Add a map

[Discostu36]

This is the first step for creating the app. Deciding for a solution for displaying the background map and, later, the data layer (#3).

A link dump for this task:

• https://github.com/osmlab/editor-layer-index
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15946316/use-leaflet-in-an-android-application-to-show-online-map
• https://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=61005
• https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapsforge

[Discostu36]

As it is free for up to 25.000 monthly users, Mapbox might be an alternative.

https://docs.mapbox.com/android/maps/guides/

[Discostu36]

As Mapbox is not FOSS, the app would be rejected by FDroid.

MapLibre might be a suitable alternative (installation, video tutorial).

OSMDroid would be another alternative.

Choice of a tile server is the next question. For initial development, I guess it will be ok to use osm.org tiles.

[JLZIMMERMANN]

The map could show where thare have already been pictures taken, and where there could be pictures missing.

[Discostu36]

Yes, this is tackled in #3. This issue is about the framework and tile server to use for the background map.

I think that OSMDroid is the best choice as it also has features for adding data layers. But I haven't been able to get it running yet.

This is my first Android project, so the first steps might take a while until I have gathered sufficient knowledge to get things started.

If someone is impatient and wants to make a pull request for OSMDroid integration, feel free to do so.