Yes we can create with a simple UIView animation & few images.
1) Add the MapView
MKMapView *mapView = [[MKMapView alloc] initWithFrame:yourFrameFrame];
mapView.mapType = MKMapTypeStandard;
mapView.delegate = self;
[mapView setShowsUserLocation:YES]; [self.view addSubview:mapView];
2) In viewForAnnotation method
– (MKAnnotationView *)mapView:(MKMapView *)mapview viewForAnnotation: (id <MKAnnotation>)annotation
{
UIImage *anImage = nil;
UIImageView *overlayImage;
if (annotation == mapview.userLocation)
{
MKPinAnnotationView *customPinView = [[[MKPinAnnotationView alloc] initWithAnnotation:annotation reuseIdentifier:@”annotation”] autorelease];
customPinView.image = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@”redLocation.png” ofType:nil]];
customPinView.animatesDrop = NO;
customPinView.canShowCallout = YES;
overlayImage = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@”OverlayImage.png”]];
overlayImage.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 15, 15);
overlayImage.center = CGPointMake(customPinView.center.x+7, customPinView.center.y+7);
[customPinView addSubview:overlayImage];// timer for animation
NSTimer *mapTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1.5 target:self selector:@selector(createOverlayAnimation) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
return customPinView;
}
}
-(void)createOverlayAnimation
{
overlayImage.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(1,1);
[UIView beginAnimations:nil context:NULL]; [UIView setAnimationDuration:1.0];overlayImage.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(5,5);
overlayImage.alpha = 1.0;
[UIView commitAnimations];}
