The Travel Routes Flutter app integrates with Google Maps Platform using 'google_maps_flutter'. It offers users details on travel locations, points of interest, and efficient routing. Real-time geolocation is facilitated through the 'geolocator' package and Google's Geocoding API, which converts coordinates into user-friendly addresses.
The app is connected with three main APIs:
- The Places API provides detailed insights into locations, including photos and operating hours.
- The Routes API offers precise navigation directions.
- The Geocoding API translates between geographical coordinates and addresses.
State management is handled with Riverpod. The UI is animated with 'flutter_animate' library.
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| Home Screen with City Selection | Destination Screen with City Information |
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| Points of Interest Screen | Map Screen with Navigation Details |
- Flutter app integrates with:
- Google Maps using the
google_maps_flutterlibrary. - Enables geolocation services with the
geolocatorpackage. - Supports geocoding using the Geocoding API from Google Maps Platform (e.g., converts coordinates to addresses).
- Google Maps using the
- API client to connect with:
- Places API --> Get places information from photos and addresses to opening hours
- Routes API --> Get directions from place A to place B and more.
- Geocoding API --> Convert coordinates to addresses and vice versa.
- The app uses Riverpod as a state management solution with the state stored and update through providers and notifiers.
- The UI is enhanced with animations using the flutter_animate library.
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
- Flutter 3.10 (or newer) and Dart 3.0 (or newer version)
- Google Cloud Platform account