You're reading from Learning Android Google Maps Integrate Google Maps with your Android application to offer feature-rich and interactive maps

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2015

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781849698863

Length 356 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android

Concepts

Android Development

Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Setting Up the Development Environment

2. Configuring an API Key and Creating Our First Map Application FREE CHAPTER

3. Working with Different Map Types

4. Adding Information to Maps

5. Interacting with a Map

6. Working with Custom Views

7. Working with Location Data

8. Know about the Street View

9. Google Maps Intents

10. Creating a Custom Map Application

A. Answers to Self-test Questions

Index

The importance of Android Google Maps

In this section, you will learn the importance of Android Google Maps. It helps to seamlessly integrate Maps with your Android application. It provides location data in a graphical form that enhances the user experience while helping you to create real-time, map-based applications similar to Waze and Uber. Google Maps is superior in comparison to all the other maps. You can display a label or marker over the map. You can provide turn-by-turn navigation and get directions between two locations. These are the some of the points that make Android Google Maps special.

An example of a map application

One of the great examples of a map-based application is Waze. It is a GPS-based, social map application and was developed by two Israeli software engineers. It was bought by Google in 2013 for an amazing 1.2 billion USD. Waze now has more than 50 million active users. Users who want to try Waze can download it from the following link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waze&hl=en

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

The importance of Android Google Maps

An example of a map application

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