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Asked: 2026-05-28T04:31:14+00:00

I am developing JavaME LWUIT application which needs to display some data on map.

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I am developing JavaME LWUIT application which needs to display some data on map.
And I’d like to use Google Maps for this.
I thought about the requirements to the maps and their user interface. They are
listed below:

  • Pannable map. It should be possible to scroll the map using the touch interface or navigation arrow buttions which are displayed on the map.
  • Zoomable map. At the best, there should be appropriate +/- buttons displayed on the map.
  • Search location by address and move to it (menu command).
  • Remember the last visited location.
  • Marker for the current location.
  • Markers with customable icon and text which is displayed when select the marker (click on it or select somehow).

I spent some time searching for appropriate Map Library for JavaME/LWUIT.
I expected to find a free library and map service (ha-ha).
See my results below:

  1. MIDMaps library. URL: http://www.jappit.com/blog/midmaps-google-maps-java-me-library/
    That library uses the Google Static Map Service. Not bad… but it needs a lot further improvements…
    I found the follwoing issues with that library:

    • Markers: impossible to customize marker’s icon and text. Displaying the marker’s text on click/selection is not supported.
    • Map Panning: no UI controls for this (arrow buttons). Doing panning with menu commands is not a user-friendly.
    • Map Zooming: no UI controls for this (+/- buttons). Not so important…
    • License: not permitted to use in a mobile app if not a Google Premier User. Not a problem…
  2. Nokia Maps API for JavaME. URL: http://www.developer.nokia.com/Develop/Maps/Maps_API_for_Java_ME/
    Did not try. But looks like that lib fulfills all my requirements.
    I am not sure about the following things:

    • Quality of the maps.
    • How much does it cost? I mean the cost of using the map service.
  3. Nutiteq lib which uses OpenStreetMap service. URL: http://www.nutiteq.com/map-api
    Not free the lib, but the map service.
  4. Guidebee Map API. URL: http://www.guidebee.biz/
    It’s not free.

Now it’s a time for me to ask questions. What should I do? Are there any advices?
Maybe I missed some possibilities or lib/services?
Thank you for your help!

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  1. Editorial Team

    After some additional investigations I decided to use Nokia Maps. And now I have a working application which displays interactive map with my data markers on it and also my current location.

    I chose Nokia Maps API because it provided real dynamic maps (panning, zooming, tiling) and fulfilled all my requirements, except “Remember the last visited location” (can be implemented on my own).

    I met the following problems:

    Additional info related to the choosing proper map library can be found here Discussion on Nokia Forum

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