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copied!<p>More details on what you're trying to do would help to answer this question correctly. What methods have you tried already?</p> <ol> <li>Are you trying to just draw static images overlaid each other in a view?</li> <li>Are you trying to draw an actual geographic map with a <code>MapView</code> or something along those lines?</li> </ol> <p>If you're trying to draw an image over another, you can do it in a number of ways.</p> <ul> <li>You could use a <code>RelativeLayout</code> to assign absolute positions your overlay images (most likely each in the form of an <code>ImageView</code>). Here's a good SO answer that covers assigning absolute positions to children in an RelativeLayout: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3294590/set-the-absolute-position-of-a-view-in-android">Set the absolute position of a view</a></li> <li>You could load the base image (your map) and the overlays into <code>Bitmap</code> objects. Then, using a <code>Canvas</code> object you could draw them in specified locations. Look at the various <code>Canvas.drawBitmap()</code> functions to see your options on specifying the position of the <code>Bitmap</code> you are drawing. You could also draw shapes instead of images using the <code>drawRect()</code>, <code>drawRoundRect()</code>, <code>drawLine()</code>, or <code>drawOval()</code> methods. There are other options as well. Read the <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Canvas.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>Canvas</code> documentation</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Otherwise, if you're trying to draw a movable map of some sort, then you'll need to use a <code>MapView</code> or <code>MapActivity</code>. There are classes that you use to overlay images in specified locations on the map. This won't be a static image, but a movable map along with the overlays that stay in the specified location. You'll use the <code>ItemizedOverlay</code> class to act as a data structure to store your actual overlay images (wrapped in the <code>OverlayItem</code> class). </p> <p>This is a great tutorial that goes into depth about what I'm talking about: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/views/hello-mapview.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/views/hello-mapview.html</a></p>

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