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diff --git a/docs/html/training/maps/index.jd b/docs/html/training/maps/index.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3efa493 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/training/maps/index.jd @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +page.title=Adding Maps +page.tags=mapview,location +page.article=true +page.trainingcourse=true +@jd:body + + +<img src="{@docRoot}images/google/gps-maps.png" + width="300" + style="float:right;margin:0 0 20px 20px" + alt="Google maps sample image"> + +<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> + +<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> + + +<h2 id="features">Key Developer Features</h2> + +<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> + +<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> + +<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> + +<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> + + +<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> |
