Maps for the inside of Malls and Airports (Apple Maps / Indoor Maps)

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How many times have we not reached a mall or an airport and did not know where to go to find the store that interests us, the checkpoints or the terminal? Often many times I have been put in a situation where I have been looking for good minutes to the embarkation gate or to a store inside an airport or mall.

A feature for Apple Maps al iOS 11, which has not been much talked about and is currently unavailable to all users, is trying to solve this problem. In the application Apple Maps will be available indoor maps of malls and airports around the world. So if you are in one of the locations in Apple Maps (Indoor Maps), you can easily guide yourself using the application.

For indoor maps to be available to users, each mall and airport will need to allow mapping inside buildings or service spaces.

Right now I am 34 from airports around the world supporting internal mapping and who have already arrived on the service Apple Maps. On these maps you are allowed to quickly see where they are security checkpoints, terminals, restaurants areas si magazine, plus other objectives of interest for transit passengers.

List of airports around the world that have internal mapping:

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 Georges 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 La Guardia 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
Vancouver International Airport YVR

For malls, the system is similar, except that here you are shown the shops, service areas, restaurants and parking lots. Apple does not specify exactly which malls support interior mapping, but we know that they are only from 9 cities in the USA.

Indoor Maps uses the basic application, Apple Maps, without having to install anything or go to iPhone settings. When you are in the mall or airport that has interior mapping, it will appear distinctively on the map and you will be notified about this.

You can use indoor maps in the same way you use a common map for the city. With the help of GPS location sensors you will be heading to the desired destination.

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