public class MapActivity extends android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity{ private static final int MAP_ZOOM = 15; private String mAddress; private GoogleMap mMap; private double mLongitude; private double mlatitude; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_map_hotel_car); Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras(); if (extras != null) { mAddress = extras.getString("Address"); } mMap = ((SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager() .findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap(); Log.v("ddd", mAddress); Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(this, Locale.getDefault()); //To initialice list of address List<Address> addresses = null; try { //To put the address in list addresses = geocoder.getFromLocationName(mAddress, 1); } catch (IOException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } //Get Latitude and longitude Address address = addresses.get(0); mLongitude = address.getLongitude(); mlatitude = address.getLatitude(); showMarker(mlatitude, mLongitude); centerMapOnMyLocation(); } //show the poi in map private void showMarker(double lat, double lng) { mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions() .position(new LatLng(mlatitude, mLongitude)) .title("Pais: EspaƱa")); } //Center the point in map private void centerMapOnMyLocation() { mMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(getMyLatLng())); mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.zoomTo(MAP_ZOOM)); } private LatLng getMyLatLng() { return new LatLng(mlatitude, mLongitude); } }