Apple is preparing to significantly improve its Maps application in iOS 8, claims a report in 9to5Mac



From MacRumors:

Apple will slow its work on UI changes and focus instead on improving the underlying infrastructure that powers the application. These data-level changes will make Maps more informative and reliable for iOS users. The new application will also be injected with new points of interests and new labels to make places such as airports, parks, train stations, bus stops, highways, and freeways easier to find, the sources added. Sources also say that the mapping application’s cartography design has been tweaked to be slightly cleaner and to make streets more visible.

  Apple Maps to Include Transit Directions, Improved Points of Interest Data in iOS 8