Google Inc(NASDAQ:GOOG) Maps for Android will soon be
refreshed with some much-needed additional features, Google announced on
Monday.
“The new API uses vector-based maps that support 2D
and 3D views, and allow users to tilt and rotate the map with simple gestures,”
Google said on the Android Developers Blog.
“Along with the layers you’ve come to know from Google
Maps such as satellite, hybrid, terrain and traffic, the new API lets you
include indoor maps for many major airports and shopping centers in your app.”
This means more dynamic and flexible user interface
designs for Android devices and more layers to the maps.
“The new API is simpler to use, so that creating
markers and info windows is easy,” Google said. “Polylines, Polygons, Ground
Overlays and Tile Overlays can all now be added to the map with just a few
lines of code.”
According to Google it has over 800,000 sites using
its mapping APIs. Documentation for the Google Maps Android API v2 can be found
here.
Google has added the API to Google Play Services for
which the company has just launched version 2.
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