panoramic images will be used in Apple’s “Look Around” feature, while GPS traces act as the core of building an accurate virtual model of roadway networks.

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is similar to RADAR. Utilizing light to detect shape and form, the technology is used to establish the height, width and depth of buildings and other structures for multi-dimensional representation.

The teams are scheduled to visit 18 communities from Aug. 21 to 27th. They include:

• Assiniboia
• Battleford
• Estevan
• Kindersley
• La Ronge
• Lloydminster
• Maple Creek
• Melfort
• Melville
• Moose Jaw
• North Battleford
• Prince Albert
• Regina
• Saskatoon
• Swift Current
• Weyburn
• Wynyard
• Yorkton

The surveying work will be conducted by a fleet of vehicles branded “Apple Maps.”

In larger centres like Toronto …