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Apple Maps receives additional terrain data for Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada

As part of its continual effort to rebuild Apple Maps, Apple has added detailed terrain features to the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico as well as the southern portion of Nevada, including the city of Las Vegas.  The additional data is derived from Apple’s street-level data gathering via LiDAR-equipped vehicles, which Apple has […]

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Designer recreates Apple Park via 85,000 piece LEGO model

Ok, this is pretty amazing. An 85,000 LEGO model of the Apple Park/the “Spaceship” campus has been completed. The designer, known as “Spencer_R”, took a little over two years to complete, with many of those hours spent poring over drone footage of the campus’ construction. At 6.8 x 4.5 feet, it’s bigger than most kitchen […]

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December 2017 drone footage shows new trees, grassy areas at Apple Park

Construction of the new Apple Park campus is entering its end stages, with 4K drone footage showing new trees and grass areas now in place. The site looks very much closer to the ‘building amid nature’ image seen in the early renders … Trees also surround the large pond, and the visitor center – but […]

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August 2017 Apple Park drone footage shows new landscaping details, Steve Jobs Theater near completion

It’s one of the final sets of drone footage of the Apple Park campus as it’s under construction, but it highlights the ever-growing landscape and offers a close-up of the uncovered Steve Jobs Theater. Per Matthew Roberts’ footage, the interior of the “spaceship” greenery looks to be near complete. A large portion of the heavy […]

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New Apple Park drone footage emerges, shows finishing work on landscaping, visitors center

Drone videographer Duncan Sinfield has completed and posted his mid-month flyover of the Apple Park campus, wherein Apple is apparently applying finishing touches such as landscaping. Specifically this month, Sinfield highlights the work within the spaceship ring. Apple continues to planet trees and other greenery. When completed, the campus will be surrounded by around 9,000 […]