Map Perspective

This example demonstrates how to toggle the map view angle between 2D (vertical look-down at the map) and 3D (perspective, tilted map, looking toward the horizon).

Setup

First, get an API key token, see the Getting Started guide.

Prerequisites

Make sure you completed the Environment Setup - Flutter Examples guide before starting this guide.

Build and run

Go to the map_perspective directory within the Flutter examples directory, which is the name of this example project.

Note - the gem_kit directory containing the Maps SDK for Flutter should be in the plugins directory of the example, e.g. example_pathname/plugins/gem_kit - see the environment setup guide above.

Run: flutter pub get

Configure the native parts:

Android

First, verify that the ANDROID_SDK_ROOT environment variable is set to the root path of your android SDK.

In android/build.gradle add the maven block as shown, within the allprojects block, for both debug and release builds:

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        maven {
           url "${rootDir}/../plugins/gem_kit/android/build"
        }
    }
}

in android/app/build.gradle within the android block, in the defaultConfig block, the android SDK version minSdk must be set as shown below.

Additionally, for release builds, in android/app/build.gradle, within the android block, add the buildTypes block as shown:

Replace example_pathname with the actual project pathname

android {
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.magiclane.gem_kit.examples.example_pathname"
        minSdk 21
        targetSdk flutter.targetSdk
        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
        versionName flutterVersionName
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            shrinkResources false

            // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
            // Signing with the debug keys for now, so `flutter run --release` works.
            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
        }
    }
}

iOS

In the ios/Podfile configuration file, at the top, set the minimum ios platform version to 14 like this:

platform :ios, '14.0'

We recommend you to run these commands after you copy the gem_kit into your project: |flutter clean |flutter pub get |and |cd ios |pod install

Then run the project:

flutter run --debug

or

flutter run --release

App entry and initialization

const projectApiToken = String.fromEnvironment('GEM_TOKEN');

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

This code initializes the projectApiToken with the required authorization token and launches the app.

How it works

This example demonstrates the following features:

• Toggle between 2D (vertical) and 3D (perspective) map views.

• Adjust the map tilt angle dynamically based on the selected mode.

• Interact with the map’s settings through GemMapController.

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return const MaterialApp(
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      title: 'Map Perspective',
      home: MyHomePage(),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyHomePage({super.key});

  @override
  State<MyHomePage> createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  // Map preferences are used to change map perspective
  late MapViewPreferences _mapPreferences;

  late bool _isInPerspectiveView = false;

  // Tilt angle for perspective view
  final double _3dViewAngle = 30;

  // Tilt angle for orthogonal/vertical view
  final double _2dViewAngle = 90;

  @override
  void dispose() {
    GemKit.release();
    super.dispose();
  }

  // The callback for when map is ready to use
  void _onMapCreated(GemMapController controller) async {
    _mapPreferences = controller.preferences;
  }

  void _onChangePerspectiveButtonPressed() async {
    setState(() => _isInPerspectiveView = !_isInPerspectiveView);

    // Based on view type, set the view angle
    if (_isInPerspectiveView) {
      _mapPreferences.tiltAngle = _3dViewAngle;
    } else {
      _mapPreferences.tiltAngle = _2dViewAngle;
    }
  }
}

The dart material package is imported, along with the required gem_kit packages.

The map view angle is set using _mapPreferences.tiltAngle, where the map preferences are obtained from the GemMapController controller that is passed into the _onMapCreated() callback, which is called when the interactive map is initialized and ready to use.

The map view angle is set to 90 degrees (looking vertically downward at the map) for 2D mode.

The map view angle is set to 30 degrees (looking 30 degrees downward from the horizon) for 3D mode.

Flutter Examples

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