Geolocation in IOS: Mobile Positioning and Mapping on iPhone and iPad (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781449308445)

Take advantage of iPhone and iPad sensors and advanced geolocation technologies to build state-of-the-art location applications. In this concise hands-on guide, author Alasdair Allan (Learning iOS Programming) takes you deep inside Apple's Core Location framework, Map Kit, and other iOS tools, using illustrative examples and sample Objective-C code. Learn how to build location-aware apps for both iPhones and iPads, using code that detects hardware features and then adjusts your app's behavior.

If you're a programmer with iOS experience, or a Mac developer familiar with Objective-C, this book helps you get off to a solid start in location-based app development.

You'll learn about:

• Core Location: Understand the significant-change location service and geo-fencing capabilities
• Map Kit: Embed maps into your application's views
• Magnetometer: Use the on-board sensor as a digital compass
• Geocoding capabilities: Translate geographic coordinates into place names, and vice versa
• Heat maps: Get a code walkthrough for displaying these maps on top of a standard MapKit view
• Third-party SDKs: Add unique geo-location capabilities to your app from SkyHook Wireless, MapBox, and other providers
  
  Author: Alasdair Allan
  ISBN-10: 1449308449
  ISBN-13: 9781449308445
  Publisher: O'Reilly Media
  Language: English
  Published: 11/13/2012
  Pages: 111
  Format: Paperback
  Weight: 0.44lbs
  Size: 9.19h x 7.00w x 0.24d