i'd like to know any resources or any starting point to start developing addons/plugins for Google earth. i am not talking about application development using Google earth API. instead i want to create addons/plugins for GE such as flight simulator tour guides etc..
Thank you very much !!
The COM API has been deprecated, and so the ways you can control the user experience in Google Earth are by either creating KML content (including robust Tours), or by using the plugin.
Can you be more specific with an example of what you are trying to accomplish that cannot be done using the plugin?
If you are talking about extending the full Google Earth Application then you are out of luck.
You can use the depreciated COM API to make your own application that uses the full Google Earth - but this is not very advisable.
I realise that you said you are ot talking about application development using Google earth API - but that is pretty much the way to get what you desire - i.e. A Google Earth implementation that supports multi-touch.
Really I don't see any other way, sorry.
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I'm researching geo-fencing options for a new app. I need to create geo fences programatically. The options that allows me to do this out there are not in plenty ...
I found ArcGIS geo-trigger service, which seems to do all I need. ArcGIS is well known for GIS services. But I found it strange the lack of buzz around this specific tool.
Is there anyone out there using this service that can help in providing some inside view of it?
Or even alternatives to it ...
Thanks,
Murilo
I do not have any experience with the ArcGIS service, but you might want to check out Plot Projects. You can send a notification when a user enters, exits or dwells in a geofence or perform any other action using geotriggers. You can create an account for free and test it using demo apps for iOS and Android. Additionally there are wrappers for PhoneGap/Cordova and Appcelerator if you want to write your app in JavaScript.
Disclaimer: I work for Plot Projects as a developer.
I would like to know if it is possible to pass an address from an SQlite data base to GPS or Google maps and have it show on a map at the press of a button. If anyone is aware of a tuturial that could help me that would be appriciated.
I would also like to get current location and show local places on map, also populated from the same database. Thanks in advance.
In order to translate address to lat/long coordinate you will have to use the Google directions API since apple is not supporting forward geocoding.
You can take a look at this API - pretty straight forward:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/directions/
for iOS 4.x and below you will need to use the Google API but in iOS 5 Apple has implemented a really nice foreword geocoding API.
I am totally confused with google maps and maps of iPhone...
i have read that iPhone uses google maps.....and also spent some time on it....
But it never display the items like location pictures, balloons etc.
EDIT
THIS is photo for of browser
and following is same place for iPhone maps
second one did not show the annotation added by people.....
(this is what i was asking for ballons or other pictures which people adds to location on oogle maps)
I want to display all those in my application....
what should i do...
if you suggests implement Google maps API, then please suggest a working link...or provide some sample code if possible.....if anybody has done it...then please mail me at yogeshkumau#gmail.com
waiting for answer......
Points of Interests(location, pictures and baloons) that you are talking about can be shown in your maps, if you acquire the license for Google maps premier api. In that case you'd have to use dynamic maps by using google's web services. However if you want to implement it using MapKit framework on iOS devices, you'd have to draw your custom POIs using core graphics.
Apple has a special agreement with Google to use their maps on their platform. The internet is packed with examples of usage of MKMapView along with annotations (pins, there're no baloons on iPhone).
I have been doing some research on using maps in iPhone applications and it looks like most of my needs can be met passing KML data into the built-in google maps application, but I cannot seem to set the same values (phone, home page, address) that are available when performing a built-in search in the maps application. Does anyone know if there is any way to set those values, or what fields are available?
UPDATE: With the advent of the 3.0 OS and the Map API, applications no longer need to pass control to the built-in map application, so this question is no longer relevant.
KML is not officially supported by Apple as of now. It's specified in the URL schemes documentation. Any URL in the ?q= parameter will be ignored.
There are few options available for iPhone developers planning to use Google Maps in their software. I've seen sample code and implementations of WebKit that translates gestures to Google Maps loaded inside it, but performance is dismal at best. Doing a static map without a lot of zooming or scrolling is pretty much the only performance-preserving option until a native API is available.
Take a look at Developing Virtual Earth iPhone Applications with Objective-C
So I'm looking at writing an iPhone application that shows things on a map. What frameworks/methodologies are out there for doing this?
Searching around on Google, I could only find this one:
http://code.google.com/p/iphone-google-maps-component/
Which according to the issues list is slow, and stops working after a while. Does anyone know of something better, or have any experience with the library above?
I'm pretty sure your only options for now are:
Call openURL: to switch to the Maps app
Use the Google Maps component you linked to
Roll your own thing
Wait for Apple to expose a "MapKit" framework
WARNING: Embedding Google Maps inside an application may violate the Google Maps terms of service.
I have written a full mapping UIView on the iPhone (the application is on the AppStore) and it is not easy (this would be option #3 "Roll your own thing"). Getting good performance is really difficult. I would like to OpenSource my map component but right now the F-NDA is preventing that.
I have been chasing this for a while now, and here's the best solution I've found out there:
http://code.google.com/p/touchcode/
There is a component in there called TouchMap and it comes with a demo that shows it off. It's tiles are loaded directly from Microsoft Virtual Earth.
Edit: #schwa, I just a look at your profile to find your email address, and then realised that you actually released this software. Nice work
I've just found route-me which looks like a large(30+) active community of ppl developing an open source mapping app for the iPhone. It can take tiles from OpenStreetMap, Virtual Earth(Bing) or Cloudmade.
just use mapkit framework.really good
alternatively: [[uiapplication sharedapplication]openurl:#"www.maps.google.com];
that will open the google map,but one problem with this is that it will navigate you to safari and your application will be exited and if you want to move back to your application from this web page,then it won't be possible .you again need to run the app.