Using ArcGIS Android SDK to Show Device Location on Map

So after spending WAY too much time looking for a simple tutorial to show how to add a device’s location to an Android App using the ArcGIS Android SDK, I decided to write one. This search caused me a lot of frustration and I imagine other new Android programmers have encountered the same thing. Follow these simple steps to add a device’s location to an Android App.

I added the project files to a repository on GitHub for your viewing pleasure. Be warned, the app is only written to work on Android 4.2 devices- you’ll need to change the minimum version in the manifest to run it on older devices.

I apologize for the code formatting. To see the code in its entire formatted beauty, check out the .java file on github

PS If a tutorial/resource exists that shows how to simply add the location to an app, please share!

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To show the devices current location on a map, you need to utilize the [<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>

So after spending WAY too much time looking for a simple tutorial to show how to add a device’s location to an Android App using the ArcGIS Android SDK, I decided to write one. This search caused me a lot of frustration and I imagine other new Android programmers have encountered the same thing. Follow these simple steps to add a device’s location to an Android App.

I added the project files to a repository on GitHub for your viewing pleasure. Be warned, the app is only written to work on Android 4.2 devices- you’ll need to change the minimum version in the manifest to run it on older devices.

I apologize for the code formatting. To see the code in its entire formatted beauty, check out the .java file on github

PS If a tutorial/resource exists that shows how to simply add the location to an app, please share!

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To show the devices current location on a map, you need to utilize the](https://developers.arcgis.com/en/android/api-reference/reference/com/esri/android/map/LocationService.html) class.

First of all, define the MapView in the standard onCreate method, and add the basemap (and any other layers):

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {</code>

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    setContentView(R.layout.main);

    mMapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.map);

    mMapView.addLayer(new ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer(
    "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/
    World_Street_Map/MapServer"));

After the MapView has been created, add a setOnStatusChangedListener to it. Inside this method is where we will establish the LocationService via a new OnStatusChangedListener and a method called onStatusChanged.

mMapView.setOnStatusChangedListener(new OnStatusChangedListener() {</code>

    public void onStatusChanged(Object source, STATUS status) {

        if (source == mMapView && status == STATUS.INITIALIZED) {

            LocationService ls = mMapView.getLocationService();

            ls.setAutoPan(false);

            ls.start();
          }
       }
});

 

Here is the full java (main) activity code to add your device’s location to your android application:

 

package com.fuscoe.locationOnMapPractice;

 

import android.app.Activity;

 

import android.location.Location;

import android.location.LocationListener;

import android.os.Bundle;

 

import com.esri.android.map.LocationService;

import com.esri.android.map.MapView;

import com.esri.android.map.ags.ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer;

import com.esri.android.map.event.OnStatusChangedListener;

 

public class LocationOnMapPracticeActivity extends Activity {

 

    MapView mMapView;

 

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */

    @Override

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.main);


        mMapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.map);

        mMapView.addLayer(new ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer(

        "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/
        World_Street_Map/MapServer"));

        mMapView.setOnStatusChangedListener(
            new OnStatusChangedListener() {



        public void onStatusChanged(Object source, STATUS status) {

            if (source == mMapView && status == STATUS.INITIALIZED) {

                LocationService ls = mMapView.getLocationService();

                ls.setAutoPan(false);

                ls.start();
             }
          }
      });
}


@Override

protected void onDestroy() {

    super.onDestroy();

}


@Override

protected void onPause() {

    super.onPause();

    mMapView.pause();

}

 

@Override

protected void onResume() {

    super.onResume();

    mMapView.unpause();

  }

}