Overview. Use MapKit to give your app a sense of place with maps and location information. You can use the MapKit framework to: Embed maps directly into your app’s windows and views. Add annotations and overlays to a map for calling out points of interest.

What is MKMapView?

The MKMapView provides a zoomable map interface upon which the application developer can add information-bearing MKAnnotations and area-based MKOverlays. In iOS 7 and later, maps support 3D imagery when the MapType property is Standard.

What's new in MapKit?

What’s New in MapKit MapKit makes it easy to embed a fully interactive and configurable map directly into your app. Lean about new capabilities to tailor the look of the map view and annotations, more manageable controls and new features that make dealing with a large number of annotations a snap.