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Android Developers
ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android integrates a wide range of mapping and GIS capabilities online or offline, including editing, analysis, geocoding, routing, management of web maps, data visualization, mobile map packages, and vector tiled layers
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Training
- Download the Runtime SDK for Android
- Coding
- Awesome projects & cool demos
- Support and Community
- News
- Additional resources
- Awesome lists for Android
Introduction
The ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android is the technology you may want to use if you want to build you Android application in Java. If you are interested on building Android applications but not necessarily using this language you could also use:
- ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET + Xamarin, using C# with Xamarin you can build application which runs on Android, iOS and Windows Phones.
- ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt: using C++ & QML you can also build application for Android and iOS.
As last resource, you may even consider to make an application or prototype as fast as possible (without writing any code), in this case you should also consider using some of our app builders, like AppStudio or Survey123.
And remember, before reinventing the wheel check the existing Esri mobile apps and consider if it make sense for you to integrate with any of the existings before doing an strong investment.
Training
Documentation
Important concepts:
- Mobile maps package: is a file object (.mmpk) created in ArcGIS Pro. It is a transport mechanism for maps, their layers, data, networks, and locators. A mobile map package can be sideloaded onto a device by email, or by platform-specific transfer mechanism, or it can be downloaded from a portal to the device. It available for applications developed using ArcGIS Runtime SDK starting with version 100.0.
Tutorials
Less than 20 minutes tutorials: Android DevLabs
Videos
Check Esri Geodev - Android playlist
On video.esri.com you will find and Esri Events you will find many technical talks.
Event | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
DevSummit 2017 | ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android: Building Applications | 52min 22secs |
DevSummit 2017 | Rounding Up the EMUs App for Android | 25min 42secs |
n.a. 2017 | Ecological Marine Unit Explorer For Android | 4min 15secs |
DevSummit 2016 | ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android: Hit the Ground Running | 1h 0min 44secs |
DevSummit 2016 | Collaborate with ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android | 46min 1secs |
You might also find interesting videos at Esri Industries, ArcGIS, etc
Slides
You can find some slides in proceedings.esri.com or check on GeoNet.
Download the Runtime SDK for Android
You can download it using Gradle or from your Download section using you free ArcGIS Developer account .
Coding
Code
- Developer site:
- Github:
- ArcGIS Online:
- More: Android @ ArcGIS Search
You can also search at any other Esri's Github accounts.
Tools
None yet
Awesome projects & cool demos
Support and Community
If needed, remember you can always check the Technical Support Website for developer products and the Technical Support Blog at GeoNet to find additional resources.
Community channels:
- GeoNet
- Stackoverflow questions: [android] and [arcgis] or [android] and [esri]
- Stackexchange
- Sometimes is worth to combine GeoNet with the Github issues of an specific repo
If you have an idea you can also share it on ArcGIS Ideas -> ArcGIS Runtime
People you should know
Please find the ArcGIS Experts on this topic using this tool:
They don't work on the support team and some may even not work at Esri, but they are opening some projects and sharing insights related to this technology so we recommend you to follow them.
News
- News tagged as "Android" at blogs.esri.com
- "Android" at esri.com search engine
- Blog Posts about "Android" inside Places at GeoNet
- Twitter accounts:
Additional resources
Probably not all the resources are in this list, please use the ArcGIS Search tool looking for: "Android".
Awesome lists for Android
You will find a lot of interesting resources to learn an improve your skills with Android: