Location Based Services on Android – Part 1/3 – MyLocationOverlay

A juicy feature of Android is its capability for location based services. The combination of the integrated GPS-Device with the easy use of Google Maps allows powerful location based applications.

Anyway, the first use of these technologies contains some hazards. Therefore, I decided to write some blog entries explaining the first steps with Android and Google Maps.

The first part of this series describes the integration of the google map view and the use of the MyLocationOverlay. In the second part I demonstrate how to use an ItemizedOverlay on a google map. Third and last part of this series describes how to build a custom Overlay and show it on the map.

• Part 1 – Enable Google Maps and use a MyLocationOverlay
• Part 2 – Google Maps and ItemizedOverlay
• Part 3 – Google Maps and CustomOverlays

Part 1 – Enable Google Maps and use a MyLocationOverlay

The first part of this series contains a short description how to integrate Google Maps in an Android application and show the current location using the MyLocationOverlay.

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