Apple brings more airports to indoor Maps

Posted by Michael
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Sydney, Edinburgh, and Hamad airports now live with Apple's indoor Maps.

Apple announced indoor maps for places like airports and shopping malls as part of iOS 11 and the company has just now expanded the feature to include 3 more international airports.

Sydney International (SYD)
Edinburgh (EDI)
Hamad International (DOH) - Doha, Qatar

With indoor maps, you can see things like security checkpoints, food courts, and most importantly to me — coffee shops! The detail level is great, as is the seamless way you can zoom out from regular maps and into the detail view inside.

Airports that already have indoor maps enabled include:

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol AMS
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI
Berlin Tegel Airport TXL
Berlin Schönefeld Airport SXF
Chicago O'Hare International Airport ORD
Chicago Midway International Airport MDW
Denver International Airport DEN
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW
Edmonton International Airport YEG
Geneva Airport GVA
Hong Kong International Airport HKG
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH
Houston William P. Hobby Airport HOU
Indianapolis International Airport IND
Jacksonville International Airport JAX
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport LAS
London Heathrow Airport LHR
London Gatwick Airport LGW
Los Angeles International Airport LAX
Orange County John Wayne Airport SNA
Miami International Airport MIA
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport MSP
Nashville International Airport BNA
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport JFK
New York LaGuardia Airport LGA
Newark Liberty International Airport EWR
Oakland International Airport OAK
Philadelphia International Airport PHL
Pittsburgh International Airport PIT
Portland International Airport PDX
San Diego International Airport SAN
San Jose Norman Y. Mineta International Airport SJC
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport SEA
Toronto Pearson International Airport YYZ
Vancouver International Airport YVR

Sadly, my local Trudeau airport in Montreal (YUL) still hasn't been added, but I've been able to use indoor maps in Toronto and LaGuardia, and it works great. You can tap to switch between departure and arrival levels, for example, and use nearby to find shops, snacks, and more.

Airports, especially when you're rushing for flights or facing weather delays, can be beyond stressful. Indoor maps take the edge off that stress and help you not only find where you need to go, but places you want to check out while you're waiting to go.

Apple put in a lot of extra effort as well, traversing every airport, making sure dead zones were covered and walls and doors were accurately placed.

When you put it together with indoor location, which makes sure you know exactly where you are at all times, and it's beyond impressive. (Especially when you consider all these international airports are so different.)