On Apr 6, 5:12 am, sgiddings <mr.s.giddi...@gmail.com> wrote: > After having had a number of requests for my maps site as a map > application, I started looking at what it takes to create an Android app > with maps. > I was pleasantly surprised to see that there exists a native maps api. > > Further searching around, however, has led to concerns. > > I have read that the maps api is nolonger kept upto date and, more > disturbing, the map tiles and data is reported to be way out of date. > > My application is specifically for France, so > > - Is it possible to have an official statement as to the ongoing > support, or not, of the native maps api ? If looking for a statement, I'd take the reality that the Maps API hasn't seen noticeable updates for a year and a half now, while Google's Maps app has progressed with new layers, 3D effects etc.
> - Can Google confirm that map data (at least for France) is upto date > and will continue to be so ? > > I don't want to start going down a development route only to find that I am > using the wrong method. Another consideration is that Google has started charging for the web based Maps API. Could happen on Android any day. Perhaps give OSM a look, here's a couple: http://code.google.com/p/osmdroid/ http://code.google.com/p/osmand/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
