There are third party APIs available similar to Google API that will also allow for you to download local map files on the SD card in place of needing a connection even or provide different types of overlays that give you more freedom, etc. It's also something else to look into.
On Jul 26, 6:19 pm, Spiral123 <[email protected]> wrote: > no, you cannot get the overlay information from Google Maps, you will > need to use the Google Places > API:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/places/ > > Before you get too involved in development, I suggest you check your > expected usage against the limits per the website. All requests > require an API key and Google actively measure the rate and volume of > requests. > > After you have your data you will need to build it into an overlay > yourself. There are any number of tutorials that will show you how to > do this on the web. > > On Jul 26, 5:31 am, Rikki <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi I am a newbie to Android Development. So spare me if I ask wrong > > questions > > > I am developing a POI search app for nearby gas stations according to > > my current location. I am using googlemapview for displaying the maps > > and using locationmanager to get current location. Now I want to add > > overlays to the map so that I can search the gas stations. Can i get > > this overlay information from google maps or i need to create the > > overlays by myself. what I want is to read the gar station information > > and plot them on the map. > > > Any help in this regard will be appreciated. I might have said some > > things wrong here. Correct me whereever I am wrong. > > > Thanks in Advance.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
