Android-查找附近的地方

Question

Developing an App on Android. Looking for a free REST API that returns in XML format nearby places (Just like Facebook places app on iphone does). Ultimately I would also want to display some of the places returned on the MapActivity - so better to have longitude-latitute in response. I also want to store the result address in free form, so that should also be part of the response..

I also want some other API - which give free-format address would convert it to longitude-latitude. Something like this: http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder/

Answer 1

You can use Foursquare's API to get near by venues. You get the GPS location on the phone and then use Foursquare to get a list of venues.

Answer 2

Check out Foursquare's, Yelp and Google Places. Does it have to be XML, I am not sure if Yelp does XML, their default is JSON.

Answer 3

Thank you Amir and user317819.. I checked Foursquare as per the link mentioned here: http://code.google.com/p/foursquared/wiki/FoursquareIntents

[in the post ---> How to invoke Foursquare application from my app in Android phone?

however, the urls in that app show options of opening with Foursquare app or Browser. Is there a way to get only the raw data back, which I can use in my own app? Like in xml format or so..?