I am converting an Android app which uses Google Maps and the given longitude and latitude. I want to port the app to iOS and was thinking which maps system was better, either the native from Apple or the Google SDK. Apart from that I have some POI in Google which I would like to show also on the iOS equivalent.
Question is: Are the two coordinate system equal? So if I would put them on a map they would show the same location either on MapKit or Google Maps SDK.
sounds like the China GPS shift problem to me... otherwise, both Google Maps and Apple Maps (Tom Tom) should be in WGS84.
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I am a student and am attempting to create an indoor positioning system for my department. I'm using a WiFi-based localization system utilizing the existing APs. Right now I'm researching different maps to use for my project.
Can Google Maps be used for a custom image (like a floor plan)? Or can a mobile application be interfaced with the existing Google Maps API? If so could you please link to references?
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Not too sure about indoor positioning, but I used Google Maps API for you know.. maps. Below is the link for the Google Maps APIs.
https://developers.google.com/maps/
My classmate did a project quite similar to yours. He drew the indoor layout (floor plan) himself and set it in his Android Application.
After reading this link: https://www.google.com/maps/about/partners/indoormaps/
It seems Google has made an API.
Found it, here you go:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-api/map#indoor_maps
Is using google maps for android SDK in China working?
I've been trying by VPN and it's not working.
Is there some SDK setting I'm missing?
Like the javascript api allows change the url to
http://maps.google.cn/
If not, can anyone give me some suggestion?
I've been trying the Skobbler OSM Maps, the speed of randomly loading when loading the world wide map area is so slow.
Does it works by using the webview (Google map javascript API) ?
Our app need to show the global countries map, including China area.
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you can change the google maps to GaoDe (amap).
First because Google maps need the googles services, which are not available on Chinese phones.
Then because if there is a way with JavaScript to get to the Chinese google map ( see the following link: developers.google.com/maps/faq?hl=en#china_ws_access ), for android with java it is still not reliable.
I am new to the Google Maps API for android, and recently encountered a problem with a project I'm making. I'm trying to make a network of polylines that represent walking paths on Google maps, but I was wondering, is it possible to get the typical google directions for navigating those polylines? For example, if you are in a park and there are several paths to get to the parking lot, would google maps be able to tell you the fastest path if the paths are represented by polylines?
How to make the coordinates that located by using the Google Maps Android API (v2) in China correctly display on google map?The type of the coordinates is WGS84 or GCJ02? Any views?
At the moment Google Maps are not officially supported in China. Technically maps are working, but there are 2 major problems for your Chinese customers:
Maps won't work without Google Play Services. Most of the Chinese users do not have them installed.
Google Maps are actually not accurate enough and have some weird offset in coordinates.
What are your options? You will have to use Baidu maps. But the API of their library is different from Google Maps, so to solve the problem you might want to take a look at this library which we wrote: https://github.com/car2go/AnyMaps
Google still has no map publishing license in China (at least as my latest info goes) It may well be that in the near future Google's Map services will be blocked.
A lot of Chinese websites, including ours, use Google's JS as well as their Service API's, Among them is Google's geocoding api. in china, baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and sogou [the minor search engine, part of sohu (NASDAQ:SOHU)] both provided online maps and also APIs,
actually, in china, as of now, the google maps api are still available now. as from recent chinatech.us news, Google China passed the annual inspection and got more opportunity to get online map business license so, the 3 API are are and available.
I am doing an app that allows users to get directions from one room to the next room of the same building and require the application to show the user indoor directions. I have tried and tested the Google Maps Intent which opened the Google Maps app and gave directions from one room to the next. I am required to not allow the user to open up an external map app and then receive directions. Instead they must use the Google Map built into my application. I was wondering if it's at all possible to do indoor directions on Google Maps Android API. Would genuinely appreciate any help I get. Thanks!
The Google Maps Android API v2 has options for indoor maps. See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/ under 'Indoor Maps' for a quick example.
Of course, that doesn't prevent them from using an external app by itself, but it does let you provide them indoor map data in your app.
Well I think you should have to start by using internal sensors to navigate. Add an indoor map of the building so that you would know where you are at in the building.