Displaying Maps

MapKit provides mapping user-interface capabilities for iOS. The base class used is an MKMapView, which displays a map, handles user interactions with the map, and manages annotations (like pins) and overlays (like routing graphics or region highlights). To better understand how maps in iOS work, it is important to understand the coordinate systems at work.

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