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How get location (Latitude, Longitude) in center of map Xamarin Forms

I'm in a project with Xamarin Forms and OpenStreetMap.
I'm trying get the coordinates in the center of map.
This my code that create the map
public static Map CreateMap(double latitud, double longitud)
{
map = new Map();
var location = new Point(longitud, latitud);
var sphericalMercatorCoordinate = SphericalMercator.FromLonLat(location.X, location.Y);
map.Layers.Add(OpenStreetMap.CreateTileLayer());
map.Home = n => n.NavigateTo(sphericalMercatorCoordinate, map.Resolutions[15]);
return map;
}
This is my code in file xaml.
<maps:MapView x:Name="MapView"
TouchMove="MapView_TouchMove"
MyLocationFollow="True"
IsMyLocationButtonVisible="False"
VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand"
HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" />
Try adding a method "TouchMove". But only get Bounds of map and not the coordinate.
private void MapView_TouchMove(object sender, Mapsui.UI.TouchedEventArgs e)
{
var center = MapView.Bounds.Center;
}
So, try add a Method MapClicked, for invoke this method from "MapView_TouchMove" but i dont know how invoke.
private void MapView_MapClicked(object sender, MapClickedEventArgs e)
{
var lat = e.Point.Latitude;
}
Any idea..???
Thanks.

looking at the API docs, Envelope appears to return what you want
Gets the extents of the map based on the extents of all the layers in
the layers collection
The MapView control has a Map property, from which you can get Envelope

Unity and map services

I want to use the world map in Unity and have been looking at the API of various map services. I need to show a screenshot (a static map with markers) on the screen, and move to the full map view to navigate it after clicking on it.
MapBox managed to display the map with the selected coordinates and add test markers, but that's all I can do with a query like this: https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/mapbox/streets-v11/static/url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mapbox.com%2Fimg%2Frocket.png(-76.9,38.9)/-76.9,38.9,15/1000x1000?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiZGVuZGVhZCIsImEiOiJja2F1dha4egixnnfhmnvtc2u0y3bua2ntin0.GGOyhgN_fEqtPpPc5n6OLg because this request returns a jpg image.
They also have a plugin for Unity, but it's only used in 3d projects and does not allow me to configure the display in 2d.
In MapBox, the mapping I need is implemented using JavaScript for Web and Java for Android. On Android I can do what I need. I can connect to the API on Android, but will I be able to use it in Unity later?
It's the same with Google maps.
Actually, the question is, did someone work with map services in Unity? And how can this be implemented correctly?

I don't know if this is still relevant, but I used Mapbox in Unity (the Mapbox plugin) to create a AR Soundscape by "registering" GameObjects to coordinates and moving them in real-time when the map is moved.
Your problem sounds an awful lot like the one I solved with that.
Basically you provide the Lat/Lon values for your objects and convert them to Unity world space coordinates using the AbstractMap.GeoToWorldPosition() function.
I used a raycast to actually pull that off in-engine, which is quite convenient.
//Edit:
Unity is quite capable of handling 2D projects. You just have to configure it properly and build your project around it.
The following is the class that I use to handle all positioning-related calculations. Maybe it's of some help to you.
namespace TehMightyPotato.Positioning
{
[Serializable]
public class GeoPosition
{
[Tooltip(
"Update frequency of position polling. Update every n-th frame. 1 is every frame, 60 is every 60th frame.")]
[Range(1, 60)]
public int positionUpdateFrequency = 1;
[Tooltip("Should the object have a specified altitude?")]
public bool useYOffset = false;
[Tooltip("If useMeterConversion is activated the yOffsets unit is meters, otherwise its unity units.")]
public bool useMeterConversion = false;
[Tooltip("The actual y position of the object in m or unity units depending on useMeterConversion.")]
public float yOffset = 0;
[Tooltip("X is LAT, Y is LON")]public Vector2d geoVector;
[HideInInspector] public float worldRelativeScale;
// Apply the result of this function to your gameobjects transform.position on every frame to keep them on this position.
public Vector3 GetUnityWorldSpaceCoordinates(AbstractMap map)
{
UpdateWorldRelativeScale(map);
var worldSpaceCoordinates = map.GeoToWorldPosition(geoVector, false);
if (useYOffset)
{
worldSpaceCoordinates.y = yOffset;
}
return worldSpaceCoordinates;
}
public void UpdateWorldRelativeScale(AbstractMap map)
{
worldRelativeScale = map.WorldRelativeScale;
}
public void SetGeoVectorFromRaycast(Vector3 position, AbstractMap map, LayerMask layerMask)
{
var ray = new Ray(position, Vector3.down);
if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out var hitInfo, Mathf.Infinity, layerMask))
{
geoVector = map.WorldToGeoPosition(hitInfo.point);
}
else
{
throw new NullReferenceException("Raycast did not hit the map. Did you turn on map preview?");
}
}
public void SetYOffsetFromRaycast(AbstractMap map, Vector3 position, LayerMask layerMask)
{
UpdateWorldRelativeScale(map);
// using raycast because of possible y-non-zero maps/ terrain etc.
var ray = new Ray(position, Vector3.down);
if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out var hitInfo, Mathf.Infinity, layerMask))
{
var worldSpaceDistance = Vector3.Distance(position, hitInfo.point);
if (useMeterConversion)
{
yOffset = worldSpaceDistance * worldRelativeScale;
}
else
{
yOffset = worldSpaceDistance;
}
}
else
{
throw new NullReferenceException("Could not find map below. Is map preview turned on?");
}
}
}
}

