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Apple unveils advanced 3D Gaussian Splatting rendering for Apple Maps at WWDC

Chris Barylick

15d ago· 1 min readenNews

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Summary

Apple has unveiled a significant upgrade to its Maps app's 3D rendering capabilities, using 3D Gaussian Splatting technology from oblique aerial imagery. This new approach produces vastly improved 3D models with realistic trees and clearly differentiated structures, moving beyond the "blobby photogrammetry" that has been a limitation of previous mapping solutions. The advancement positions Apple as potentially ahead of Google in the GPS mapping arms race, as demonstrated at the WWDC keynote.

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holy crap! apple just beat google to the punch — 3d gaussian splatting is coming to apple maps.

these 3d scenes are made from oblique aerial imagery. but unlike blobby photogrammetry — no more broccol

In the continuous arms race between Apple and Google for GPS mapping, Apple may have taken the lead where its 3D imagery is concerned.

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In the continuous arms race between Apple and Google for GPS mapping, Apple may have taken the lead where its 3D imagery is concerned.

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