Pro iOS Geo

03/25/2013 · No Responses

Deepen your app development skills with Pro iOS Geo. This book shows you how to use geolocation-based tools to enhance the iOS apps you develop. Author Giacomo Andreucci describes different ways to integrate geo services, depending on the kind of app you’re looking to develop: a web app, a hybrid app, or a native app. You’ll discover how to use the Google Maps API features to integrate powerful geo capabilities in your apps with a little effort.

You’ll learn how to:

Design geographic features for your apps while respecting usability criteria
Design touristic geo apps
Use HTML5 and the Google Maps JavaScript API to implement powerful geo functions in your apps
Use Google Fusion Tables to display and query data in your maps
Transform your geo web apps into hybrid apps that can be submitted to the Apple App Store
Create native iOS geo apps using the new Apple Maps data through the Map Kit API

After reading Pro iOS Geo, you’ll have the knowledge and skills you need to add a geo dimension to all your apps, whether as a feature of a larger app— such as a social networking app that shows where friends are located in a selected area—or as the primary part of an app—such as a guide app that shows the monuments in your city.

What you’ll learn

Design geographic features for your apps while respecting usability criteria
Design touristic geo apps
Use HTML5 and the Google Maps JavaScript API to implement powerful geo functions in your apps
Use Google Fusion Tables to display and query data in your maps
Transform your geo web apps into hybrid apps that can be submitted to the Apple App Store Create native iOS geo apps using the new Apple Maps data through the Map Kit API

Who this book is for
This book is for experienced iOS app developers looking to learn, use and integrate various geo-location based tools and APIs.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1. Getting started

Part 2: Web Apps
Chapter 2. Map-based Web App Basics: Hello World
Chapter 3. Map Controls and Styles
Chapter 4. Creating a GUI for the App with jQuery Mobile
Chapter 5. Overlays
Chapter 6. Implementing Geolocation

Part 3: Hybrid Apps
Chapter 7. Creating Hybrid Apps

Part 4: Native Apps with Apple Map Kit
Chapter 8. Introduction to the Core Location Framework
Chapter 9. Introduction to Apple Maps and the Map Kit Framework
Chapter 10. Displaying Objects on the Map