Android Question OpenStreetMap in GoogleMap

[Sergey_New]

Can you tell me how to use OpenStreetMap in GoogleMap?

 

[DonManfred]

I don´t think you can do that.

 

[emexes]

Perhaps the question is how to use OpenStreetMap in place of GoogleMaps, eg after hitting a GoogleMaps free-use limit.

 

[DonManfred]

Based on googlefindings it should be possible to add a tileprovider for openstreetmaps. But i can´t help on this. I probably could but don´t have the time to do.

 

[Sergey_New]

Based on googlefindings it should be possible to add a tileprovider for openstreetmaps.

That's exactly what I was asking about.

 

[emexes]

Like @DonManfred, I can't help on this either, but... Grok seems pretty keen (assuming your browser can translate it to Russian) :

how to use openstreetmap tiles within android google maps library

and it'd be great if you could post back here about whether that works or not, and the changes you made to get it working.

 

[TILogistic]

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GoogleMapsExtras

GoogleMapsExtras is an ongoing project to implement more of the Google Maps Android v2 classes in Basic4Android. Currently the library allows you to create these objects: BitmapDescriptor BitmapDescriptorFactory Circle CircleOptions GroundOverlay InfoWindowAdapter MarkerOptions Point...

www.b4x.com

ref.

TileOverlay | Google Play services | Google for Developers

developers.google.com

Tile servers

Raster tile providers - OpenStreetMap Wiki

Tile servers - OpenStreetMap Wiki

 

[RB Smissaert]

Can you tell me how to use OpenStreetMap in GoogleMap?

I use this:

Open Street Map viewer - GPS

Hi, This b4Xlib contains a custom view (cvMap) which can display Open Street Map. The tiles are retrieved from the internet and cached in a database. You can add shapes and images on the map. UI : - Lat/lng Center of the map - Zoom Level - Compass Direction with rotation - Scale - Button...

www.b4x.com

Works perfectly fine.

RBS

 

[Sergey_New]

DonManfred, emexes, TILogistic, RB Smissaert:
Thanks, colleagues! I was looking for a simple solution to displaying a location based on given coordinates.
I thought it could be done using Google Maps with a few modifications. So, I was wrong.
I understand how to use OpenStreetMap