Maps for Developers

Documentation and Reference

• Location and Maps Programming Guide Learn how to provide geographical context for your apps with location services and maps.
• App Distribution Guide: Configuring Maps Learn how to enable the Maps service in your project and configure Maps in iTunes Connect.
• MapKit Reference Use MapKit APIs to embed maps directly into your app and support map annotation as well as overlays.
• Core Location Framework Reference Use Core Location APIs to determine the current location or heading of a device.

Sample Code

• Breadcrumb Use the MapKit overlay (MKOverlayView) to draw a path that follows and tracks a user's current location.
• PhotoMap Load and display geotagged photos as MapKit annotations.
• Footprint: Indoor Positioning with Core Location Use Core Location to take the latitude and longitude postion of a device and display it onto a flat floor plan.
• AirLocate Download sample code that uses CLLocationManager to monitor and range CLBeaconRegions.
• HazardMap Create a custom MapKit overlay on top of a MKMapView.
• MapSearch Search for map-based addresses and points of interest using using a natural language string.
• CurrentAddress Display a map view and set the current location of a device using MapKit.