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GPS - geographical maps

sledgeman

Hello.

I would like to know, if there is a possibility to get a map of your current location via GPS. Similar you know from google-maps. Basically just the simple stuff :

fetch the map (or your own SVG sketched one)
locate your position (you as a dot on a map)
zoom in, zoom out
pan

Thats it. Nothing more ... super simple. Sadly i didnt found anything related to this. Does anybody has experience with such goals. I was thinking if its not possible by godot, maybe its possible with a hack by "webview". What do you think ? Could this be a workaround ?

sledgeman

No one any idea ? ... maybe someone can give a link where to ask for

TwistedTwigleg

I do not think there is anything built in for this, but if you use C#, there is likely a C# library that can return GPS coordinates. You could also see about using GDNative, but personally I'd check C# first as its likely easier to setup and get working.

sledgeman

Oh okay. Thanks a lot for this hint ! I will check some C# things for such coordinate stuff. I wish there would be already some kind of kit available.

Calinou

There's a pull request that added GPS functionality for Android, but it was rejected because this kind of functionality is better suited to plugins (since most projects won't need it).