GetYourMap is a technology company that helps clients integrate maps into iOS and Android applications. Plugging the map into an app takes only a minute, and it can be further customized to ideally match the app’s and specific user’s style. As the mobile Web has a strong local aspect, many mobile engineers need to show maps in their applications these days. Geographic awareness and mapping are becoming a crucial part of almost all businesses’ needs.
GetYourMap solves challenges in map integration such as finding affordable map data, tweaking maps to match the app’s look-and-feel, adding developer data on top of the built-in map, keeping built-in maps updated, and getting mobile maps to work offline. GLMap is an easy offline map component that allows one to seamlessly integrate interactive maps into an application. Besides, it uses vector maps, which means the app owner is not micro-charged for each tile they load (as it is the case with raster map users) and thus saves money. Map files created by GetYourMap are also lightweight and save a great deal of storage space compared to other mapping platforms. Formatted data can be further compressed to be transferred via a network, thus cutting the user’s traffic by up to 50%. And, map data stored in this format need no further optimization for faster loading or rendering. Smart map integration for app developers is crucial in our increasingly geography-focused world and GetYourMap is playing an important part in providing innovative technology in this area.
By: Christopher Ewell, AGS on August 6, 2015