How to open maps App programmatically with coordinates in swift?

Question

I have latitude and longitude that I want to open into my map application. I tried this code from HERE.

    func goToMap(){

    var lat1 : NSString = self.venueLat
    var lng1 : NSString = self.venueLng

    var latitude:CLLocationDegrees =  lat1.doubleValue
    var longitude:CLLocationDegrees =  lng1.doubleValue

    var coordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(latitude, longitude)

    var placemark : MKPlacemark = MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinate, addressDictionary:nil)

    var mapItem:MKMapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: placemark)

    mapItem.name = "Target location"

    let launchOptions:NSDictionary = NSDictionary(object: MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeDriving, forKey: MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeKey)

    var currentLocationMapItem:MKMapItem = MKMapItem.mapItemForCurrentLocation()

    MKMapItem.openMapsWithItems([currentLocationMapItem, mapItem], launchOptions: launchOptions)

}

This function successfully open maps but it doesn't show any pin. Also it shows user location which I don't want. I only want a pin on the map for the provided latitude and longitude.

Answer 1

This code is working fine for me.

func openMapForPlace() {

    let lat1 : NSString = self.venueLat
    let lng1 : NSString = self.venueLng

    let latitude:CLLocationDegrees =  lat1.doubleValue
    let longitude:CLLocationDegrees =  lng1.doubleValue

    let regionDistance:CLLocationDistance = 10000
    let coordinates = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(latitude, longitude)
    let regionSpan = MKCoordinateRegionMakeWithDistance(coordinates, regionDistance, regionDistance)
    let options = [
        MKLaunchOptionsMapCenterKey: NSValue(MKCoordinate: regionSpan.center),
        MKLaunchOptionsMapSpanKey: NSValue(MKCoordinateSpan: regionSpan.span)
    ]
    let placemark = MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinates, addressDictionary: nil)
    let mapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: placemark)
    mapItem.name = "\(self.venueName)"
    mapItem.openInMapsWithLaunchOptions(options)

}

For swift 3.0:

import UIKit
import MapKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        openMapForPlace()
    }

    func openMapForPlace() {

        let latitude: CLLocationDegrees = 37.2
        let longitude: CLLocationDegrees = 22.9

        let regionDistance:CLLocationDistance = 10000
        let coordinates = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(latitude, longitude)
        let regionSpan = MKCoordinateRegionMakeWithDistance(coordinates, regionDistance, regionDistance)
        let options = [
            MKLaunchOptionsMapCenterKey: NSValue(mkCoordinate: regionSpan.center),
            MKLaunchOptionsMapSpanKey: NSValue(mkCoordinateSpan: regionSpan.span)
        ]
        let placemark = MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinates, addressDictionary: nil)
        let mapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: placemark)
        mapItem.name = "Place Name"
        mapItem.openInMaps(launchOptions: options)
    }
}

Answer 2

If you just want to give the user driving directions, here's the latest Swift syntax in its simplest form:

let coordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(theLatitude,theLongitude)
let mapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinate, addressDictionary:nil))
mapItem.name = "Target location"
mapItem.openInMaps(launchOptions: [MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeKey : MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeDriving])

Answer 3

The MKMapItem approach above works great if you want granular control over the information that is displayed in Maps.

Otherwise, the code below works great as well, :

// Open and show coordinate
let url = "http://maps.apple.com/maps?saddr=\(coord.latitude),\(coord.longitude)"
UIApplication.shared.openURL(URL(string:url)!)

// Navigate from one coordinate to another
let url = "http://maps.apple.com/maps?saddr=\(from.latitude),\(from.longitude)&daddr=\(to.latitude),\(to.longitude)"
UIApplication.shared.openURL(URL(string:url)!)

However, the code above does not let you to send in a custom name of the place. Instead, it will show the address.

The code above also lets you navigate from any source coordinate, which I don't know if you can do with the MKMapItem approach.

Answer 4

You could call class function of MKMapItem passing items there, it uses only first and last for source / destination appropriately, if you want pass more than two items.

Swift 5, 4

let source = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: lat, longitude: lng)))
source.name = "Source"

let destination = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: lat, longitude: lng)))
destination.name = "Destination"

MKMapItem.openMaps(with: [source, destination], launchOptions: [MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeKey: MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeDriving])

or using extension:

extension MKMapItem {
  convenience init(coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D, name: String) {
    self.init(placemark: .init(coordinate: coordinate))
    self.name = name
  }
}

let source = MKMapItem(coordinate: .init(latitude: lat, longitude: lng), name: "Source")
let destination = MKMapItem(coordinate: .init(latitude: lat, longitude: lng), name: "Destination")

MKMapItem.openMaps(
  with: [source, destination], 
  launchOptions: [MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeKey: MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeDriving])

Answer 5

This works as a charm for me

let coordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(theLatitude, theLongitude)
let region = MKCoordinateRegionMake(coordinate, MKCoordinateSpanMake(0.01, 0.02))
let placemark = MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinate, addressDictionary: nil)
let mapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: placemark)
let options = [
    MKLaunchOptionsMapCenterKey: NSValue(mkCoordinate: region.center),
    MKLaunchOptionsMapSpanKey: NSValue(mkCoordinateSpan: region.span)]
mapItem.name = theLocationName
mapItem.openInMaps(launchOptions: options)

Answer 6

You can use below code to show PIN on lat, long in to Apple map.

let coordinates = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-37.848854,144.990295)

let regionSpan =   MKCoordinateRegionMakeWithDistance(coordinates, 1000, 1000)

let placemark = MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinates, addressDictionary: nil)

let mapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: placemark)

mapItem.name = “Desired place”

mapItem.openInMaps(launchOptions:[
MKLaunchOptionsMapCenterKey: NSValue(mkCoordinate: regionSpan.center)
] as [String : Any])