Google map to find current location and nearby places

Question

I want to add a Google Maps plugin in my Android app to fetch the current location of a user and show nearby hospitals. How to fetch the current location and nearby places? Could somebody give me a direction on it?

Answer 1

Follow the below steps

1. this tutorial for getting familiar with Android Google Maps and this for API 2 .

2. see this answer or this another answer and for API 2 to get current location

3. Get places near by your location using Google Place API and for use of Place Api see this blog .

4. Use this blog with source code to show markers on map with balloon overlay with API 2.

5. Draw route between two points on map look here in these links Link1 and Link2 and this Great Answer .

Answer 2

Please follow the following code you will get nearby hospitals it's working.:)

You Can change this type at your own will, eg hospital, cafe, restaurant.... and see how it all works:

    public class MapsActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements OnMapReadyCallback,
            LocationListener {

        private GoogleMap mMap;
        LocationManager locationManager;
        CoordinatorLayout mainCoordinatorLayout;
        String type;

        @Override
        protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

            if (!isGooglePlayServicesAvailable()) {
                return;
            }
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_maps);

            Intent intent = getIntent();
            Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();
            type="hospital";

            SupportMapFragment mapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
                    .findFragmentById(R.id.map);
            mapFragment.getMapAsync(this);

            mainCoordinatorLayout = (CoordinatorLayout) findViewById(R.id.mainCoordinatorLayout);
            locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);
            if (!locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)) {
                showLocationSettings();
            }
        }

        private void showLocationSettings() {
            Snackbar snackbar = Snackbar
                    .make(mainCoordinatorLayout, "Location Error: GPS Disabled!",
                            Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                    .setAction("Enable", new View.OnClickListener() {
                        @Override                    public void onClick(View v) {

                            startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));
                        }
                    });
            snackbar.setActionTextColor(Color.RED);
            snackbar.setDuration(Snackbar.LENGTH_INDEFINITE);

            View sbView = snackbar.getView();
            TextView textView = (TextView) sbView
                    .findViewById(android.support.design.R.id.snackbar_text);
            textView.setTextColor(Color.YELLOW);

            snackbar.show();
        }

        @Override
        public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
            mMap = googleMap;

            if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
                    != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED && ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
                    android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
                    != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                return;
            }
            mMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true);
            mMap.getUiSettings().setCompassEnabled(true);
            mMap.getUiSettings().setZoomControlsEnabled(true);

            showCurrentLocation();
        }

        private void showCurrentLocation() {
            Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
            String bestProvider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
            if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
                    android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED &&
                    ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
                            != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                return;
            }
            Location location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(bestProvider);

            if (location != null) {
                onLocationChanged(location);
            }
            locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(bestProvider, MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES,
                    MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);
        }

        private void loadNearByPlaces(double latitude, double longitude) {


            StringBuilder googlePlacesUrl =
                    new StringBuilder("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/json?");
            googlePlacesUrl.append("location=").append(latitude).append(",").append(longitude);
            googlePlacesUrl.append("&radius=").append(PROXIMITY_RADIUS);
            googlePlacesUrl.append("&types=").append(type);
            googlePlacesUrl.append("&sensor=true");
            googlePlacesUrl.append("&key=" + GOOGLE_BROWSER_API_KEY);

            JsonObjectRequest request = new JsonObjectRequest(googlePlacesUrl.toString(),
                    new Response.Listener<JSONObject>() {
                        @Override
                        public void onResponse(JSONObject result) {

                            Log.i(TAG, "onResponse: Result= " + result.toString());
                            parseLocationResult(result);
                        }
                    },
                    new Response.ErrorListener() {
                        @Override                    public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
                            Log.e(TAG, "onErrorResponse: Error= " + error);
                            Log.e(TAG, "onErrorResponse: Error= " + error.getMessage());
                        }
                    });

            AppController.getInstance().addToRequestQueue(request);
        }

        private void parseLocationResult(JSONObject result) {

            String id, place_id, placeName = null, reference, icon, vicinity = null;
            double latitude, longitude;

            try {
                JSONArray jsonArray = result.getJSONArray("results");

                if (result.getString(STATUS).equalsIgnoreCase(OK)) {

                    mMap.clear();

                    for (int i = 0; i < jsonArray.length(); i++) {
                        JSONObject place = jsonArray.getJSONObject(i);

                        id = place.getString(SUPERMARKET_ID);
                        place_id = place.getString(PLACE_ID);
                        if (!place.isNull(NAME)) {
                            placeName = place.getString(NAME);
                        }
                        if (!place.isNull(VICINITY)) {
                            vicinity = place.getString(VICINITY);
                        }
                        latitude = place.getJSONObject(GEOMETRY).getJSONObject(LOCATION)
                                .getDouble(LATITUDE);
                        longitude = place.getJSONObject(GEOMETRY).getJSONObject(LOCATION)
                                .getDouble(LONGITUDE);
                        reference = place.getString(REFERENCE);
                        icon = place.getString(ICON);

                        MarkerOptions markerOptions = new MarkerOptions();
                        LatLng latLng = new LatLng(latitude, longitude);
                        markerOptions.position(latLng);
                        markerOptions.title(placeName + " : " + vicinity);

                        mMap.addMarker(markerOptions);
                    }

                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), jsonArray.length() + " Supermarkets found!",
                            Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                } else if (result.getString(STATUS).equalsIgnoreCase(ZERO_RESULTS)) {
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "No Supermarket found in 5KM radius!!!",
                            Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }

            } catch (JSONException e) {

                e.printStackTrace();
                Log.e(TAG, "parseLocationResult: Error=" + e.getMessage());
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
            double latitude = location.getLatitude();
            double longitude = location.getLongitude();

            LatLng latLng = new LatLng(latitude, longitude);
            mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(latLng).title("My Location"));
            mMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(latLng));
            mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.zoomTo(15));

            loadNearByPlaces(latitude, longitude);
        }

        @Override
        public void onStatusChanged(String s, int i, Bundle bundle) {
        }

        @Override
        public void onProviderEnabled(String s) {
        }

        @Override
        public void onProviderDisabled(String s) {
        }

        private boolean isGooglePlayServicesAvailable() {
            GoogleApiAvailability apiAvailability = GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance();
            int resultCode = apiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(this);
            if (resultCode != ConnectionResult.SUCCESS) {
                if (apiAvailability.isUserResolvableError(resultCode)) {
                    apiAvailability.getErrorDialog(this, resultCode, PLAY_SERVICES_RESOLUTION_REQUEST).show();
                } else {
                    Log.i(TAG, "This device is not supported.");
                    finish();
                }
                return false;
            }
            return true;
        }
    }

Here is the xml file.

<FrameLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

<fragment android:id="@+id/map"
          android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
          xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:layout_height="match_parent"
          />

    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
                  android:layout_width="match_parent"
                  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                  android:orientation="vertical">

    </LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>

its workind at my side. please add the api key and enjoy it.Hope this help:)