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iOS

Posted by Zoran Slamkov
Zoran Slamkov
8,115 Points

Custom Map for iOS App

So, I am trying to create an app for my university and one of the features I want to include is a map with GPS capability. However, I want to include the labels of the buildings and this is unavailable via Google Maps. I saw on another Universities app (UNSW) that they used what seems like a jpg picture with all the building labels and it also has GPS functionality when you are standing on the campus. I have a jpg photo of my university that has labels like the photo below but how they used the picture and create a usable map out of it is beyond me.

I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction in creating this custom map for my iOS app.

Thank you.

1 Answer

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

Hi Zoran,

you might want to check out Overlay Images and Overlay Views with MapKit Tutorial and Introduction to MapKit in iOS 6 Tutorial