1. Apple has been working hard to bolster its mapping technology since ditching Google Maps in 2012.

2. The company said it might share mapping data with customers consent, not sell it.

3. You simply download mapping data for a given area ahead of time.

4. They can upload photos taken on smart phones and request mapping to the place the photo was taken.

5. The portable mapping system is so compact and lightweight it can be carried in a backpack.

6. In some cases, construction work may have prevented its mapping car from passing through.

7. Besides mapping where your company is going, you have to map your competitors.

8. These experiments allows for more accurate mapping, which in turn leads to more accurate driving.

9. The company has focused on developing proprietary mapping software, among other improvements.

10. Tencent is another Chinese Internet giant also with its own dedicated online mapping service.

11. An undated file photo provided by Google shows one of their street mapping cars.

12. Google is a dominant player in mapping and location services.

13. You see him cycling through a day of planning and mapping a ride.

14. Especially anything big like games or mapping software, which can take up hundreds of gigabytes.

15. You can usually automate the mapping from format to format.