Learning Android Google Maps电子书

Learning Android Google Maps

Table of Contents

Learning Android Google Maps

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewer

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. 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