iOS MapKit and Core Location LiveLessons

This is the perfect place to start with iOS MapKit and Core Location to get a complete view. The speaker does a great job of covering broad set of topics.

The speaker does a very good job of keeping your attention and has ordered the lessons and a flow that makes sense, as they build upon each other.

I have listed the details of the two courses below. I would recommend that you know Objective-C and are comfortable in Xcode before watching these videos.

60+ Minutes of Video Instruction
iOS MapKit and Core Location LiveLessons (Developer Talks) shows you by example how to add location handling and mapping features to your iOS application, all in an easily accessible, presentation-style format.

iOS developer Joe Keeley offers novice programmers practical advice on to work with Mapkit and the Core Location framework along with hands-on, step-by-step video training. This presentation does not assume any previous experience working with these technologies, and you will easily be able to put Keeley’s examples to use in your own iOS application development.

Introduction

Part One: Display Maps
Setup
Basic Map Annotations
Customizing the Map Display
Responding to User Interactions

Part Two: Core Location
Core Location Overview
Permissions
Starting Location Request
Understanding Location Data
Testing Locations
Getting Directions
Summary

I would say the best aspect of this training is how you learn what MapKit does, what Core Location does, and then shows you how to use them together.

The author does a great job of accounting for handling exceptions gracefully, and keeps power usage at the forefront of the choices you make configuring your application.

He also does a great job of showing you how to take advantage of the simulators to test your apps.

The one gripe I have is that there is no code available for download. At least none that I could find.

Overall I found this a solid overview of what functionality you have available in iOS MapKit and Core Location. I highly recommend it if you want to get up to speed on iOS MapKit and Core Location quickly.

You can get the lessons here.