使用GCD：

UIActivityIndicatorView *spinner = [[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(135,140,50,50)];
spinner.color = [UIColor blueColor];
[spinner startAnimating];
[_mapViewController.view addSubview:spinner];

dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
    // lots of code run in the background

    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        // stop and remove the spinner on the main thread when done
        [spinner removeFromSuperview];
    });
});