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[Free] Google Maps And Directions Api

Build a real time chat application where the gps coordinates of all users is actively tracked in a database. – Free Course

Added on February 6, 2020 Development 1 min read

What you’ll learn

• Google maps, directions, markers, clusters, custom icons, real-time gps updates (like uber) and more

Requirements

• Android Studio
• You need a credit card to use google maps and directions API. You won't be charged anything though because you get a $200 credit.

Description

What you’ll learn:

1. Enabling the Google Maps SDK for Android

2. Enabling the Google Directions API for Android

3. How to use MapView objects

4. Animating and moving the camera view

5. Setting view bounds on a google map

6. Building a thread that retrieves coordinates from a database

7. Building a service that inserts coordinates into a database

8. Create custom map markers with images

9. Get real time gps updates of users (Like Uber does)

10. How to use marker cluster to make custom map markers

11. Retrieving distance and travel time information using the directions API

12. Adding Polylines to a google map

13. Determining the fastest route

14. Opening the Google Maps application using an intent and uri