Flyover (Apple Maps)

For other uses, see Flyover.

Flyover is a feature on Apple Maps that allows users to view certain areas in a 3D setting. Flyover also allows users to take "tours" of these locations through the City Tours feature, showcasing various landmarks in the area. Imagery is provided through the use of planes, which collect fine data on buildings.

Flyover
Initial releaseSeptember 19, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-19)
PlatformiOS[1]
iPadOS[1]
macOS[2]
Available inMultiple languages

Initially founded in 2012, along with Apple Maps itself, Flyover now covers over 300 cities, landmarks, and parks across five of the six inhabited continents through a series of several expansions, notably in 2014, 2015 and 2019. Despite earlier issues, Flyover has been praised for its detail and uniqueness.[3]

  1. ^ a b "iOS and iPadOS 17 Feature Availability". Apple Support. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kazmucha, Allyson (13 February 2014). "How to use the Flyover feature in Apple Maps for Mac". iMore. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bell, Karissa (28 June 2017). "Watch out Google Earth, Apple Maps has a hidden VR-like 'flyover' mode". Mashable. Retrieved 18 November 2023.