Build Location Apps on iOS with Swift: Use Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Mapbox to Code Location Aware Mobile Apps

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11. Getting Started with the Mapbox SDK

Jeffrey Linwood¹ 

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Austin, TX, USA

 

In this chapter, we will set up and use Mapbox maps in an iOS app. Mapbox is an independent mapping data provider that publishes software development kits for iOS, Android, and the Web. Mapbox allows you to easily style your maps, so that you can give your application a custom look and feel. We will work with map styles in the next chapter.

The example application we build in this chapter is similar to the introductory applications we built with Apple’s MapKit and Google Maps.

Getting a Mapbox access token

You will need an access token to use Mapbox services, so ...