| page.title=Adding Maps |
| page.tags=mapview,location |
| page.article=true |
| page.trainingcourse=true |
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| <img src="{@docRoot}images/google/gps-maps.png" |
| width="300" |
| style="float:right;margin:0 0 20px 20px" |
| alt="Google maps sample image"> |
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| <p> |
| Allow your users to explore the world with rich maps provided by Google. Identify |
| locations with custom markers, augment the map data with image overlays, embed one |
| or more maps as fragments, and much more. |
| </p> |
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| <p> |
| The <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/">Google |
| Maps Android API</a> allows you to include maps and customized mapping information |
| in your app. |
| </p> |
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| <h2 id="features">Key Developer Features</h2> |
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| <h4>Add maps to your app</h4> |
| <p> |
| With Google Maps Android API v2, you can embed maps into an activity as a fragment with a simple |
| XML snippet. The new Maps offer exciting features such as 3D maps; indoor, satellite, terrain, |
| and hybrid maps; vector-based tiles for efficient caching and drawing; animated transitions; and |
| much more. <a class="external-link" href= |
| "https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/map">Add a map object</a>. |
| </p> |
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| <h4>Customize the map</h4> |
| <p> |
| Add markers onto the map to indicate special points of interest for your users. You can define |
| custom colors or icons for your map markers to match your app's look and feel. To further enhance |
| the app, draw polylines and polygons to indicate paths or regions, or provide complete image |
| overlays. <a class="external-link" href= |
| "https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/marker">Draw markers</a>. |
| </p> |
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| <h4>Control the user's view</h4> |
| <p> |
| Give your users a different view of the world with the ability to control the rotation, tilt, |
| zoom, and pan properties of the "camera" perspective of the map. <a class="external-link" href= |
| "https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/views">Change the view</a>. |
| </p> |
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| <h4>Add Street View to your app</h4> |
| <p> |
| Embed Street View into an activity and let your users explore the world through panoramic |
| 360-degree views. Programmatically control the zoom and orientation (tilt and bearing) of the |
| Street View camera, and animate the camera movements over a given duration. <a class= |
| "external-link" href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/streetview">Add |
| Street View</a>. |
| </p> |
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| <h2 id="start">Get Started</h2> |
| <p> |
| Google Maps Android API is part of the Google Play services platform. To use Google Maps, |
| set up the Google Play services SDK in your app development project. For more information, |
| see the <a class="external-link" |
| href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/start">Getting Started</a> guide |
| for the Google Maps Android API. |
| </p> |