googlemaps/android-maps-utils

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3616 stars · 1552 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

An open-source Kotlin utility library extending the Google Maps SDK for Android with features like marker clustering, heatmaps, KML/GeoJSON import, polyline encoding, and spherical geometry calculations. It is split into focused submodules and published on Maven Central.

Use cases

• cluster thousands of markers on an Android map
• render GeoJSON data as a styled map layer
• display KML files on a Google Map
• add a heatmap layer to visualize point density
• compute distances, headings, and areas between lat/lng points
• encode and decode polylines for Maps API interoperability
• animate a marker between positions
• check Street View availability at a location

When to choose

• you use the Maps SDK for Android and need clustering, heatmaps, or data-layer imports
• you need spherical geometry helpers for geographic math on Android
• you want a maintained, official Google utility library with modular dependencies

When to avoid

• you use Mapbox, OSM, or a non-Google mapping SDK
• you target Android below API 23
• you need iOS or web mapping utilities instead

Facets

library · maturity stable

geospatial data-visualization image-processing mobile-development android-tools jvm google-maps marker-clustering kml geo heatmaps spherical-geometry polyline-encoding utility-library maps geospatial android

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