GPS / Database ANDROID Programming

This book is a step-by-step guide for developing 'gps', a full-fledged Android app. It also can be used as an intro book on Android programming.

The gps app:

• locates the user's position on the map

• e-mails the location in a URL form that positions the location on the Google Maps Web page

• inserts the current location of the user into the SQLite database

• retrieves locations from the database and places them in a list view. The user then chooses to view locations from the list on the map.

• allows the user to tap on the screen to place markers and find the latitude, longitude pair of the point pressed

• translates the name of a city or place to latitude, longitude and marks the location on the map

Topics covered are:

• Basics of the Eclipse IDE

• XML and Java Programming

• Screen layouts

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Google Maps

• SQLite Database development

• Marker and Overlays design

• App installation on the smartphone device

The book Includes complete source code commentary and a companion site for downloading the .java, .xml and .png files and the gps.apk.