Difference between revisions of "Adding Google Maps Layer"

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It turns out that every individual instance of posit that is
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*Run the following command in a terminal:
compiled requires its own api key. This is generated by the following  
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        $ keytool -list -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore
command:
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*Sign up for the google maps service at this link with:
 
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        http://code.google.com/android/maps-api-signup.html
$ keytool -list -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore
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*Replace the following line in positx/res/layout/map_main.xml:
 
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         android:apiKey="0bvEMJ9m96_er-z_dr1wcZjsucPYBoUZMjI-RQw" />
And signing up for the google maps service at this link:
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with:
 
 
http://code.google.com/android/maps-api-signup.html
 
 
 
This process will generate the needed key that should then replace the
 
following line in the file, map_main.xml under the res/layout directory:
 
 
 
         android:apiKey="SOME-KEY" />
 
 
 
replace with
 
 
 
 
         android:apiKey="YOUR-GENERATED-KEY" />
 
         android:apiKey="YOUR-GENERATED-KEY" />
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*Build and Run

Latest revision as of 11:29, 20 April 2012

  • Run the following command in a terminal:
        $ keytool -list -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore
  • Sign up for the google maps service at this link with:
        http://code.google.com/android/maps-api-signup.html
  • Replace the following line in positx/res/layout/map_main.xml:
        android:apiKey="0bvEMJ9m96_er-z_dr1wcZjsucPYBoUZMjI-RQw" />

with:

        android:apiKey="YOUR-GENERATED-KEY" />
  • Build and Run