NDK base map rendering

Candidate features

Mapbox Android/iOS SDK

• Android >= 4.0.4 API level 15
• License - Mapbox own
• Main dependency - GLFW
• Build under Linux/Mac OS X/Android/iOS
• Notes - most perspective

G3M

• Android >= 3.0 API level 11
• License - 2 clauses BSD license
• Dependencies - no dependencies!
• Build under Android/iOS
• Notes - very complicated code, mixin java and c code

WhirlyGlobe

• Android >= 4.3 API SDK 18
• License - Apache 2.0 license
• Dependencies - proj, shapelib ...
• Build under Android (under dev)/iOS
• Notes - not active development

Scobbler

• Android >= 4.0 - API level 14
• License - proprietary (code closed)
• Dependencies ?
• Build under Android/iOS
• Notes - offline geocoder and routing

QMapControl

• Dependencies - Qt
• Build under desctop only
• Notes - no mobile/3d support

Mapsme

• Android >= 4.0.4 API level 15
• License - apache 2
• Main dependency - GLES2, EGL
• Build under Linux/Android/iOS
• Notes - android:glEsVersion="0x00020000", different code for each platform

Cocos2d

• Notes - Use libGLFW so it'd second level dependency - not interesting