Monday, September 30, 2013

Maps of Love (mapsoflove) 1.0 for Android Released

I'm very pleased to announce that Maps of Love 1.0 (mapsoflove) is now available in the Google Play store. The app is named after the ALYN Hospital's Wheels of Love International Bike Ride. The app is designed to provide maps and information regarding each days ride. To mark the occasion, here is a quick tour of the app.


Home Page

The home page lets you choose a ride, (Off-road, On-road, etc.), the day's ride (Day 1 to 5), and display the ride's elevation (optional).


Map Page

After you selected a ride, the app displays a map of the ride. The Map provides controls that let you zoom-in and out, and locate your current position.


Expanding the Map Page's Navigation bar, lets you access the following buttons.









  • Start/Stop tracking: Lets you track your ride.
  • Show/Hide description: Displays a description of the days ride.
  • Home: Returns you to the Home Page and lets you choose another ride.

Start/Stop tracking


Show/Hide description

Sunday, September 15, 2013

mapsoflove 0.2 for Android Released

mapsoflove 0.2 for Android is available from the Google Play store. This version includes maps and descriptions for the off-road, on-road, challenge, and touring rides.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Welcome to the Maps of Love





Welcome to the Maps of Love blog. The Maps of Love is a cross-platform, maps application for mobile phones and tablets. The app is named after the ALYN Hospital's Wheels of Love International Bike Ride. For more information, see the Maps of Love Project Page.

About the Maps of Love App

The app is designed to provide maps and information regarding each days ride. The apps launch screen lets you choose a ride, (Off-road, On-road, etc.), the day's ride (Day 1 to 5), and display the ride's elevation (optional). After you selected a ride, the app displays a map of the ride. In addition, it also lets you locate your current position, track your ride, and display you a text description. The app is created with cross-platform web technologies including, HTML, CSS, and Javascript. All project code was pushed to the Map's of Love GitHub repository.

The Maps of Love is not an official Wheels of Love Application. The Alyn Hospital and the Wheels of Love Ride are not in involved with this project.

About this Blog

In addition to providing project news, this blog will include technical articles regarding the app, related technologies, tutorials, and lessons I learned in the process. 

Maps of Love App


I will also provide regular updates from before, after, and during the ride.

Contact Information

You can contact me via the following links: @jonnygold on Twitter,  Facebook, and Gmail.