Today we bring you another iOS 5 based rumor. Its been reported before that Apple had been working on creating its own mapping service and today the report justifies the rumor.

Redmondpie Reports:

When the iPhone, and therefore iOS, were first introduced, many of the operating system’s online services relied on Google, such as the built-in Maps App, which almost literally pulled data from Google Maps. Since then, Google and Apple have parted ways, when the former began developing its Android operating system, which now happens to be iOS’ main competitor. This caused Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google at the time, to be forced to step down from Apple’s board of directors back in 2009.

According to the new legal wording, Apple has partnered with several companies to develop its new Maps system, such as CoreLogic, Increment P Corp and Urban Mapping. That last one is known to go way beyond what one would expect from traditional mapping services, such as in-depth local data such as crime rates and even school performance.

This changeover is backed up by several job postings made over the last few years. One in made in December of last year, for example, called for someone with “Experience developing navigation software” and “Deep knowledge of Computational Geometry or Graph Theory”. That can be summed up by only one world: maps!