Build Location Apps on IOS with Swift: Use Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Mapbox to Code Location Aware Mobile Apps

ISBN-13: 9781484260821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 254 str.

Jeffrey Linwood

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Creating your first MapKit app

    Getting Started
    Adding a Map
    Adding a Pin to your Map

Chapter 2: Getting the user's location

    Understanding CoreLocation
    Privacy and Location Permissions
    Using the Core Location Location Manager (CLLManager)

Chapter 3: Displaying points of interest on a MapKit map

    Displaying multiple pins on a MapKit map
    Customizing the appearance of those pins
    Displaying annotations for pins
    Customizing the annotations

    
Chapter 4: Searching for Points of Interest with MapKit

    Getting started with MKLocalSearchRequest
    Providing search inside your app for points of interest
    Limiting that search to the region displayed on the map
    Displaying the points of interest on a map


Chapter 5: Providing Route Directions from MapKit

    Introduction to Apple's routing
    Building a walking tour app
    Sending a routing request to the API
    Displaying directions in a list within the Apps

Chapter 6: Working with Geofences in CoreLocation

    Setting up geofences
    Listening for geofence triggers
    Displaying a local notification inside the app
    Removing geofences from the app

Chapter 7: Getting Started with Google Maps SDK for iOS

    Introduction to Google Maps on iOS
    Differences between Google Maps for the Web and iOS
    Setting up Google Maps for iOS
    Displaying a Google map in the app
    Displaying a pin and a callout in the app
    Changing the layers used by the map

Chapter 8: Using Google Places with iOS

    Requirements for using Google Places in your app
    Getting started with the Google Places API
    Providing search inside your app for Google Places
    Displaying Google Places locations on a map



Chapter 9: Using Directions with the Google Directions API

    Introduction to the Google Directions API
    Building a package delivery app
    Using the Google Directions API

Chapter 10: Getting Started with Mapbox for iOS

    Signing up with Mapbox
    Installing the Mapbox library
    Displaying a basic map
    Adding an annotation to the map
    Displaying different map layers

Chapter 11: Customizing Map Styles with Mapbox

    Introduction to customization
    Customizing map colors
    Turning off features for a simpler map
    Collaborating with designers on Mapbox maps

Chapter 12: Turn by Turn Navigation with Mapbox

    Introduction to Mapbox Navigation API
    Building a rideshare app
    Using the Mapbox Navigation API


Chapter 13: Using Offline Maps with Mapbox

    Introduction to offline mapping
    Downloading map tiles from Mapbox
    Using offline map tiles in your map
    Considerations for offline tile management

O autorze

Jeff Linwood is an experienced author who has worked on many iOS and Android apps that use maps or location functionality. He's also taught and mentored college student application teams as they develop their first apps. In teaching, he noticed a lack of good sample applications and tutorials for map and location applications. He'd like to create the definitive book for developers creating these types of apps.

Blurb

Work with Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Mapbox in iOS with Swift programming. Guided by practical examples, this book covers all three map frameworks to ensure you properly select which one best suits your iOS app's needs in working with iOS location.

You'll see how Apple's privacy settings apply to a user's location, and how to access that user's location from an application. Once you have access to the user's location, allow your app to display points of interest from Apple's database on the map inside the app, as well as to provide a search through that database by name. 

You can also incorporate turn by turn directions inside your own app to provide routes. Or trigger different functionality or notifications based on locational queues. With Build Location Apps on iOS with Swift, you'll even find out how to provide offline map support for hiking, camping, or other outdoors applications where cell phone service is weak.

You will:

• Display points of interest within your own app
• Work with Apple's privacy settings so pertinent information comes through
• Trigger functionality based on geographic prompts
• Create your own custom map styles with Mapbox Studio and display them in the app