Maps SDK sunsetting, maps solutions recommendations?

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  • Issue category: Maps SDK

Description of the issue:

we wanted to ask about the Lightship Maps SDK, which we are currently using in production. The rendering of the map is based on LightshipMapView (from com.niantic.lightship.maps, version 0.4.0), and we’ve seen the notice on Maps SDK Sunset Notice | Niantic Spatial, Inc. mentioning that this SDK will be sunset in October 2025.

We want to confirm whether this deprecation applies specifically to the Unity rendering SDK (i.e., the LightshipMapView, tile streaming, and theme layers), and whether we should begin planning a migration to another mapping provider like Mapbox. Or is there a possibility that this SDK will continue to be supported, even if it’s no longer under active development?

Understanding this would help us assess the long-term viability of our current implementation and plan any required refactors ahead of time.

Thanks again and looking forward to your guidance!

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I recommend giving Mapbox a try: GitHub - mapbox/mapbox-unity-sdk: Mapbox Unity SDK - https://www.mapbox.com/unity/. I am currently working with an old version that I have heavily modified, but a new version has just been released that will probably cause fewer problems with the latest Unity versions: GitHub - mapbox/mapbox-unity-sdk at sdk3. I’m not sure if they will actively maintain it in the long term, but right now I think it’s the best option for integrating simple maps in Unity. You can ask them questions about this latest release in this thread: This project is dead? · Issue #1912 · mapbox/mapbox-unity-sdk · GitHub, or in their discord channel Discord

I’ve also read good things about this SDK Online Maps v4 | Integration | Unity Asset Store, but I’ve never tried it myself. Anyway, it seems the author is actively maintaining it and the store reviews are positive.