How to integrate Google Maps?

kd_wala

@ekkescorner , I have just using googleMaps plugins that @vladstelmahovsky suggest ( https://github.com/vladest/googlemaps ), at first time, it work quite well, thanks for all support.

ekkescorner

@kd_wala thx letting us know that it works

carles.sole.grau

@kd_wala
Could you explain how that plugin is installed?
And how you implement it from QML?
Thank you very much.

kd_wala

@carles-sole-grau , When you done clone & build plugin, you should create folder 'geoservices' in same folder of file execute, then copy plugin into this 'geoservices' folder

You can see struct plugins in folder ( that why we have name 'geoservices') where you install Qt ex: '~/Qt5.8.0/5.8/gcc_64/plugins/ (I using Ubuntu & Qt5.8)

on QML you do like this:
Plugin {
id: mapPlugin
name: "googlemaps"
}

for tutorial how plugin, refer to example : http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwidgets-tools-styleplugin-example.html
for detail refer to doc: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/plugins-howto.html

seyed

Build instruction:
1-Open project using QtCreator
2-Choose proper Build Kit and profile (for example debug profile)
3-Copy files manually or use terminal and run this command: make -f Makefile.Debug install or make -f Makefile.Release install if you choose release profile for building plugin.
4-Use plugin by setting googlemaps as name property of the Plugin Item. (for more information about using QtLocation and QtPositioning refer to Qt official documentation)

Talkless

@kd_wala I doubt using that QtLocation plugin can be considered legal, by the Terms and Conditions of Google Maps.

There was a dissucsion about using Google Maps not through their API's (JS, Java?), which looks like is not allowed. See comment:
https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-27304?focusedCommentId=300663&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-300663

Alternative is to use QtWebView and control official web-based Goole Maps through QtWebChannel, by creating JavaScript webocket connection from within WebView to your app.

Or, create QtWebView-like wrapper for native Java Gogole Maps components, just like QtWebView creates and manages native web view on different mobile OSes. There are limitations of course, as QML components will not be able to overdraw on top of these native components.

joshmarshall95

@vladstelmahovsky can you tell me how to use the Geocode option? I need to be able to enter a postcode and then set the long and lat to that location

vladstelmahovsky

@joshmarshall95 just like any other QtLocation geocode API

bahman309

@vladstelmahovsky
hi,
thank you very much indeed ...
how to set traffic layer in the map?

vladstelmahovsky

@bahman309 I suppose as MapPolyline's if you have geo coordinates of traffic

bahman309

@vladstelmahovsky
I want to use google traffic service

vladstelmahovsky

@bahman309 I'm not aware about the service, sorry

bahman309

@vladstelmahovsky
thank you...

bahman309

anybody used googlemaps plugin?
anybody used navigation or traffic in QML?

bahman309

anybody can to used google map api in QML
and used navigation and traffic from google map api ?

vladstelmahovsky

@bahman309 there is no traffic data API in QtLocation yet. and Navigation is in progress, afaik

seb21

how to enable the satellite view in your plugin ?
thx

AnhNT86

@kd_wala You can show Me how to search road in project after create google map succes in Qt app? Thank You!