Geospatial developer guide for iOS
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Learn how to use the Geospatial API in your own apps:
Sample app and codelab
If you want to run a sample app that demonstrates the functionality described
here, see the
ARCore Geospatial quickstart for iOS.
Development requirements
If you're new to developing with ARCore, see Getting started
for information about software and hardware requirements, prerequisities and
other information specific to the platforms you are using.
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Last updated 2025-07-14 UTC.
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