Get Directions from Google Maps in Android

The following parameters and values are used to retrieve directions from Google Maps using the mobile URL API. Google Maps is an external application that is installed on the mobile device. You can also use URL parameters and values to pass location information to Google Maps.

Parameter	Description of Value
http://maps.google.com/maps	Base URL to open Google Maps
daddr	Destination location This value can be an actual location name or a macro representing an attribute that provides location names.
saddr	Starting location This value can be an actual location name or a macro representing an attribute that provides location names.

Parameter

Description of Value

http://maps.google.com/maps

Base URL to open Google Maps

daddr

Destination location

This value can be an actual location name or a macro representing an attribute that provides location names.

saddr

Starting location

This value can be an actual location name or a macro representing an attribute that provides location names.

The sample links below show how to retrieve directions from Google Maps from inside your custom mobile application.

Sample link to get directions from Google Maps, using static values

<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Chicago&daddr=Raleigh">Going South</a>

Sample link to get directions from Google Maps, using dynamic values (macros)

<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr={CustomerAddress}&daddr={StoreAddress}">Store directions</a>