Google Maps 2.0 (iPhone/iPad)　ユニバーサルアプリになってiPad対応

予告されていたGoogle MapsアプリのiPad対応に関して7月16日、ユニバーサルアプリ化されたiOSアプリ「Google Maps」2.0 がApp Storeで公開されました。

販売元: Google, Inc.
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■Google Maps for iOS 2.0 (iPhone/iPad) – 2¥013/07/16

• iPad向けの新デザイン
• リアルタイムの交通状況や事故情報などを含む高機能ナビ
• 食べる、飲む、買う、遊ぶ、泊まるのカテゴリごとに検索して地元で人気のお店を見つけられる新しい検索機能
• シンプルな5段階評価、友だちのクチコミ、Zagatのエキスパートによるコンテンツ
• 好みのブランドのお買い得情報をゲットできるGoogleオファー
• モール、駅、空港などの徒歩経路をチェックできるインドアマップ

インドアマップも。

Google Maps SDK for iOSの v1.4 もリリースされています。

Features:

• Support for Google Street View imagery, with coverage in 50+ countries.
  　- Added GMSPanoramaView, a viewer for Street View imagery, that enables both programmatic and user control.
  　- GMSMarkers can be shared between GMSMapView and GMSPanoramaView.
  　- GMSPanoramaService may be used to load panorama data ahead of display.
• Indoor floor plans and a floor selector control will now be displayed when available.
• Updated map design inspired by the new Google Maps.
• Info windows now show at 1:1 resolution on the screen regardless of tilt.
• Additional delegate methods on GMSMapView — mapView:willMove: and mapView:idleAtCameraPosition: — allow you to detect the start and end of camera movement, respectively.
• An improved look and feel for polylines and polygon stroke.
• Added a zIndex property on all overlays. Z-Indexes are calculated in two groups: GMSMarkers and all other overlays.
• Added GMSGeometryUtils methods for heading, distance, offset etc. with respect to points on the Earth.
• To align with other Google Maps APIs, GMSGroundOverlay no longer supports the zoomLevel property. You can use the helper method groundOverlayWithPosition:icon:zoomLevel: to migrate existing code.

Resolved issues:

• Improved the tappability of GMSPolygon.
• The compass now disappears when the map returns to zero bearing for any reason, including animation.
• Resolved crash issue when creating a zero-sized GMSPolygon.
• Resolved an issue where active gestures could cause a GMSMapView to not be released until deceleration completed.
• Info windows no longer allow taps to pass through them.
• Accessibility elements on GMSMapView are now hidden by default. See the migration steps below if you wish to enable these elements.

▼Google Maps
▼Google Lat Long – The new Google Maps app for iPhone and iPad is here
▼Google Geo Developers Blog – Street View, indoor maps, and an updated map design in the Google Maps SDK for iOS
▼Google Official Blog – A new Google Maps app for smartphones and tablets (2013/07/10)