Is Mapkit Allowed?

Hi. I've been developing an app that uses Mapkit. Is Mapkit allowed in the Swift Student Challenge? If not, does anyone know of any offline alternatives to Mapkit or a way to make mapkit offline? I've been developing my app for way too long until I questioned whether its allowed.

Thanks,

Creeper25

Answered by DTS Engineer in 825250022
Written by Creeper25 in 774415021
Is Mapkit allowed in the Swift Student Challenge?

I asked about this internally and received confirmation that this isn’t a good idea, for exactly the reasons you’re concerned about: MapKit requires the network and the fine print is very clear that the network won’t be available.

Written by Creeper25 in 774415021
does anyone know of any offline alternatives to Mapkit or a way to make mapkit offline?

I’m not an expert in mapping libraries, so I can’t answer that. If no one else chimes in, I recommend that you start a new thread for that specific question. Put in it the App & System Services > Maps & Location topic area, so that the relevant folks see it.

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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

Accepted Answer
Written by Creeper25 in 774415021
Is Mapkit allowed in the Swift Student Challenge?

I asked about this internally and received confirmation that this isn’t a good idea, for exactly the reasons you’re concerned about: MapKit requires the network and the fine print is very clear that the network won’t be available.

Written by Creeper25 in 774415021
does anyone know of any offline alternatives to Mapkit or a way to make mapkit offline?

I’m not an expert in mapping libraries, so I can’t answer that. If no one else chimes in, I recommend that you start a new thread for that specific question. Put in it the App & System Services > Maps & Location topic area, so that the relevant folks see it.

Share and Enjoy

Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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