Xamarin.Forms and Android - Getting the result of a toggle button from a different view

I have been following the custom pin tutorial using Xamarin.Forms which I have linked below. I have finished implementing it and I have also moved onto adding pins to the map as well through tapping.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/app-fundamentals/custom-renderer/map/customized-pin
(side note: I am working almost exclusively with Xamarin.Forms and Android)
Currently, I am able to tap on the map and a new custom pin will be added at that location, which is great. What is not great is that I was unable to figure out how to get a tap and long hold gesture to work instead of just the normal tap. To try to combat this, and because I will eventually have to add these anyways, I am planning on adding a button that the user can press to initiate that they want to add a button to the map, and I will later add an undo button, and many others, etc.
The problem is, I have no idea how to get the result of what my toggle button state is from the custom render that I am using for the map. Where can I get the result of my toggle button and use it as a boolean towards whether to add a button or not?
Here is the toggle button code, which I took line by line from their example on this page:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/user-interface/button
Here is the code where I add a custom pin just by a single tap:
private void GoogleMap_MapClick(object sender, GoogleMap.MapClickEventArgs e)
{
((CustomMap)Element).OnTap(new Position(e.Point.Latitude, e.Point.Longitude));
var addingPin = new CustomPin
{
Type = PinType.Place,
Position = new Position(e.Point.Latitude, e.Point.Longitude),
Address = " - need to possibly implement - ",
Id = "shelter",
Label = "Pin from tap",
Url = "http://www.redcross.org"
};
Map.Pins.Add(addingPin);
this.customPins.Add(addingPin);
}
I thought about making a custom button render but by my knowledge I can only apply one Android render to a content page at a time, and when I tried to add a custom button render to the map render then this method was not happy, as it was taking in some sort of Android Map View and not a button view:
protected override void OnElementChanged(Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.ElementChangedEventArgs<Map> e)
{
base.OnElementChanged(e);
if (e.OldElement != null)
{
NativeMap.InfoWindowClick -= OnInfoWindowClick;
}
if (e.NewElement != null)
{
var formsMap = (CustomMap)e.NewElement;
customPins = formsMap.CustomPins;
Control.GetMapAsync(this);
}
}
Any help is greatly appreciated. Below I have included a pic of what my application looks like so far, along with the custom page that I am using as well.
using Hermes.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Xamarin.Forms;
using Xamarin.Forms.Maps;
namespace Hermes
{
public class MapPage : ContentPage
{
public MapPage()
{
CustomMap customMap = new CustomMap()
{
HeightRequest = 100,
WidthRequest = 960,
VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.FillAndExpand,
MapType = MapType.Street,
};
var examplePinSupplies = new CustomPin
{
Type = PinType.Place,
Position = new Position(42.02525, -93.65087),
Address = " - need to possibly implement - ",
Id = "supplies",
Label = "supplies",
Url = "https://www.redcross.org/store"
};
var examplePinMedical = new CustomPin
{
Type = PinType.Place,
Position = new Position(42.02290, -93.63912),
Address = " - need to possibly implement - ",
Id = "medical",
Label = "medical",
Url = "http://www.redcross.org"
};
var examplePinShelter = new CustomPin
{
Type = PinType.Place,
Position = new Position(42.02045, -93.60968),
Address = " - need to possibly implement - ",
Id = "shelter",
Label = "shelter",
Url = "http://www.redcross.org"
};
customMap.CustomPins = new List<CustomPin> { examplePinSupplies, examplePinMedical, examplePinShelter };
customMap.Pins.Add(examplePinSupplies);
customMap.Pins.Add(examplePinMedical);
customMap.Pins.Add(examplePinShelter);
customMap.MoveToRegion(MapSpan.FromCenterAndRadius(new Position(42.025250, -93.650870), Distance.FromMiles(1.0)));
var addPin = new ToggleButton { Text = "Add pin" };
var buttons = new StackLayout
{
Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal,
Children = {
addPin
}
};
Content = new StackLayout
{
Spacing = 0,
Children = {
customMap,
buttons
}
};
}
}
}
What I am trying to do: I am trying to tap the 'add pin' toggle button, and then the map will allow me to only add one pin on the map by tapping, and then any other consecutive taps that are not on another pin will not add another pin to the map.

