Maps
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Maps is Apple's native mapping and navigation application that provides turn-by-turn directions, points of interest, and integrated location services across its devices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maps canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9175927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maps Context triple: [macOS Sierra, includedApplication, Maps]
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A.
Map
Map is a 1961 painting by American artist Jasper Johns that depicts a large, abstracted map of the United States using his characteristic blend of recognizable imagery and painterly experimentation.
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B.
MAP
MAP was the abbreviated name used for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Aircraft Production, the World War II government department responsible for overseeing and increasing aircraft manufacturing.
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C.
Mapam
Mapam was a left-wing socialist Zionist political party in Israel that played a significant role in the early decades of the state, particularly within the kibbutz movement and peace-oriented politics.
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D.
Gallery of Maps
The Gallery of Maps is a grand corridor in the Vatican Museums renowned for its 16th-century topographical frescoes depicting detailed maps of the Italian peninsula.
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E.
MAPER
MAPER is the official abbreviation for the Spanish Army’s Personnel Command (Mando de Personal), the body responsible for managing military human resources and related administrative functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maps Target entity description: Maps is Apple's native mapping and navigation application that provides turn-by-turn directions, points of interest, and integrated location services across its devices.
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A.
Map
Map is a 1961 painting by American artist Jasper Johns that depicts a large, abstracted map of the United States using his characteristic blend of recognizable imagery and painterly experimentation.
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B.
MAP
MAP was the abbreviated name used for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Aircraft Production, the World War II government department responsible for overseeing and increasing aircraft manufacturing.
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C.
Mapam
Mapam was a left-wing socialist Zionist political party in Israel that played a significant role in the early decades of the state, particularly within the kibbutz movement and peace-oriented politics.
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D.
Gallery of Maps
The Gallery of Maps is a grand corridor in the Vatican Museums renowned for its 16th-century topographical frescoes depicting detailed maps of the Italian peninsula.
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E.
MAPER
MAPER is the official abbreviation for the Spanish Army’s Personnel Command (Mando de Personal), the body responsible for managing military human resources and related administrative functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mapping application
ⓘ
navigation application ⓘ |
| dataSources |
Apple first-party data
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third-party mapping data providers ⓘ |
| defaultStatus | default mapping app on Apple platforms ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| initialReleasePlatform | iOS 6 ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Calendar
ⓘ
CarPlay dashboard ⓘ
linked to:
Apple CarPlay
Contacts ⓘ Siri ⓘ Spotlight search ⓘ Wallet ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
CarPlay
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple CarPlay
iOS ⓘ iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ visionOS ⓘ watchOS ⓘ |
| platform |
Apple Vision Pro
ⓘ
linked to:
Vision Pro
Apple Watch ⓘ CarPlay-enabled vehicles ⓘ Mac ⓘ iPad ⓘ iPhone ⓘ |
| privacyDesign |
minimizes data tied to Apple ID
ⓘ
uses random identifiers for location data ⓘ |
| providesFeature |
Flyover 3D views
ⓘ
business listings ⓘ cycling directions ⓘ driving directions ⓘ favorites and collections ⓘ indoor maps for selected venues ⓘ lane guidance ⓘ look around street-level imagery ⓘ points of interest search ⓘ public transit directions ⓘ real-time traffic information ⓘ turn-by-turn navigation ⓘ voice-guided navigation ⓘ walking directions ⓘ |
| replaced | Google Maps as default maps app on iOS ⓘ |
| supports |
electric vehicle routing
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hazard and incident reporting ⓘ multi-stop routing ⓘ offline maps ⓘ share ETA ⓘ speed limits display in some regions ⓘ turn-by-turn navigation on Apple Watch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Maps Description of subject: Maps is Apple's native mapping and navigation application that provides turn-by-turn directions, points of interest, and integrated location services across its devices.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.