android generate bitmap from google map without mapView

Question

I want to generate a bitmap file using google maps without passing data through a mapView, like a background thread (downloading tiles in order to write the bitmap)

Does anyone has an idea?

an example is: entering coordinates and after clicking a button, the .png is generated in the SD Card, containing the COMPLETE loaded tiles.

any proposals?

thanks!!!

Answer 1

This method returns url with map image

public static String getMapUrl(Double lat, Double lon, int width, int height) {
    final String coordPair = lat + "," + lon;
    return "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?"
            + "&zoom=16"
            + "&size=" + width + "x" + height
            + "&maptype=roadmap&sensor=true"
            + "&center=" + coordPair
            + "&markers=color:black|" + coordPair;
}

You can download or display it on ImageView