How to load a custom Google Map in AI2?

[Fabio Rossi]

Hi,

I have created some custom map using Google Map editor and share it (for example https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zZsDVnNjk-kE.kE5XxXNSQ0c8).

Now, I want to use the Activity starter to open this map in Google Map app. it's possible?

My goal is to create an app that guides the user in a cycling route using its GPS location.

[Taifun]

what about using the webviewer together with that link?

Taifun

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[SteveJG]

The WebViewer will show you map (nice), however there is no simple way to plot GPS location pins.

Using ActivityStarter to just open the web page like this:

Open the browser to a Web page

Use these activity starter properties to open a specific web page:

Action: android.intent.action.VIEW 
DataUri: http://news.google.com

Where your link is substituted for ..news.google...   does not work at all.  Possibly because your link is a secure page.

This link 'answers' a similar question:  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/programming-with-app-inventor/Pev6rlbSZX4   

The simple answer is you can not have the map and plot to it directly with the GPS receiver in a device.      If you know the coordinates of the two alternate corners of your custom map, you could capture the image, place it into a Canvas, scale the Canvas to World location coordinates, and then plot the GPS points on the Canvas using 'Screen' coordinates where   y maps to latitude and x to longitude.

A possible alternative is to use the Map possible in a fusion table as a display and post pins on it.  That too could work for you but you would have a plain vanilla Google Map in the background.

Regards,

Steve