Did not have as much time to spend on my project as I hoped. Determining current location, storing it and retrieving it later seems to work fine. The part I do have to find out is the actual integration with Google Maps Navigation. The
Invoking Google Applications on Android Devices page lists Maps and StreetView, but not Navigation. Once I get this sorted out I can focus on creating the UI and start gluing all this stuff together.
Update on Locate My Whatever for Android.
2011/10/23
The story of Locate My Whatever
2011/10/16
Sometimes it it hard to remember the location of certain objects, especially if you are in an unfamiliar city. You walked past a store earlier and want ot go back, but cannot remember where it was. It may also be difficult to find back where you have parked your car. This simple concept was the inspiration for my Android application Locate My Whatever or lomywh for short. In short the application will be able to to the following:
- Maintain a customisable list of objects.
- Tag an object with your current location.
- Navigate from your current location to an object you have tagged.
An object represents a real life object like a car, bike, building or person. Locations will be determined using GPs and the actual navigation will be done using Google Maps Navigation.
I have implemented parts of the application to test if this concept could work, but it is far from usable at the moment. I will fine tune these parts and glue them together to a consistent application. When the application is done I will publish it in the Android Market. Probably as a free, but ad supported application. More information, and hopefully some screenshots will appear soon.