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Chapter 11: Discover! Incorporating Google Maps
Objectives
In this chapter, you learn to:• Create an Android project displaying a Google map• Install the Google API to the SDK• Set up a Google API Android Virtual Device• Locate your MD5 certificate• Sign up for a Google Maps API key• Understand security and permissions
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Objectives (continued)
• Access the MapView class• Code the populate( ) method• Add the onTap( ) method• Set permissions for maps in the Android Manifest file• Create a GeoPoint overlay
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Using Google Maps
• Smartphones canaccess online mapsusing a built-in AndroidGoogle Maps application
• Users can zoom in to see details
• Can be customized
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Figure 11-1 Maps Application
Using Google Maps (continued)
Steps to complete the App:
1. Install the Google API add-on to the SDK.
2. Add the AVD that uses the Google API deployment target.
3. Obtain a personal Maps API key from Google.
4. Define a MapView inside a Linear layout in main.xml.
5. Add permissions to the Android Manifest file to access the Internet and the Google library.
6. Add a no title bar theme to the Android Manifest file.
7. Add the pushpin image to the drawable folder.
8. Code the MapView in Main.java.
9. Add Overlay objects to the map.
10. Call the populate( ) method to read each Overlay object.
11. Display two GeoPoint overlays.
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Using Google Maps (continued)
• Google Maps is a Free online mapping service offering things like:– Turn-by-turn directions– GPS Location Services– Directions to a hotel– Distance of a morning run– Street view images– Bike path directions– Possible Traffic delays– Public transit routes
• Began in the United States in 2005• Updated Frequently
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Installing the Google API
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• API – Application Programming Interface– A set of tools for building software applications
• Downloading, rendering, and caching of map files– Must be downloaded and installed in your SDK
environment
Figure 11-3 Android SDK Manager
Installing the Google API (continued)
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• Adding the AVD to Target the Google API– Android Virtual Device (AVD) must be set to use the
Google API
Figure 11-4 Android Virtual device Manager dialog box
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Figure 11-5 Create new Android Virtual Device (AVD) dialog box
Installing the Google API (continued)
Figure 11-6 Google API displayed in the AVD list
Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google
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• Must apply for a free Google Maps API key– Register and agree to terms with Google
Maps Service– Your computer’s MD5 (Message-Digest
Algorithm 5) digital fingerprint verifies the integrity of the file
– A unique Google Maps API key is generated:• Certificate fingerprint (MD5):
94:1E:43:49:87:73:BB:E6:A6:88:D7:20:F1:8E:B5:98
• You cannot run a Google Map app if it is not signed with your local API key. – Key is stored in a file named debug.keystore
Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
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Figure 11-7 Location of the debug.keystore file on a Windows 7 computer
Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
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Figure 11-8 MD5 fingerprint in the Command Prompt window
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• Troubleshooting:– Keytool not recognized
• You need to locate the keytool executable file on your computer
– A fingerprint other than MD5 is generated• A fingerprint such as SHA1 might appear instead of
the MD5 fingerprint
Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
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• Registering the MD5 Fingerprint with the Google Maps Service– A single Maps API key is valid for all applications
signed by a single certificate– Place theMD5 fingerprint in the Google Registration page– You need a Gmail account to receive the API key– Place the API key in the XML layout code– http://developers.google.com/android/maps-api-signup
Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
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Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
Figure 11-10 Android Maps API Key Signup Web Site
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Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
Figure 11-11 Unique MD5 fingerprint code
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Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
Figure 11-12 Android Maps API key
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• Adding the MapView element in the XML Code– API key attribute holds the Google Maps API key
that proves your application and signed certificate are registered with the Google Maps service
– the API key must be added to the main.xml layout file
– You must use the <com.google.android.maps.MapView/> element to display the Google Maps in your Activity
Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
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<com.google.android.maps.MapView android:id="@ +id/mapview" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:enabled="true" android:clickable="true" android:apiKey="0HljqLj_jO8oBj4g8zSxyEuezie5-mE_56_UiXA“ />
Note: Your generated apiKey will be different.
Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
• Adding Permissions to the Android Manifest File– Permissions are necessary to prevent malicious
outside applications from corrupting data and accessing sensitive information including:• Full access to the Internet• Your GPS location• Your personal information• Phone calls• SMS Messages• Other system tools
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Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
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Figure 11-16 Android Manifest code with the Google library permission
Obtaining a Maps API Key from Google (continued)
Understanding MapView
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• The MapView class displays and manipulates a Google Map– The setBuiltInZoomControls property allows the
site visitor to use the built-in zoom feature
MapView mapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapview);mapView.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
Understanding MapView (continued)
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Figure 11-19 Main Extends MapActivity
Figure 11-20 Instance of MapView and the zoom controls set to true
Understanding MapView (continued)
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Figure 11-21 Google Maps displayed in the Android emulator
• Overlays – also called Map markers – use a graphic image to indicate a specific location on a map
• Use the ItemizedOverlay class to manage the individual items placed as a layer on the map
Adding Overlay Items
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Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-22 Overlay.java class
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-23 Overlay.java class automated code
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
• Adding Overlay Objects to an ArrayList– Assign an expandable array called ArrayList– Customized constructors needed to define default
markers– Populate() method used to add each pushpin item
to the display
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Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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private ArrayList<OverlayItem> mOverlays = new ArrayList<OverlayItem>();private Context mContext;public Overlay(Drawable defaultMarker, Context context) {super(boundCenterBottom(defaultMarker));mContext = context;// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub}public void addOverlay(OverlayItem overlay) {mOverlays.add(overlay);populate();}@Overrideprotected OverlayItem createItem(int i) {// TODO Auto-generated method stubreturn mOverlays.get(i);}@Overridepublic int size() {// TODO Auto-generated method stubreturn mOverlays.size();}
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-25 Overlay constructor
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-26 The addOverlay method populates the pushpin images
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-27 OverlayItem method
• Coding the onTap Method– onTap() method receives the index of the overlay item selected by
the user– The AlertDialog box displays a message to the user
• The show() method is actually used to display the dialog box
@Overrideprotected boolean onTap(int index) {OverlayItem item = mOverlays.get(index);AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);dialog.setTitle(item.getTitle());dialog.setMessage(item.getSnippet());dialog.show();return true;}
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-29 onTap() method
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-30 Instance named item and the AlertDialog box are coded
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-31 Complete code of Overlay.java
Adding Overlay Items (continued)
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Figure 11-32 List of Overlay items
• Coding the Drawable Overlay
Figure 11-33 The pushpin image becomes the map marker
Locating a GeoPoint
• Default Google map is of the United States• Any worldwide location can be found by panning and
zooming• Map location – called the GeoPoint – contains latitude
and longitude coordinates• GeoPoint locations are in microdegrees (degrees * 1e6)
– For example, Lynchburg Virginia’s latitude and longitude coordinates are 37.4198°, -79.14°, which yields coordinates of 37419800, -79140000 microdegrees
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Locating a GeoPoint (continued)
• Coding the GeoPoint Location
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Figure 11-35 First GeoPoint
Locating a GeoPoint (continued)
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Figure 11-36 Second GeoPoint
Locating a GeoPoint (continued)
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Figure 11-37 Main.java complete code
Summary
• To use Google Maps, you must install the Google API (application programming interface) in the Android SDK and then embed the Google Maps site directly into an Android application and overlay app-specific data on the map
• Set the application’s properties to select the Google APIs add-on as the build target, which sets the Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager to use the new Google API
• You need to apply for a free Google Maps API key to integrate Google Maps into your Android application
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Summary (continued)
• Using the MD5 fingerprint, you can register with Google for aMaps API key at the onlineGoogleMaps service. To display a Googlemap in an Android app, you must add the API key to the main.xml layout file in your project
• You must use the <com.google.android.maps.MapView> element to display the Google Maps in your Activity
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Summary (continued)
• Android apps use permissions to prevent malicious outside applications from corrupting data and accessing sensitive information. Apps need permission to access the Internet and connect with the Google mapping feature
• Google mapping technology relies on the Android MapView class
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Summary (continued)
• An instance of MapView uses the setBuiltInZoomControls property. When set to true, this property allows site visitors to use the built-in zoom feature on the map in your Android app
• A map marker, or overlay, uses a graphic image such as a pushpin to indicate a specific location on a map
• The Overlay class assigns an ArrayList to hold the overlay objects, such as pushpin images, displayed in a layer on the map
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Summary (continued)
• Use the populate( ) method to add each new item in the ItemizedOverlay to the map
• Use the onTap() method to display a text message• Use an instance of the MapView class to list points
of interest• Users can pan and zoom to find any location in the
world from the default USA map• GeoPoints contain latitude & longitude coordinates• Use the add( ) method to display the GeoPoints as
an overlay on the map46Android Boot Camp for Developers using Java