Google Maps API for Android
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This document provides an overview of the Google Maps API for Android. It discusses how to set up a basic map view, add overlays to the map, calculate distances, add balloons with info windows, perform geocoding of addresses, and update the user interface using handlers. The topics covered include initializing the map, generating an API key, populating overlays, using MyLocationOverlay to track the user's location, converting between coordinate systems, and performing tasks off the main thread. Example code is provided on the speaker's website.
Google Maps API for Android
- 1. Google Maps API Brief introduction Maksim Golivkin www.androidaalto.org www.mobileguild.eu Twitter: MaksimGolivkin 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community
- 2. Plan 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Intro to Google Maps API MapView & MapActivity Overlays Distances Balloons Geocoding UI update with handlers
- 3. Intro to maps API: New Project 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Target build and emulator have to use Google API for platform you have chosen. For instance, Google API for 1.6
- 4. Intro to maps API : AndroidManifest.xml 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Things to remember: uses-library declaration for runtime; permissions to access Internet and location services.
- 5. MapView: Layout 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community If inappropriate API key is used, map isn't displayed. For one Google account one can generate several keys. How to generate your own: http://code.google.com/android/add-ons/google-apis/mapkey.html
- 6. MapActivity onCreate 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community
- 7. Overlays 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Each overlay is information layer on the map. Google Maps has 3 overlay classes (main purpose below): Overlay - drawing complex figures on the map and capturing touch moves. ItemizedOverlay - abstract, extends Overlay, for drawing of multiple markers. MyLocationOverlay - to display user location on the map.
- 8. Overlays: hierarchy 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community
- 9. Overlays: ItemizedOverlay #1 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Most important thing: on every content change call protected populate method; include populate call in constructor Reference: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2035
- 10. Overlays: ItemizedOverlay #2 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community
- 11. Overlays: ItemizedOverlay usage 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community
- 12. Overlays: MyLocationOverlay 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Convenient to display user location on map. Most important thing: call disableMyLocation and disableCompass (if enabled), when activity goes to background.
- 13. Overlays: MyLocationOverlay usage 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community
- 14. Distance 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Note: Google Maps API uses (int) micro-degrees for coordinates; Android Location package uses (double) degrees for coordinates; microdegrees = degrees * 1000 000; or microdegrees = degress * 1E6; degrees = microdegrees / (double)1E6;
- 15. Distance calculation 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community
- 16. Balloons : usage 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community
- 17. Balloons 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Nice small existing library. Available at: https://github.com/jgilfelt/android- mapviewballoons
- 18. Geocoding 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Geocoding - translating coordinates to address. Reverse geocoding - translating address from coordinates. GeoCoder class. Do geocoding in background thread!
- 19. UI update with Handler 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Nested anonymous classes are ugly! Alternative: Handler + Message + Bundle. Note: when updating UI, be sure to instantiate Handler (or Handler child class) in UI thread. For example, in onCreate method.
- 20. Thank you! 13.11.2010 Android Aalto Community Example code can be found at: http://mobileguild.eu/code/FindHackatron.zip