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iOS and Maps: How to intercept a touch gesture, get the coordinates and retrieve the country name

I am developing a game in which the user has to select a country on a world map.

I was thus wondering:

  1. what's the best approach to show an interactive map? I found this framework/component on the Web http://mousebird.github.com/WhirlyGlobe/ but I am also evaluating MapKit, MapBox and Google Maps frameworks. In your opinion and from your own experience, what would be the best choice?

  2. Given some GPS coordinates, how can I retrieve the country name? (I'm interested only in the country name, nothing more)

  3. Is there any sample code or tutorial in which such an application is implemented?

Thanks!

Solution

  • You should also check out MapBox. The iOS SDK supports full, configurable interactivity. There is an example app for converting a tap into the name/flag of the country tapped.

    https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-ios-example