The Google Places API is a service that returns information about Places — defined within this API as establishments, geographic locations, or prominent points of interest — using HTTP requests. Place requests specify locations as latitude/longitude coordinates.
The Google Places API uses an API key to identify your application. API keys are managed through the Google APIs Console . You’ll need your own server API key before you can begin using the API. To activate the Places API and create your key:
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Let us take the example to find out the near by places.
To search for specific types of places (such as cafes), you can include the types parameter in your Places Search requests.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json ?types=cafe &location=37.787930,-122.4074990 &radius=5000 &sensor=false &key=YOUR_API_KEY
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json ?types=cafe|bakery &location=37.787930,-122.4074990 &radius=5000 &sensor=false &key=YOUR_API_KEY
For example, the URL below can be used to specify a search for cafes near downtown San Francisco, with results ordered by distance from the location:
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json ?types=cafe &rankby=distance &location=37.787930,-122.4074990 &sensor=false &key=YOUR_API_KEY
public class Place { private String id; private String icon; private String name; private String vicinity; private Double latitude; private Double longitude; public String getId() { return id; } public void setId(String id) { this.id = id; } public String getIcon() { return icon; } public void setIcon(String icon) { this.icon = icon; } public Double getLatitude() { return latitude; } public void setLatitude(Double latitude) { this.latitude = latitude; } public Double getLongitude() { return longitude; } public void setLongitude(Double longitude) { this.longitude = longitude; } public String getName() { return name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } public String getVicinity() { return vicinity; } public void setVicinity(String vicinity) { this.vicinity = vicinity; } static Place jsonToPontoReferencia(JSONObject pontoReferencia) { try { Place result = new Place(); JSONObject geometry = (JSONObject) pontoReferencia.get("geometry"); JSONObject location = (JSONObject) geometry.get("location"); result.setLatitude((Double) location.get("lat")); result.setLongitude((Double) location.get("lng")); result.setIcon(pontoReferencia.getString("icon")); result.setName(pontoReferencia.getString("name")); result.setVicinity(pontoReferencia.getString("vicinity")); result.setId(pontoReferencia.getString("id")); return result; } catch (JSONException ex) { Logger.getLogger(Place.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex); } return null; } @Override public String toString() { return "Place{" + "id=" + id + ", icon=" + icon + ", name=" + name + ", latitude=" + latitude + ", longitude=" + longitude + '}'; } }
public class PlacesService { private String API_KEY; public PlacesService(String apikey) { this.API_KEY = apikey; } public void setApiKey(String apikey) { this.API_KEY = apikey; } public ArrayList<place> findPlaces(double latitude, double longitude, String placeSpacification) { String urlString = makeUrl(latitude, longitude, placeSpacification); try { String json = getJSON(urlString); System.out.println(json); JSONObject object = new JSONObject(json); JSONArray array = object.getJSONArray("results"); ArrayList<place> arrayList = new ArrayList<place>(); for (int i = 0; i < array.length(); i++) { try { Place place = Place .jsonToPontoReferencia((JSONObject) array.get(i)); Log.v("Places Services ", "" + place); arrayList.add(place); } catch (Exception e) { } } return arrayList; } catch (JSONException ex) { Logger.getLogger(PlacesService.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex); } return null; } // https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json?location=28.632808,77.218276&radius=500&types=atm&sensor=false&key=apikey private String makeUrl(double latitude, double longitude, String place) { StringBuilder urlString = new StringBuilder( "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json?"); if (place.equals("")) { urlString.append("&location="); urlString.append(Double.toString(latitude)); urlString.append(","); urlString.append(Double.toString(longitude)); urlString.append("&radius=1000"); // urlString.append("&types="+place); urlString.append("&sensor=false&key=" + API_KEY); } else { urlString.append("&location="); urlString.append(Double.toString(latitude)); urlString.append(","); urlString.append(Double.toString(longitude)); urlString.append("&radius=1000"); urlString.append("&types=" + place); urlString.append("&sensor=false&key=" + API_KEY); } return urlString.toString(); } protected String getJSON(String url) { return getUrlContents(url); } private String getUrlContents(String theUrl) { StringBuilder content = new StringBuilder(); try { URL url = new URL(theUrl); URLConnection urlConnection = url.openConnection(); BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader(urlConnection.getInputStream()), 8); String line; while ((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) { content.append(line + "\n"); } bufferedReader.close(); }catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return content.toString(); } } </place></place></place>
public class MainActivity extends Activity { private final String TAG = getClass().getSimpleName(); private GoogleMap mMap; private String[] places; private LocationManager locationManager; private Location loc; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); initCompo(); places = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.places); currentLocation(); final ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar(); actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_LIST); actionBar.setListNavigationCallbacks(ArrayAdapter.createFromResource( this, R.array.places, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1), new ActionBar.OnNavigationListener() { @Override public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(int itemPosition, long itemId) { if (loc != null) { mMap.clear(); new GetPlaces(MainActivity.this, places[itemPosition].toLowerCase().replace( "-", "_")).execute(); } return true; } }); } private class GetPlaces extends AsyncTask<void arraylist="" lace="" void="">> { private ProgressDialog dialog; private Context context; private String places; public GetPlaces(Context context, String places) { this.context = context; this.places = places; } @Override protected void onPostExecute(ArrayList<place> result) { super.onPostExecute(result); if (dialog.isShowing()) { dialog.dismiss(); } for (int i = 0; i < result.size(); i++) { mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions() .title(result.get(i).getName()) .position( new LatLng(result.get(i).getLatitude(), result .get(i).getLongitude())) .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory .fromResource(R.drawable.pin)) .snippet(result.get(i).getVicinity())); } CameraPosition cameraPosition = new CameraPosition.Builder() .target(new LatLng(result.get(0).getLatitude(), result .get(0).getLongitude())) // Sets the center of the map to // Mountain View .zoom(14) // Sets the zoom .tilt(30) // Sets the tilt of the camera to 30 degrees .build(); // Creates a CameraPosition from the builder mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory .newCameraPosition(cameraPosition)); } @Override protected void onPreExecute() { super.onPreExecute(); dialog = new ProgressDialog(context); dialog.setCancelable(false); dialog.setMessage("Loading.."); dialog.isIndeterminate(); dialog.show(); } @Override protected ArrayList<place> doInBackground(Void... arg0) { PlacesService service = new PlacesService( "Put your project browser API key here"); ArrayList<place> findPlaces = service.findPlaces(loc.getLatitude(), // 28.632808 loc.getLongitude(), places); // 77.218276 for (int i = 0; i < findPlaces.size(); i++) { Place placeDetail = findPlaces.get(i); Log.e(TAG, "places : " + placeDetail.getName()); } return findPlaces; } } private void initCompo() { mMap = ((MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)) .getMap(); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu); return true; } private void currentLocation() { locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); String provider = locationManager .getBestProvider(new Criteria(), false); Location location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider); if (location == null) { locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 0, 0, listener); } else { loc = location; new GetPlaces(MainActivity.this, places[0].toLowerCase().replace( "-", "_")).execute(); Log.e(TAG, "location : " + location); } } private LocationListener listener = new LocationListener() { @Override public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) { } @Override public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) { } @Override public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) { } @Override public void onLocationChanged(Location location) { Log.e(TAG, "location update : " + location); loc = location; locationManager.removeUpdates(listener); } }; }
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Over the years we have developed several advanced Google Places and Google Map based Android and iPhone components, code modules and Frameworks that can work as plug and play solutions for developing new apps that will substantially reduce the app development cost and time.
Contact us to discuss your Google Places or Map based mobile application development project.
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