apple-maps

As the title states I would like to open the native maps app in the ios device from within my own app, by pressing a button. currently I have used an MKmapview that displays a simple pin with lat/long taken from a json file. the code is this : - (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad]; } // We are delegate for map view self.mapView.delegate = self; // Set title self.title = self.location.title; // set texts... self.placeLabel.text = self.location.place; self.telephoneLabel.text = self.location.telephone; self.urlLabel.text = self.location.url; **// Make a map annotation for a pin from the

I know google maps are known to be the best maps out there, but i dont want to have to download a bunch of extra libraries and all that. I'd prefer to do something quick and simple to get a quick route from point A to B and be done with it. Is there a way to do this with built in functions/libraries? Can somebody point me in the right direction? EDIT I'm not trying to get turn by turn directions or anything in my case, i just want to draw a line from start to finish. maybe give options about which routes to take. Is there a way to do it or no? Kamaros In iOS 7, you can get and display

I have latitude and longitude that I want to open into my map application. I tried this code from HERE . func goToMap(){ var lat1 : NSString = self.venueLat var lng1 : NSString = self.venueLng var latitude:CLLocationDegrees = lat1.doubleValue var longitude:CLLocationDegrees = lng1.doubleValue var coordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(latitude, longitude) var placemark : MKPlacemark = MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinate, addressDictionary:nil) var mapItem:MKMapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: placemark) mapItem.name = "Target location" let launchOptions:NSDictionary = NSDictionary(object: