Maps SDK for Android Utility Library

Description

This open-source library contains utilities that are useful for a wide range of applications using the Google Maps Android API.

• Marker clustering — handles the display of a large number of points
• Heat maps — display a large number of points as a heat map
• IconGenerator — display text on your Markers
• Poly decoding and encoding — compact encoding for paths, interoperability with Maps API web services
• Spherical geometry — for example: computeDistance, computeHeading, computeArea
• KML — displays KML data
• GeoJSON — displays and styles GeoJSON data

Requirements

• Android API level 15+
• Maps SDK via Google Play Services (this library is not yet compatible with the standalone Maps SDK BETA library)

Installation

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:1.0.0'
}

Support

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For more information, check out the detailed guide on the Google Developers site. You can also view the generated reference docs for a full list of classes and their methods.