How to get static image from google maps in iOS

Question

I use google maps api for iOS. I want to get static image of special city and paste it in UIImageView. How can I make it?

Answer 1

the reply of @Ankit is right, but @Alexsander asked in Swift, so :

var staticMapUrl: String = "http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=color:blue|\(self.staticData.latitude),\(self.staticData.longitude)&\("zoom=13&size=\(2 * Int(mapFrame.size.width))*\(2 * Int(mapFrame.size.height))")&sensor=true"
var mapUrl: NSURL = NSURL(string: staticMapUrl.stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding))!
var image: UIImage = UIImage.imageWithData(NSData.dataWithContentsOfURL(mapUrl))
var mapImage: UIImageView = UIImageView(frame: mapFrame)

for swift 4

let staticMapUrl: String = "http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=\(self.finalLatitude),\(self.finalLongitude)&\("zoom=15&size=\(2 * Int(imgViewMap.frame.size.width))x\(2 * Int(imgViewMap.frame.size.height))")&sensor=true"

let mapUrl: NSURL = NSURL(string: staticMapUrl)!
self.imgViewMap.sd_setImage(with: mapUrl as URL, placeholderImage: UIImage(named: "palceholder"))

Answer 2

    NSString *staticMapUrl = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=color:blue|%@,%@&%@&sensor=true",self.staticData.latitude, self.staticData.longitude, [NSString stringWithFormat:@"zoom=13&size=%dx%d",2*(int)mapFrame.size.width, 2*(int)mapFrame.size.height]];
    NSURL *mapUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:[staticMapUrl stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
    UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithData: [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:mapUrl]];

    UIImageView *mapImage = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:mapFrame];

This should help.

Answer 3

Using Swift 3:

let lat = ..
let long = ..

let staticMapUrl: String = "http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=color:red|\(lat),\(long)&\("zoom=13&size=\(2 * Int(cell.imgAddress.frame.size.width))x\(2 * Int(cell.imgAddress.frame.size.height))")&sensor=true"

let url = URL(string: staticMapUrl.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed)!)

do {
    let data = try NSData(contentsOf: url!, options: NSData.ReadingOptions())
    cell.imgAddress.image = UIImage(data: data as Data)
} catch {
    cell.imgAddress.image = UIImage()
}

Answer 4

Try this. Note you have to get API key from Google cloud

let API_Key = //Your API Key.
let url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Brooklyn+Bridge,New+York,NY&zoom=13&size=\(2 * Int(imgBanner.frame.size.width))x\(2 * Int(imgBanner.frame.size.height))&maptype=roadmap&key=\(API_Key)"
let mapUrl: NSURL = NSURL(string: staticMapUrl)!
self.imgBanner.sd_setImage(with: mapUrl as URL, placeholderImage: UIImage(named: "palceholder"))

Always check the link in browser to view whether it is working fine or not means in the image is visible or not.