Set winner after turn based game Google API Android

I'm creating a turn based game on the Android platform using the API provided by Google.
At the end of the latest turn (in my case the third one), I'd like to set the winner but I have not found any API that permits this. Naturally I have all the data at the end of the game to set it.
I've not read something in the documentation - does this feature exist or should I handle it myself?

String playerId = Games.Players.getCurrentPlayerId(getApiClient());
String myOponentId = mMatch.getParticipantId(playerId);
opponentResult = new ParticipantResult(myOponentId,
ParticipantResult.MATCH_RESULT_WIN, 1);
creatorResult = new ParticipantResult(playerId,
ParticipantResult.MATCH_RESULT_LOSS, 2);
Games.TurnBasedMultiplayer.finishMatch(getApiClient(), mMatch.getMatchId(),mMatch.getData(), creatorResult,opponentResult )
.setResultCallback(new ResultCallback<TurnBasedMultiplayer.UpdateMatchResult>() {
#Override
public void onResult(TurnBasedMultiplayer.UpdateMatchResult result) {
processResult(result);
}
});

How to navigate in sygic maps

I have integrated sygic in my android application using a surface view. I want to navigate in that sygic application . I have used this code :
SWayPoint wp = new SWayPoint();
wp.Location = new LONGPOSITION(34, 35);
ApplicationAPI.StartNavigation(err, wp, 0, true, false, MAX);
But it is not working. Any ideas ?

I have once implemented Sygic in an app and this is basically how my code looks like (after hours of debug because the documentation was very poor...):
// surfaceView for displaying the "map"
SurfaceView mSygicSurface = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.sygic_surface); // surface
// api status
int mSygicAPIStatus = -2;
// start the drive
ApplicationAPI.startDrive(new ApiCallback() {
public void onRunDrive() {
mSygicSurface.post(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
runDrive(mSygicSurface, getPackageName());
}
});
}
public void onInitApi() // gets called after runDrive();
{
mSygicAPIStatus = ApplicationAPI.InitApi(getPackageName(), true, new ApplicationHandler() { /* nothing relevant here */ }); // api initialization
if (mSygicAPIStatus != 1) {
// error
return;
}
}
});
Once you want to navigate somewhere:
GeoPoint point = new GeoPoint(/* ... */, /* ... */);
final SWayPoint wayPoint = new SWayPoint("", point.getLongitudeE6(), point.getLatitudeE6());
SError error = new SError();
final int returnCode = ApplicationAPI.StartNavigation(error, point, NavigationParams.NpMessageAvoidTollRoadsUnable, true, true, 0);
Carefully note that Sygic uses E6 coordinates.

This is not an answer on the question, but for whose who searching for weird sygic exmaples in 2017 I put it here
ApiMaps.showCoordinatesOnMap(new Position((int)(-84.41949*100000.0),(int)(33.7455*100000.0)),1000,0);
//LONGITUDE first!!
//and multiply on 100 000
//https://developers.sygic.com/reference/java3d/html/classcom_1_1sygic_1_1sdk_1_1remoteapi_1_1_api_maps.html
p.s. this is for standalone apk