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Asked: 2026-06-01T08:59:26+00:00

I would like to develop or use an existing platform that will allow me

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I would like to develop or use an existing platform that will allow me to view custom vector data and use it as a map on mobile phones such as Android/IPhone (Maybe even WP7).

I’m hoping that there’s already a good infrastructure for what I need so I would not need to develop a whole infrastructure by myself.

In Conclusion –

  1. Is there any existing platform that may answer my needs?
  2. If not, how would you guys suggest I should begin? How should I save my vector data? How could I read it? Should I view it with a graphics engine like OpenGL? Is there any chance this solution could be cross-platform?

I know that it’s possible since it was already done with apps like Waze. And it works the same on iOS and Android.

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    After much research I found a solution that fits most of my needs.
    At the moment I decided to go on Android only so I’m using AndEngine (In the future I guess it would be pure OpenGL).
    AndEngine can read .svg files and turn them into PNGs at runtime, and also has a built in support for ZoomCamera which allows me to pan and zoom the map very easily.

    I’m converting the SVG to PNG because apparently mobile devices do not have a very good anti-aliasing support, and rendering curved paths can also be a problem.

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