Question

I’ve decided to make an Android localization application for my diploma and now I’m thinking about its functionality. I want my application to store my city’s public transport routes and to draw them on the map. I’m kinda new to Android localization mechanisms and I don’t really now, if it’s possible to implement. Here are some questions I’d like to ask:

• How can I store routes?
• How can I draw them?
• Is it possible to localize a route that crosses a certain point on the map?

Any links to posts, documentation, sources will be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

I’ve decided to make an Android localization application

I fail to see how anything here relates to localization as the term tends to be used in software development. If you have a different definition of that term in mind, you may wish to edit your question and provide your definition.

How can I store routes?

Store them in a file. That could be in whatever file format you get them in from your city (to simplify synchronization) or in some converted format (to simplify rendering).

How can I draw them?

You failed to indicate what you are using for maps. There are multiple mapping solutions for Android.

Assuming that you intend to use the Google Maps add-on for Android, you would create a subclass of Overlay and override draw() to render your routes, using a Projection to convert between latitude/longitude and pixel coordinates.

Is it possible to localize a route that crosses a certain point on the map?

I would think that your route’s location labels would already be localized to your language and city culture from the data you obtain from the city.