Maps SDK v10 - Mapbox

The Mapbox Mobile Maps SDK v10 is ready for download by all Mapbox users ... a full transition from 2D to 3D, improved offline support, ... TheMapboxMobileMapsSDKv10isreadyfordownloadbyallMapboxuserstodayinGeneralAvailability.Thisproduction-readyreleasesetsthefoundationofourmobileSDKforthefuture:generatedcodeinSwiftandKotlin,afulltransitionfrom2Dto3D,improvedofflinesupport,andmajorrenderingpipelineoptimizationsthatdeliverfasterstartuptimesandframerateperformancearejustafewofthemajorarchitecturalchangesintroduced.Andit’snowreadyforeveryone.Performancev10isfast—userswillfeelitsindustry-leadingperformancethroughouttheirmapsexperience,startingwithloadtime.MapboxmapsloadinjustoverhalfasecondonAndroidand1secondoniOS,beatingalternativesonbothplatforms:FromSQLreadbatchingtosmartercaching,v10’soptimizationsadduptoa25-35%improvementincorerenderingperformance.OniOS,fullsupportforMetalmeansamodern&efficientgraphicspipeline.OnAndroid,thenewrendercachesystemdeliversanadditionalframerateboost:Theseperformanceadvantagesdon’tjustmeansmoothmaps.Theymeanmorecyclesforyourapptodoitswork,lowerbatteryimpact,andhappierusersthatarelesslikelytochurn.Featuresv10unlocksentirelynewmapexperiences.New3DterrainandglobeAPIsworkwithallpreviouslybuiltapplications,styles,andcustomdesignedmaps,andcanbeenabledwithjustafewlinesofcode.These3Dcapabilitiesarepairedwithanewandmorepowerfulcamerasystem.DevelopersarefreetochoosebetweentheSDK’sfamiliarandintuitivedefaultanimationsortakingfullcontrolofthecamera’spositioninspace."Ourcustomersexpectamapexperiencethat'saseffectiveonourwristwatchesasitisinourmobileapp.Mapboxgivesusthecontrolweneedtodeliveritonallofourplatforms."TheSnapshotterAPIhasgainednewcapabilities,makingitsimpletocreatestillimagesfromamapthat’sonscreenortorenderthemsilentlyinthebackground.Withaddedsupportforruntimestyling,there’snolongeranygapbetweenauser’son-devicemapandwhattheycanshareonsocialorsendtoastaticsecondarydisplay.Offlineismorepowerful,too.Anall-newtilepackarchitecturedeliversdramaticsavingsindownloadtime.Applicationsusingtheirowncustomtilesetsorpreviousofflineformatcontinuetobesupportedwithbackwards-compatibilityforlegacyofflineintegrations.v10alsobringsnetworksavings,particularlywhenusingstyleswithJapanese,Korean,orChinesefonts.Localglyphrenderingcancutinitialbandwidthusebyasmuchas18%.CJKrenderinghasbeenrevisedandimproved,providingmoreaccurateresultsandfullretinasupport.Greatforusers,greatfordevelopersTheMapsSDKimprovesdeveloperexperience.Thatbeginswithfirst-classsupportforSwiftandKotlin,aswellasSPMandMetaloniOS.TheiOSandAndroidSDKAPIsarealignedwitheachotherandwiththeMapboxStyleSpec,makingthemapexperienceconsistentacrosseveryplatform.Simplifiedobjectlifecyclehandlingmeanscodeissmaller,moreexpressive,andhardertogetwrong.Andmanipulatingmapstylesatruntimeiseasierthankstonewdomain-specificlanguages.Here’showiOSdevelopersconstructedabackgroundcolortransitionbeforev10: letcolorStops:[NSNumber:UIColor]=[ 0:.red, 14:.blue ]; layer.backgroundColor=NSExpression(format: "mgl_interpolate:withCurveType:parameters:stops:($zoomLevel,'linear',nil,%@)", colorStops]; Thesameeffectcannowbeachievedwithcodethat’snotonlymorereadable,but50%moreconcise: Exp(.interpolate){ Exp(.linear) Exp(.zoom) 0 UIColor.red 14 UIColor.blue } All-newobservabilityAPIsprovidegranularvisibilityintothebehaviorofthemap,downtohowindividualtilesareloadedandparsed.Fully-wrappedexceptionsmeancrashesarerareandeasiertodebugthanever.TheSDK’sdesignismodular,makingitpossibletoswapoutdefaultgesturehandling,locationmanagement,andevennetworkingwithdevelopers’ownimplementations,streamliningapparchitectureandmakingitpossibletosupportrequirementslikecustomauth.It’stimetostartbuildingThetimeisrightforallMapboxmobiledeveloperstobeginplanningtheirmovetov10.ThetransitiontoGAmeansstabilizedAPIsandamoredeliberatereleasecadence.Tomakethetransitioneasy,we’llbepublishingexpandeddocumentationintheweeksandmonthstocome.Youcanalreadycheckoutournewguidesdevotedtostylesandcameraanimation(iOS,Android).v10deliversmapsthataremorepowerfulandperformantthaneverbefore,withamoderndeveloperexperienceandafoundationthatcanharnessthefullpoweroftheMapboxplatform.Likealways,allyouneedtogetstartedisaMapboxaccount.We’regratefultoeveryonewhojoinedusforv10’spre-GAreleases.YourfeedbackhashelpedmakethisthebestMapsSDKwe’veeverpublished.Noitemsfound.Noitemsfound.MapsfeaturedatafromMapbox©Mapbox,OpenStreetMap©OpenStreetMapandtheirdatapartners,includingMaxar(ifapplicable,©Maxar).Likethisarticle?Shareit. 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