MapKit: Adding Custom 3D Buildings/Geometries

Dear MapKit Team,

For my current project I'd like to include additional custom 3D geometries to a MapView alike 3D landmarks (e.g. London Eye). Think of it as adding 3D stages to a concert area or balloons, etc. Preferably alike annotations with given coordinates and altitudes.

So far I haven't seen anything comparable. Is it yet supported?

Kind regards, Moritz

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There isn't an API to add your own 3D features to the map, so we'd love to hear about your needs through Feedback Assistant.

Since you mention the London Eye specifically, iOS 16 brings the Detailed City Experience into apps using MapKit, which includes detailed 3D building geometries, such as the London Eye. London is supported, and the full list of locations is available on the Feature Availability page. To see this for yourself, you can take this sample code project and modify it to use London and the London Eye.

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There isn't an API to add your own 3D features to the map, so we'd love to hear about your needs through Feedback Assistant.

Since you mention the London Eye specifically, iOS 16 brings the Detailed City Experience into apps using MapKit, which includes detailed 3D building geometries, such as the London Eye. London is supported, and the full list of locations is available on the Feature Availability page. To see this for yourself, you can take this sample code project and modify it to use London and the London Eye.

Thanks for the fast feedback! I was looking for a 3D equivalent to the "Concert in The Park" demo from WWDC19. Maybe a good feature for iOS 17 ;)