Now if you write each of these module yourself then it needs much time and efforts. So it would be better to use ready resources that are being maintained already.
Using all these resources, you will be able to create an flawless android location detection app.
1. Location Listening
You will first need to listen for current location of user. You can use any of below libraries to quick start.
With this library you just need to provide a Configuration object with your requirements, and you will receive a location or a fail reason with all the stuff are described above handled.
Use this open source repo of the Hypertrack Live app to build live location sharing experience within your app within a few hours. HyperTrack Live app helps you share your Live Location with friends and family through your favorite messaging app when you are on the way to meet up. HyperTrack Live uses HyperTrack APIs and SDKs.
If you want to add route maps feature in your apps you can use DrawRouteMaps to make you work more easier. This is lib will help you to draw route maps between two point LatLng.
Abuguard
Introduction
Create a app that tracks GPS position and pushes it to Google Maps.
Tracking App Description
Basically you need following things to make location detector android app
Now if you write each of these module yourself then it needs much time and efforts. So it would be better to use ready resources that are being maintained already.
Using all these resources, you will be able to create an flawless android location detection app.
1. Location Listening
You will first need to listen for current location of user. You can use any of below libraries to quick start.
Google Play Location Samples
This library provide last known location, location updates
Location Manager
Live Location Sharing
2. Markers Library
Google Maps Android API utility library
Marker clustering — handles the display of a large number of points
Heat maps — display a large number of points as a heat map
IconGenerator — display text on your Markers
Poly decoding and encoding — compact encoding for paths, interoperability with Maps API web services
Spherical geometry — for example: computeDistance, computeHeading, computeArea
KML — displays KML data
GeoJSON — displays and styles GeoJSON data
3. Polyline Libraries
DrawRouteMaps
trail-android
Google-Directions-Android
A map demo app for quick start with maps
Data visualizer descrption
Create a GPS visualizer alike, pero empleando IOT!! This app is compatible with open-gps. GPSmap
Links
Open GPS Tracker [GPS Visualizer: Do-It-Yourself Mapping] Old but updated comment of 2018 Create an Android GPS tracking application open-gpstracker project old open-gpstracker app