(with files from Katherine Ludwig)

Apple Maps is making a return to Saskatchewan as part of its effort to improve and update Apple Maps and and to support the Look Around feature. Apple Maps made a visit to Humboldt in 2019 on the initial phase of its survey. In upcoming weeks, according to the Apple website, the survey car is set to visit:

  •  Assiniboia
  •  Battleford
  •  Estevan
  •  Kindersley
  •  La Ronge
  •  Lloydminster
  •  Maple Creek
  •  Melfort
  •  Melville
  •  Moose Jaw
  •  North Battleford
  •  Prince Albert
  •  Regina
  •  Saskatoon
  •  Swift Current
  •  Weyburn
  •  Wynyard
  •  Yorkton

Apple will censor faces and license plates on images that are published in Look Around.

The company said that image collection would be primarily done using Apple Maps vehicles but certain pedestrian areas would require portable systems to be used.

Surveys of the selected communities will begin on Aug. 8 and then wrap up on Sept. 30.

Residents can reach out to Apple to request that a face, license plate or house be censored if it was captured in the survey process by emailing MapsImageCollection@apple.com.