Maps SDK for Android
E72255
Maps SDK for Android is a Google-provided software development kit that enables Android apps to display and interact with Google Maps using customizable map views, markers, and other mapping features.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maps SDK for Android canonical | 2 |
| Google Maps Android API | 1 |
| Google Maps JavaScript API | 1 |
| Google Maps Platform APIs on Android | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T576888 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maps SDK for Android Context triple: [Google Maps, supportsAPI, Maps SDK for Android]
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A.
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web-based mapping and navigation service by Google that provides detailed maps, real-time GPS navigation, traffic conditions, and location search worldwide.
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B.
Apple Maps
Apple Maps is Apple's proprietary mapping and navigation service that provides turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic data, and location search across Apple devices.
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C.
Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's web-based mapping and navigation service offering road maps, aerial imagery, directions, and location-based search.
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D.
MAP
MAP was the abbreviated name used for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Aircraft Production, the World War II government department responsible for overseeing and increasing aircraft manufacturing.
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E.
OSMG
OSMG is the abbreviation for the Order of St Michael and St George, a British order of chivalry awarded for distinguished service in foreign affairs or service abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maps SDK for Android Target entity description: Maps SDK for Android is a Google-provided software development kit that enables Android apps to display and interact with Google Maps using customizable map views, markers, and other mapping features.
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A.
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web-based mapping and navigation service by Google that provides detailed maps, real-time GPS navigation, traffic conditions, and location search worldwide.
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B.
Apple Maps
Apple Maps is Apple's proprietary mapping and navigation service that provides turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic data, and location search across Apple devices.
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C.
Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's web-based mapping and navigation service offering road maps, aerial imagery, directions, and location-based search.
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D.
MAP
MAP was the abbreviated name used for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Aircraft Production, the World War II government department responsible for overseeing and increasing aircraft manufacturing.
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E.
OSMG
OSMG is the abbreviation for the Order of St Michael and St George, a British order of chivalry awarded for distinguished service in foreign affairs or service abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Google Maps Platform product
ⓘ
software development kit ⓘ |
| accessModel | usage-based billing ⓘ |
| category | mobile mapping SDK ⓘ |
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-sdk ⓘ |
| exposesClass |
com.google.android.gms.maps.CameraUpdateFactory
ⓘ
com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap ⓘ com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView ⓘ Google Play Services ⓘ
surface form:
com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment
com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng ⓘ com.google.android.gms.maps.model.Marker ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Android Studio
ⓘ
Gradle ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| partOf |
Google Play Services
ⓘ
surface form:
Google Play services SDK
|
| platform | Android ⓘ |
| purpose |
display Google Maps in Android applications
ⓘ
enable interactive maps in Android apps ⓘ |
| requires |
Google Maps Platform API key
ⓘ
Google Play services on device ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
GeoJSON layer
ⓘ
KML layer ⓘ camera animations ⓘ circles ⓘ gestures ⓘ ground overlays ⓘ indoor maps ⓘ info windows ⓘ lite mode ⓘ map padding ⓘ map styling ⓘ map views ⓘ marker clustering ⓘ markers ⓘ my location layer ⓘ polygons ⓘ polylines ⓘ snapshot capture ⓘ tile overlays ⓘ traffic layer ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
Java
ⓘ
Kotlin ⓘ |
| supportsMapType |
hybrid
ⓘ
none ⓘ normal ⓘ satellite ⓘ terrain ⓘ |
| uses |
Google Maps data
ⓘ
Google Maps tiles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Maps SDK for Android Description of subject: Maps SDK for Android is a Google-provided software development kit that enables Android apps to display and interact with Google Maps using customizable map views, markers, and other mapping features.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Google Maps JavaScript API
this entity surface form:
Google Maps Android API
this entity surface form:
Google Maps Platform APIs on Android