Mapping With Xamarin

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   MAPPING WITH Presented by Roger Peters   Virtual Xamarin Users

   Group   January 20th, 2015 XAMARIN h#ps://github.com/SmartyP/xamarin-­‐mapping-­‐sample-­‐apps
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   ALL MOBILE Roger Peters (@SmartyP)   Independent Mobile Developer  

   AllMobileEverything.com   SmartyPantsCoding.com   SmartyP.net EVERYTHING
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   To Embed or Not to Embed • What are you

   mapping? (Points, Regions, etc.) • How many items are you mapping? • What functionality does your user need/expect? • Time / Effort considerations
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   Let’s Talk About Mapping Using.. • Xamarin.Android • Xamarin.iOS •

   Xamarin.Forms
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   XAMARIN.ANDROID

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   Android Mapping Basics • Launch Google Maps • Embed Google

   Maps • Embed 3rd Party Map control (Bing, TomTom, etc.)* * not covered here
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   Launch Map Activity Open Google Maps to GPS coordinate Open

   Google Maps to Street View Reference: h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/pla>orm_features/ maps_and_locaAon/maps/part_1_-­‐_maps_applicaAon/
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   Embed Google Maps API v2 Reference: h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/pla>orm_features/ maps_and_locaAon/maps/part_2_-­‐_maps_api/ Use MapFragment

   in Activity layout XML: Get reference to control from code behind:
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   Setup Your App for Google Maps • Generate a SHA1

   fingerprint from signing .keystore • Get a Google Maps API key • Add API key to AndroidManifest.xml • Add permissions for INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, etc. ref:     h#ps://code.google.com/apis/console/   h#ps://developers.google.com/maps/documentaAon/android/start#obtain_a_google_maps_api_key
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    Embed Google Maps API v2 (cont’d) Reference: h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/pla>orm_features/maps_and_locaAon/maps/ part_2_-­‐_maps_api/ Common

    GoogleMap methods and properties: • MapType (Normal, Satellite, Hybrid, Terrain) • MoveCamera • Markers, Overlays
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    XAMARIN.ANDROID DEMO

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    XAMARIN.iOS

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    iOS Mapping Basics • Launch Maps app • Embed Mapkit

    control • Embed 3rd party map control (Google Maps, etc.)* * not covered here
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    Launch Map App Open a formatted URL: Reference: h#p://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/9894/how-­‐can-­‐i-­‐launch-­‐map-­‐app-­‐naAve-­‐for-­‐geJng-­‐direcAons h#ps://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarAcles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/MapLinks/MapLinks.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/

    TP40007899-­‐CH5-­‐SW1
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    Embed MapKit Control References: h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/pla>orm_features/ios_maps/   h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/pla>orm_features/ios_maps_walkthrough/   h#p://developer.xamarin.com/recipes/ios/content_controls/map_view/add_an_overlay_to_a_map/ Create

    MKMapView in code (or Storyboard): Common MKMapView methods and properties: • MapType (Standard, Satellite, Hybrid) • ZoomEnabled, ScrollEnabled • ShowUserLocation • Annotations, Overlays
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    Setup Your App for MapKit • Update info.plist to include

    NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription and NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription strings • Call RequestWhenInUseAuthorization() on startup Note: new requirements for iOS8+
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    XAMARIN.iOS DEMO

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    XAMARIN.FORMS

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    Xamarin.Forms Mapping Basics • Launch native mapping app (ref: platform

    examples) • Embed Xamarin.Forms Map control • Embed 3rd party map controls (ArcGIS, etc.)* * would likely require creating custom renderer wrappers per platform
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    Per Platform Setup iOS - Must add 2 text strings

    to Info.plist for iOS8+ Android - Must include Google Maps API key in AndroidManifest.xml and include app permissions Windows Phone - Must add needed capabilities to WMAppManifest.xml Reference: h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-­‐pla>orm/xamarin-­‐forms/working-­‐with/maps/
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    Xamarin.Forms Map Control Created via code: Reference: h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-­‐pla>orm/xamarin-­‐forms/working-­‐with/maps/

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    Xamarin.Forms Map Control (cont’d) Created via XAML: Reference: h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-­‐pla>orm/xamarin-­‐forms/working-­‐with/maps/

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    Xamarin.Forms.Map Control References: h#p://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-­‐pla>orm/xamarin-­‐forms/working-­‐with/maps/ Common Map methods and properties: •

    MapType (Street, Satellite, Hybrid) • HasZoomEnabled, HasScrollEnabled • IsShowingUser • Pins
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    XAMARIN.FORMS DEMO

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    Advanced Maps - Marker Clustering References: h#ps://developers.google.com/maps/documentaAon/android/uAlity/marker-­‐clustering   h#p://robots.thoughtbot.com/how-­‐to-­‐handle-­‐large-­‐amounts-­‐of-­‐data-­‐on-­‐maps  

    h#p://blogs.msdn.com/b/bingdevcenter/archive/2013/10/15/clustering-­‐pushpins-­‐in-­‐windows-­‐store-­‐apps.aspx Grouping large numbers of markers into group markers to avoid plotting thousands of items each draw call. Included in Google Maps Android API Utility Library. Create your own on other platforms.
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    Mapping With Xamarin Summary • Each approach requires some level

    of setup • There is variance in capabilities between mapping platforms • Xamarin.Forms.Maps provides cross-platform approach with common map functions
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    THANK YOU!

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    Q&A h#ps://github.com/SmartyP/xamarin-­‐mapping-­‐sample-­‐apps

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    ALL MOBILE Roger Peters (@SmartyP)   Independent Mobile Developer  

    AllMobileEverything.com   SmartyPantsCoding.com   SmartyP.net EVERYTHING