I am a student and am attempting to create an indoor positioning system for my department. I'm using a WiFi-based localization system utilizing the existing APs. Right now I'm researching different maps to use for my project.
Can Google Maps be used for a custom image (like a floor plan)? Or can a mobile application be interfaced with the existing Google Maps API? If so could you please link to references?
Thanks
Not too sure about indoor positioning, but I used Google Maps API for you know.. maps. Below is the link for the Google Maps APIs.
https://developers.google.com/maps/
My classmate did a project quite similar to yours. He drew the indoor layout (floor plan) himself and set it in his Android Application.
After reading this link: https://www.google.com/maps/about/partners/indoormaps/ It seems Google has made an API.
Found it, here you go:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-api/map#indoor_maps