Yandex Maps began to display road markings and parking lots – Kommersant

Yandex Maps service (MOEX: YNDX) introduced a highly detailed map for drivers with lane markings, parking spaces and traffic islands in the “Maps” and “Navigator” mobile applications. The company’s press service reported this to Kommersant.

Now there are detailed markings on the map of Moscow within the Third Transport Ring. The central areas and main highways of Ufa, the centers of St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod are also marked in detail. Updates are also visible when connected to CarPlay or Android Auto.

As the Yandex press service clarified, in order to see the new map, you need to go to the “Navigator” tab or find your way by car. During the route, Yandex Maps will show the recommended driving trajectory taking into account the lanes, so that drivers can change lanes in time to turn. Buildings will also be visible along the route in 3D format, which can be used by drivers as additional landmarks.

“To create a map with detailed markings, we used a panorama reprojection tool. It overlays fresh panoramas on satellite images taking into account perspective, as a result of which we receive an up-to-date image of roads and automate the process of map detailing,” said Olga Bobkova, product manager at Yandex Maps. In total, she said, it was possible to digitize over 6 thousand km of roads and apply 140 different types of markings on them.

In addition, the service has updated the camera that follows the route. You can now see more of the path and road events ahead, including accidents and repair work. It is expected that in the near future more roads of Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities with detailed markings will be introduced into the service. Tunnels, stops, entrances to underground passages and trees will also be marked.