EMacco/Virtual-Tourist

This app allows you to virtually tour any place on the planet! Simply drop a pin anywhere on the map, and instantly browse nearby Flickr photos. It’s like you’re really there...or something.

Virtual-Tourist

This app allows you to virtually tour any place on the planet! Simply drop a pin anywhere on the map, and instantly browse nearby Flickr photos. It’s like you’re really there...or something.

Features

• Persist user map configuration to Plist
• User can place pin on Map by using the touch and hold gesture
• When a pin is selected, download images for the pin location using the Flickr API
• Images and Pin location are persisted using Core Data
• User can delete saved pins and images
• User can reload a location's image collection

Installation

Clone the repository

$ git clone https://github.com/EMacco/Virtual-Tourist.git
$ cd Virtual-Tourist

Get Flickr Key

• Login or Create an account with Flickr
• Generate an API Key Apply
• Copy the Key

Run the application

• Open the file Virtual-Tourist.xcworkspace using Xcode
• Navigate to VirtualTourist/Models/Network/Network Requests/FlickrParams.swift
• Add your Flickr key between empty quotes "" line 13
• Click on the play button at the top left corner to build and run the project

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