Mapping a location with MapView

With Cascades Maps APIs, you can add maps to your app and integrate them with other Location APIs such as the Places framework and positioning and geocoding services.

In a location-based app, you can use a MapView to display a map in a customizable UI with the following features:

  • Display a map that the user can interact with using MapView
  • Display points of interest or other location-aware elements on a map using MapData
  • Display location-specific information, including points of interest and locations using GeoLocation
  • Drop pins for points of interest and show bubbles to present more details about a point of interest using Marker
  • Connect your map to the gyroscope and compass sensors to tilt and rotate your map in 3D space

You can see these techniques in action in the MapView sample app on the Sample Apps page.

This image shows a screenshot of the CustomMapView sample app.

Last modified: 2013-06-12