Learning Android Google Maps integrate Google Maps with your Android application to offer feature-rich and interactive maps
Integrate Google Maps with your Android application to offer feature-rich and interactive maps About This Book Set up the development environment and obtain the Google API key to create your first map application Create a cutting edge Google maps application by implementing all the concepts learned...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Birmingham :
Packt Publishing
2015.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Community experience distilled.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629808406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- www.PacktPub.com
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Setting Up the Development Environment
- The importance of Android Google Maps
- An example of a map application
- IDEs for developing Android applications
- Android Studio
- System requirements for Android Studio
- Eclipse
- Choosing one IDE over another
- Setting up Android Studio
- Windows
- Mac OS X
- Linux
- Setting up Eclipse with the ADT plugin
- Windows
- Mac OS X
- Linux
- Downloading and setting up Google Play services
- Downloading the Google APIs System Image
- Setting up AVD for testing
- Setting up AVD from Android Studio
- Setting up AVD from Eclipse
- Exploring Android Studio
- Creating a sample application
- Exporting the Android application as APK
- Additional helpful stuff
- Using Android Debug Bridge
- Configuring JAVA environment variables
- Android API levels
- Self-test questions
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Configuring an API Key and Creating Our First Map Application
- Generating the SHA1 fingerprint
- Windows
- Linux
- Mac OS X
- Registering in the Google Developer Console
- Configuring Google Play services
- Android Studio
- Eclipse
- Adding permissions and defining the API key
- Adding permissions
- INTERNET
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- READ_GSERVICES
- Specifying the Google Play services version
- Specifying the version 2 of OpenGL ES
- Defining the API key
- Creating our first map application
- Working with a layout
- Optional (for old APIs)
- Working with the Activity class
- Optional (for old APIs)
- Adding MapFragment programatically
- activity_maps.xml - code 3
- Optional - for older APIs
- Using the callback method
- The GoogleMap object
- Common problems and solutions
- Self-test questions
- Summary.
- Chapter 3: Working with Different Map Types
- The need for different types of maps
- Delving into different types of maps and their differences
- Normal map
- Satellite map
- Hybrid map
- Terrain map
- Implementing different types of maps
- Using a normal map
- Using a satellite map
- Using a hybrid map
- Using a terrain map
- What if I don't need anything?
- Working with indoor maps
- Using the lite mode
- Map types and constants
- Self-test questions
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Adding Information to Maps
- Importance of adding information to a map
- Adding information with markers
- How to add a marker?
- Customizing the marker
- Changing the marker color
- Changing the marker opacity
- Using a custom image as a marker
- Flattening a marker
- Rotating a marker
- Hiding a marker
- Employing marker events
- Marker click events
- Marker drag events
- Expanding markers with information windows
- How to add an information window?
- Showing/hiding an information window programmatically
- Creating custom information windows
- Working with shapes
- Polyline
- Creating a polyline
- Polygons
- Creating a polygon
- Creating a hollow polygon
- Circles
- Creating a circle
- Customizing the appearance of shapes
- Changing the stroke color
- Using a fill color
- Changing the stroke width
- Geodesic segments
- Z-Index
- Changing the visibility
- Using overlays
- Ground overlays
- Adding a ground overlay
- Positioning a ground overlay
- Tile overlays
- Tile coordinates and zoom levels
- Removing a tile overlay
- Clearing the cache
- Self-test questions
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Interacting with a Map
- Need for interaction with a map
- Working with UI controls
- Zoom controls
- Compass
- The My Location button
- Level picker
- Custom applications
- Working with the map toolbar
- Working with gestures.
- Zoom gestures
- Double tap
- Two finger tap
- Two finger pinch/stretch (pinch to zoom)
- One finger zoom
- Scroll gestures
- Tilt gestures
- Rotate gestures
- Disabling/Enabling UI controls and gestures with XML attributes
- Disabling/enabling the UI controls and gestures with the GoogleMapOptions object
- Working with map events
- Map click/long click events
- Camera change events
- Indoor map events
- Using a Projection class
- Creating a custom application
- Self-test questions
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Working with Custom Views
- The need for different camera views
- Working with camera positions
- Target
- Zoom
- Bearing
- Tilt
- Moving the camera
- Changing the zoom level in the current position
- Changing the camera position
- Using the CameraPosition class
- Setting boundaries
- Panning the map
- Animating the camera
- Map padding
- Self-test questions
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Working with Location Data
- The need for location data
- Prerequisites
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Using the my location layer
- Using the Android Location API
- Using the Google Play services Location API
- Working with the Android Location API
- Working with the Google Play services Location API
- Getting the last known location
- Location updates
- Using reverse geocoding
- Working with Geofences
- Integrating location data with maps
- Self-test questions
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Know About the Street View
- About Google Street View
- Prerequisites
- Implementing StreetViewPanoramaFragment
- Adding StreetViewPanoramaFragment programmatically
- Customizing StreetViewPanorama
- Disabling/enabling pan gestures
- Disabling/enabling user navigation
- Disabling/enabling zoom gestures
- Disabling/enabling the street name
- Working with click events
- Listening to panorama change events.
- Using custom camera views
- Other functions
- Orientation to point
- Point to orientation
- Getting the location
- Self-test questions
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Google Maps Intents
- The need for Google Maps Intents
- Defining Intent requests
- Action
- URI
- Package
- Display maps
- Display maps with a specified zoom level
- Searching for a location
- Advanced search
- Label location
- Using navigation
- Displaying StreetViewPanorama
- Self-test questions
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Creating a Custom Map Application
- What the custom application does
- What additional libraries/classes do we use
- Prerequisites
- Adding dependencies
- Using the material design icons
- Adding permissions
- Defining the API key and Google Play services version
- Implementation
- Defining the app theme
- Defining strings
- Defining and creating a database
- Creating layouts
- Creating activities and fragments
- Summary
- Appendix: Answers to Self-test Questions
- Chapter 1, Setting Up the Development Environment
- Chapter 2, Configuring an API Key and Creating Our First Map Application
- Chapter 3, Working with Different Map Types
- Chapter 4, Adding Information to Maps
- Chapter 5, Interacting with a Map
- Chapter 6, Working with Custom Views
- Chapter 7, Working with Location Data
- Chapter 8, Knowing About the Street View
- Chapter 9, Google Maps Intents
- Index.
