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Sadly the best feature of Apple Maps, the excellent transit overlay, doesn't seem to be available on this web version yet.

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I noticed this too and I am afraid they wont ever release this on the web app since they seem to have the best lane and road mapping data.

Google Maps also transit overlay. Is it measurably worse that Apple Maps? It seems fine to me.

Transit data on Google Maps in Sydney Australia has been broken for ages. It's correct (and more clearly illustrated) in Apple Maps.

https://x.com/jxeeno/status/1814975093380116783

What's broken with it? Seems to be working fine here.

What I have noticed is that the satellite view for Sydney is over 3 years old.

Satellite (actually aerial) images are very expensive to collect and not all that useful.

Oddly, until recently Brisbane's satellite maps on Google were over a decade old even though it showed a current year copyright. More up to date on Apple Maps, except it doesn't have Brisbane in 3D, even though it does have Gold Coast.

Apple Maps transit is easier to read when zoomed out IMO.

This -- Apple highlights rail lines in their appropriate colors, which is an amazing way to visualize how lines are routed. Google's is kind of half-baked in comparison, IMO.

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