Detailed City Experience

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Detailed City Experience
Initial releaseSeptember 27, 2021;3 years ago (2021-09-27)
Platform iOS, iPadOS, macOS

Detailed City Experience (sometimes shortened to DCE [1] ) is a feature on Apple Maps which contains increased navigation and visual information and details across supported locations. Released in September 2021, Detailed City Experience is now available in over half a dozen locations in 12 countries.

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Overview

Detailed City Experience is available in several select cities across the world. Cities with the feature contain detailed road markings to assist with user navigation, alongside bus routes, bike lanes and road closures, vegetation including trees and park areas, as well as custom-drawn visual depictions of major landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower or Statue of Liberty. [2] [3] [4] As of 2023, over 300 detailed landmarks are available worldwide. [5] A nighttime mode is also available. [6]

History

Detailed City Experience was first announced at the 2021 World Wide Developers Conference. [7] The feature was released on September 27, 2021 with the cities of San Francisco, London, Los Angeles and New York being the first to receive the feature. [8] [9] Two months later, in November, the feature was expanded to San Diego and Washington DC. [10] In December, Detailed City Experience was released in Philadelphia. [11] [12]

In March 2022, Detailed City Experience was released in the Canadian cities of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the first in the country. [13] [14] In August of that same year, the feature was added to Atlanta, Miami and Seattle, followed by Chicago and Las Vegas in September.

In January 2023, Detailed City experience was released in Australia for the first time with the cities of Sydney and Melbourne being added. [15] In February, Detailed City Experience was released in the German cities of Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. [16] In March, the feature was released in Boston, [17] [18] as well as in Paris in France in June. [19] [20] In July, the feature rolled out to Houston and Dallas in Texas. [21] [22] In October, Detailed City Experience was released in Madrid and Barcelona in Spain as well as Lisbon in Portugal. [23]

In late 2024, Detailed City Experience was released in Amsterdam. [24] [25]

In January 2025, Detailed City Experience was released in New Orleans for the 2025 Super Bowl. [26] [27] In April, the feature was added to Stockholm in Sweden followed by Copenhagen in Denmark a few weeks later. [28] [29] In May, Detailed City Experience was released in Monaco, becoming the first micronation to receive the feature. [30] [31] In August, Detailed City Experience was released in Singapore, becoming the first Asian location to receive the feature. [2] [32]

Coverage

Detailed City Experience is available in 33 cities in 12 countries in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. [33]

Cities with Detailed City Experience
CountryLocations
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne, Sydney
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Copenhagen
Flag of France.svg France Paris
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Berlin, Hamburg, Munich
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Monaco
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Amsterdam
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Lisbon
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Barcelona, Madrid
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Stockholm
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London
Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington D.C.

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Low, Aloysius (7 August 2025). "Singapore gets Apple Maps' Detailed City Experience with custom 3D landmarks and new features". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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  30. ↑ "Apple Maps brings a custom Detailed City Experience to the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco". Apple Newsroom. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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