This open-source library contains utilities that are useful for a wide range of applications using the Google Maps Android API.
- Marker clustering — handles the display of a large number of points
- Heat maps — display a large number of points as a heat map
- IconGenerator — display text on your Markers
- Poly decoding and encoding — compact encoding for paths, interoperability with Maps API web services
- Spherical geometry — for example: computeDistance, computeHeading, computeArea
- KML — displays KML data
- GeoJSON — displays and styles GeoJSON data
For more information, check out the detailed guide on the Google Developers site. You can also view the generated reference docs for a full list of classes and their methods.