Is it possible to caching in a manifest file the entire Google Maps Api for an offline ( mobile ) use ?
I don'want the maps images, because i will use an overlay map so, the aim is to use the functionality ( GPS detection, pinch to zoom, marker ecc.. ) but with MY MAP.
I don't believe that is possible. You should look at alternative mapping libraries like osmdroid: http://code.google.com/p/osmdroid/
Finally i have found this javascript library that can works offline:
http://leaflet.cloudmade.com/
I have tried to set a single tile ( like a grey PNG ) and add a image layer ( My map ). It works fine without connection , but it have some problems with Android devices ( The overlay map is not displayed ), and the overlay image don't zoom with the gesture, i mean that the image zoom, when the gesture end, users don't have any feedback on how much zoom it will be applicated.
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For my next project I have an image of a small village and I have to turn this into a map.
In this map I have to be able to add MKAnnotationView like the "normal" MapKit Map. The user can also zoom the map. I'm just trying to figure out how to implement this custom map: The only possible way is to create a UIImageView as subviews to which I add the "reproductions" of MKAnnotationView?
Any suggestions on how I can create this type of map?
Also have a look at MapBox. There are two options:
MapBox iOS SDK - works like MapKit, but is an open source alternative that lets you do completely custom maps (iOS 5+).
MBXMapKit - built on MapKit, but allows custom map tiles (iOS 7+).
I don't think using a UIImageView will work particularly well. If the suggested source code doesn't work for you, look at the documentation and sample code for CATiledLayer.
i want to load my own map based on current location , lets say i have all the images based on zoom level
like zoom=16 (then all images of 16) , zoom=14(all images of 14 levl)
But how to load these maps based on location , i mean how to get notified so that i can load images???
I believe this might be exactly what you need: Route Me, an iOS map library for performing the standard UIMapView types of things with your own maps.
I've tried to open Google Map application on iphone & android. From iPhone developer reference website I am able to open the native google map from link.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=11.5558762589,104.921697935&z=15
However, I have trouble with adding a marker into the map. As in google static map, we can add markers into map. I wonder if we can do the same to google map link.
Hey Borey
You can add markers. But it has to be google's own preset marker.
Try this link :
http://maps.google.com/?q=5.352135,100.299683&z=17
Use q instead of ll and I think it will work.
Problems I saw:
1) Cannot choose your own marker
2) Cannot remove that 'additional marker' that tells you what's around that area.
I guess, that's the next best thing for you? For your info, I am using it too as I lack other choices.
The only way I am aware of for doing this is to use the My Maps feature of google maps. You can create a public map in My Maps. Add a marker using the toolbar in the map, then use the link button on the top right to get the URL of your public map.
Not sure how this looks on a mobile device, but I assume that it works.
Edit
Ok. So my assumption was incorrect. I tried this out on Android and iPhone and got the following results:
iPhone - Switches out to the maps application (no option to view in the browser), displays the correct region, but no markers.
Android - Gives you the option of viewing the URL in the browser or in maps. If you view in the browser, you get the correct region, but no markers.
Android - If you view on the maps application, you get the correct region and the markers.
So basically not very useful to you. When I have done this in my mobile web apps (not native), I have used static maps. You give up the dynamic functionality, but you get lots of flexibility with what gets rendered on the map.
How to Display offline map in iphone using mapkit?
if i use static image then how do i get current location and pin drop on it?
anyone has idea please suggest some solution.
Thank you.
Try this post Force MapKit use cached map tiles only/disable network programmatically
It tells about open source map OSM , helps offline map browsing.
Source from here http://developers.cloudmade.com/projects/show/iphone-sdk.
Hope this helps , or r u looking for some thing else.
Similar to What SDKs can be used for creating offline maps application for iPad/iPhone?
In iOS4+, you can use an image MKOverlay to overlay whatever you want on top of a MapKit map. You can provide a semi-transperant base map of your own providing to display when the underlying Google Map can not be loaded. But you can not control what MapKit is doing under the hood caching Google maps.
I'm with building a map application for iPhone, and I wanted to ask what the best way is for bringing maps from a website onto the iPhone.
I want to fetch small images of size 80x80 and show them. This kind of activity might be achieved by using UIKit or OpenGL ES.
Also if you can bring to my notice some kind of achievement and guides for this thing, I would be really very thankful.
EDIT:
I need to get the custom maps for some other vendor..
Besides that i know how to get the images its the rendering part and displaying part that what my problem man.
For small static maps, you could use Google's static map API
You can construct a URL to get your image like this:
NSString* urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"http://maps.google.com/staticmap?center=%f,%f&zoom=%d&size=%1.0fx%1.0f&key=%s&sensor=true",
aLocation.coordinate.latitude, aLocation.coordinate.longitude, // aLocation is set to the center of the map
kCardBackGoogleMapsZoomLevelDefault,
80, 80, // your map size
kAIGoogleMapAPIKey]; // your google maps API key
All the other maps suppliers support static tiles - Microsoft, Yahoo and CloudMade.
Take a look at this topic: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8157498. It's nearly the same as what you're asking for.
As far as displaying the scrolling map is concerned, CATiledLayer would be the way to go. It's a slightly complex class to use, but you can find some examples if you google it.
Would you be able to use iPhone SDK 3's MapKit API, or do you need to use custom maps?
If you have a set of custom tiles you want to load, you may want to look at mapping engines put together by companies like MapNinja that let you use your own tilesets.
Otherwise it's a lot of coding to do something like a tiled map engine yourself.
If you're looking to just embed a single, non scrollable map, then have a look at the Google Static Maps API, which will generate map images for you on the fly, depending on your request parameters.
If you want to implement a slippy map, then either try route-me, which works with OS 2.2.1, and supports custom tile servers. Or have a look at MapKit/Google Maps in OS 3.0.
You could also use the Route-Me project
http://code.google.com/p/route-me/
BSD Licensed - perfect if you need to render your own tiles