I have created an application in which I am trying to show user's movement by animating marker position.
Using Google map V2.
Location updates using location client.
Animating marker using new location.
But comparing with Google map navigation, there is no continuity in rendering navigation.
Can anyone suggest a better approach? Thanks!
For continuity, I think you need to fetch regular location updates from location client by giving location request like this.
LocationRequest request = LocationRequest.create()
.setInterval(0).setFastestInterval(0)
.setSmallestDisplacement(0)
.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);
Then for smooth animation you can follow the approach Steve Benett mentioned. here
The last case you mentioned in the comment about the path. I also had the same issue in one of my app. I tried with gps route simulator app to mock a route. then comparing my app and google map, googlemap followed the correct road path while my app's marker was moving slightly shifted from road. Then I tried some tweaks with marker. Like this
mPositionMarker = mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
.flat(true)
.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory
.fromResource(R.drawable.positionIndicator))
.anchor(0.5f, 0.5f)
.position(
new LatLng(location.getLatitude(), location
.getLongitude())));
This worked for me. This positioned my marker on same location as of google map. (Depends on the accuracy of location though).
Thanks for the answer here
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I have implemented google map into my app. I have added a custom marker at my current location.I want to move the marker as the user moves, along with the map. I want to implement the functionality as in google maps navigation. While googling i found the following links but did not get the result. so can any one help me out ?
I have added this in onLocationChanged()
LatLng latLng = new LatLng(location.getLatitude(), location.getLongitude());
sourceLocation = latLng;
startPoint = new GeoPoint(latLng.latitude,latLng.longitude);
forNavigation = location;
// animation
mMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(latLng));
// Zoom in the Google Map
mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.zoomTo(15));
// mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(mPositionMarker.getPosition(), 15));
mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(new LatLng(location
.getLatitude(), location.getLongitude())));
These are the links which i found
Google map: moving marker and map together smoothly along with user?
How to smoothly keep moving current location marker in Google Maps v2 android
here is two solution you have.
Use onlocationtrue then it show you blue dot as your current location.
Use fused api for current location and create you marker in locationchanged.
for fused api you can check from here.
thanks
I have been working on retrieving GPS locations using Google's FusedLocationProvider API for about a week now. I have successfully gotten close to retrieving accurate gps data.
Currently the marker jumps around the map, instead I want it to smoothly animate like Google Maps, Waze, etc. I have searched the entire internet looking for a solution and have not found anything.
You could use animateCamera() method to set focus to new latlng.
CameraPosition cameraPosition = new CameraPosition.Builder().target(
new LatLng(17.385044, 78.486671)).zoom(12).build();
googleMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newCameraPosition(cameraPosition));
This will result in smooth transition.
PS:Play with the zoom to make it more realistic.
You are looking for this
I'm new to android development.
I need to load a custom google-map someone made in google maps (a map with marks and information).
My question is how to load this map on a android app (and not just creating a new map and manually adding all the markers and information -- because than each time client wants to change something in the map he will need to change it in 2 places).
I know i can just make a webview but than i can't access the location and focus on users location -- is there any other way?
Thanks for the help!
You can take the location of your indicated region and add the markers manually if there isn't place to mark.
static final LatLng MELBOURNE = new LatLng(-37.813, 144.962);
Marker melbourne = mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
.position(MELBOURNE)
.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.defaultMarker(BitmapDescriptorFactory.HUE_AZURE)));
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-api/marker
I have a specific problem with Google Maps for Android. I should be able to make Google Maps look like the map on this page www.bam.brno.cz, but I'm new to Goole Maps for Android so I don't know if there's a way to do it.
I don't have any of those map images, but i guess there should be a way to get it from the internet (like WMS or something). If I was eventually able to save them and use them offline that would be great, but if not and the app would have to use data connection, it's also ok.
I already got app with google maps, so the question is just about how to get the map images and replace default google maps images.
Also if that wouldn't be posible, I would like to know what other options I have(like if theres some other map images I can use and how)
PS: not sure how it's called correctly: map images/map tiles
EDIT: I don't care about the objects, I know how to do them. I don't know how to get the whole map, the tiles it's made from. I'm already familiar with markers and camera moving etc.
Yes you can use marker for same.
You can try some thing like ..
m = myMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
.position(new LatLng(startLatLng.latitude, startLatLng.longitude))
.title("Vivek Test"));
Here m is Marker;
and myMap is GoogleMap
Complete structure like this ..
myMap = ((SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();
//myMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_NORMAL);
myMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true);
myMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(startLatLng));
myMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.zoomTo(20), 2000, null);
m = myMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
.position(new LatLng(startLatLng.latitude, startLatLng.longitude))
.title("Vivek Test"));
Hope it helps. Cheers!
There is at least one file holding a series of coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) of each of the colored lines. Get those coordinates and use Polylines. These should take care of the colored lines. The grey dots would be Markers and these could be in the same file. Assuming that GoogleMaps has similar places names, then with these two you ought to be able to reproduce the map.
All the basic stuff, I have a SupportMapFragment, everything works fine, I just need to know if there is a short way of making the map follow my position or do I have to move the camera every time the location changes?
Well first of all thanks for your time Naskov but this is not a mapView, it's a MapFragment. the code I am using right now (in case someone needs it) is this (onUpdateLocation)
if (mapFragment.theMap != null) {
CameraPosition cameraPosition = new CameraPosition.Builder()
.target(new LatLng(getLocation().getLatitude(),
getLocation().getLongitude())).zoom(14.0f).build();
CameraUpdate cameraUpdate = CameraUpdateFactory
.newCameraPosition(cameraPosition);
mapFragment.theMap.moveCamera(cameraUpdate);
}
I was just wondering if there is some built in method for doing it, also because this doesnt go very smooth. If someone comes up with a better idea please post it
It's not exactly what you want, but you can use:
map.setMyLocationEnabled(true);
To add a button to your map at top right corner (Like in the native Google Maps application) that will allow the user change the camera position to his location when he wants.