by Keith Welch | Publisher: Infinite Skills | Release Date: November 2014 | ISBN: 9781771373166

In this Mastering iOS Development - Location Services training course, expert author Keith Welch demonstrates and explains how to work with iOS 8 location services for the iPhone and iPad. This course assumes you already have experience working with Xcode and building iOS apps.You will start out by learning the different options for mapping locations and how to get the user's current location. You will learn about displaying a map and creating a map that zooms. Keith will teach you how to provide turn-by-turn directions, calculate the distance, and switch from road to satellite views. Finally, this video tutorial will teach you how to create reminders and location based reminders.By the completion of this computer based training course, you will have gained the necessary knowledge and skills needed to work with location services while building your iOS apps using Xcode. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

1. Introduction
   • Introduction To iOS Location Services 00:02:15
   • Options For Mapping Locations 00:02:18
   • Geocoding 00:06:14
2. Using MKMapItem
   • Displaying A Map 00:03:30
   • Getting Directions 00:03:28
3. Locations
   • Getting The Current Location 00:09:51
   • Calculating Distance 00:04:32
4. Using MapKit
   • Setup And MKMapView UI 00:03:15
   • Setting The Region And Map Type 00:04:23
   • Displaying The Current Location 00:04:46
   • Map Annotations 00:04:50
5. EventKit - Location Based Reminders
   • Creating Reminders 00:04:09
   • Location Based Reminders 00:03:34
6. Conclusion
   • Resources And About The Author 00:02:41