GPS and Maps

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hi all and congratulations for this new featured release of SDK.

Here my questions:

I saw GPS sample code call system.openURL to open google maps either on simulator via browser or maps inside iphone. I saw also that you made a wrapper of Core Location to get GPS coordinates, so my question is if you already have wrapped Mapkit.framework to allow annotations or other controls insider Corona. As I have a customer request to make an application with this functionality I wish to know if it is planned on Corona. Otherwise I have to do it as native Xcode project, but I guess if I can do it, it will be useful for you as well as customer-business GPS-Map application case.

I am counting with you guys!

Flavio [import]uid: 3022 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 300458[/import]

#2

Hi, Flavio. MapKit is something I’d like to see us support as well, but I can’t give you a firm date on that yet. What is your timeframe, and what MapKit features do you primarily need?

Not sure if this helps in the meantime, but you can actually annotate Google Maps via their URL API (see our “Device/GPS” sample project, or more Google documentation here: http://mapki.com/wiki/Google_Map_Parameters – not all of this works on mobile, but most of it does). [import]uid: 3007 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 898[/import]

#3

Evank, thanks for your comment.

I am starting this project in Xcode, due I have to finish before end of feb. The thing is I will use mapkit.framework to use different features like annotations, geodecoding and also some tableview. Your sample code of GPS is good, but it leaves the main corona app and starts a system.call to open iphone browser to show Google Maps URL. My app needs to get additional info from webservices and then make each annotation (pin) over the map. After that, the geodecoding feature of Mapkit will give me location address, city and so on, to show that information to the end user, based on his/her location and surrender area.

So, I need the ability to control mapview and still in the corona code, to update any retrieved info from webservices based on user’s request and user’s location. That ability is only possible when you implement Mapkit.framework and use MKMapViewDelegate.

It will be really amazing if it can be achieved directly in corona, giving it all the GPS and MAP power to build specific applications.

Therefore my app is a mixture between twitter and GPS app Corona demos, where I will use user/password info to connect to a WebService, and the GPS to get his/her location and finally (the missing part) MAP to show and control data retrieved on-demand from webservice.

So if use your sample code I loose the ability to still in my execution loop and also I loose the ability to add additional annotations on the map based on data received from web service.

Regards,

Perhaps you know another way to achieved in Corona, but as I understand it is not possible by now.
[import]uid: 3022 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 902[/import]

#4

Evank, may be the only possible way would be if browser’s view can be embedded into Corona view. If that is possible may be, I could make additional request, queries and new annotations to update browser or Google Map view, inside Corona.

It wouldn’t be the best solution but at least it could be an alternative way. I don’t know… [import]uid: 3022 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 904[/import]

#5

We’re willing to pay a bounty for mapkit beta access.

Would it be possible to get in contact with someone to discuss? We have a very large project that could leverage this.

Cheers,

Marcus [import]uid: 4543 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 929[/import]

#6

We also have a client who is interested in mapping stuff and would probably buy additional licenses if it was supported. [import]uid: 4702 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 960[/import]

#7

Hey fpassa, have you found a solution for this?
I’ve been looking all around and couldnt found anything about it [import]uid: 178 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 7161[/import]

#8

We would also like to see MapKit support.

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#9

Evan,

As i said in the other post,

Mapkit feature is an essential feature for a smartphone.
Right now i’m working for a company that has several restaurants, i think that seeing a map is a better choice than scrolling a looong list…

Right now my app is ready, and without this feature it looks poor… ( i can show you) [import]uid: 3638 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 8237[/import]

#10

Has Corona made any headway with the implementation of mapkit? It is now Aug 2011; these posts appear to be from late 2010. Is there a newer thread? Ansca, any updates regarding this functionality?

I need to implement map/GPS functionality for my app.

Please and thank you for any leads to threads/discussions/sample code. [import]uid: 74844 topic_id: 458 reply_id: 53055[/import]