The following code will open Apple maps (iOS8) at the correct location "mapLocation", but the option MKLaunchOptionsMapSpanKey seems to be ignored. The map view is always about 250m across on a portrait iPhone, regardless of the settings in span. The values for MKCoordinateSpan span latitude/longitudeDelta I've tested are in the range 0.3-2 degrees. How do I get the zoom level I want?
MKPlacemark *placemark = [[MKPlacemark alloc] initWithCoordinate:mapLocation addressDictionary:nil];
MKMapItem *item = [[MKMapItem alloc] initWithPlacemark:placemark];
item.name = pointID;
options = @{MKLaunchOptionsMapSpanKey:[NSValue valueWithMKCoordinateSpan:span],
MKLaunchOptionsMapTypeKey:[NSNumber numberWithInteger:MKMapTypeHybrid]};
[item openInMapsWithLaunchOptions:options];