As with anything thats new there is bound to be a couple issues that need working out. These samples have been collected from a number of different sources. This consists of a bing maps control, two buttons to select map types, and a textblock to display the name of the selected map. This project template creates a wpf client application with mapsuite desktop for wpf. All we then need to do is download the control and add it to our application.
Multiple measurement scale bar in wpf rickys microsoft. Now you are ready to start using the bing maps wpf control. Integrating bing maps with wpf applications africaapps. The map control for windows 10 does not license right of use to any map. It allows to create line graphs, bubble charts, heat maps and other complex 2d plots which are very common in scientific software. The map control in the bing maps api is a javascript. Map providers in wpf maps sfmaps sfmap control supports map providers such as openstreetmap that can be added to any layers in maps. The bing maps wpf control already contains all the standard features we already expect from a bing maps control such as map styles road, aerial and hybrid, shapes pins, polylines and polygons and map navigation with pan and zoom keyboard controls. Download and install the windows presentation foundation control sdk.
The bing maps wpf control is a fairly new map control which had its first version released in january of this year. For more information, see building a wpf application wpf download the bing maps windows presentation foundation control. Explore the bing maps v8 web map control using interactive code samples. Bing map is a key feature for accessing external geospatial imagery resources for deepzoom satellite viewing. Create highlydetailed, thematic geographical maps using an innovative feature set that includes. Offline mode implies that we download on a desktop machine the tiles for different zoom levels and then the wpf control accesses these presaved tiles instead of connecting to the internet. Recently you may have noticed that the bing maps team released a wpf map control which is currently in beta.
You can then create a new maptilelayer and add your own tilesource. Create a basic application using the bing maps wpf. If you connect your mapcontrol to bing maps using the bingmapdataprovider and dont specify the valid bing maps key, you will get the following error. I use data received from a service to plot users current location and history. Area photos of the earths surface, road street view and hybrid combination of both images and schemes. You must have a bing maps api key in order to use any of the soap services. These services allow endusers to visualize any location on a map, view detailed information on a given location, or create a route between two or more locations. Build an earthquake application with bing maps wpf control. When the installation completes, you can choose to open the bing maps wpf control sdk help file bingmapswpfcontrolsdk. Sample wpf application consuming bing maps web services.
The project includes sample applications for both platforms, which demonstrate the features of xaml map control. You can dynamically change several bing maps wpf map control properties, including the center location, zoomlevel and view mode. Map suite desktop for wpf takes gis application development for the windows desktop to a whole new level, with a. By now it should be no surprise that you will need to complete the following steps before you can create this application. Choose a location to install the bing maps wpf control. Map multiple locations, get transitwalkingdriving directions, view live traffic conditions, plan trips, view satellite, aerial and street side imagery. In this article the bing maps windows presentation foundation wpf control combines the power of windows presentation foundation and bing maps to provide an enhanced mapping experience. In order to use the bing maps wpf control, you need a bing maps key to authenticate your application. Technical overview sometimes you may need to embed a map in your page to point out a location. Program files x86bing maps wpf controlv1libraries directory. So far we have built an earthquake application, mapped an address using geocoding, and even prismfied the bing maps wpf control now lets see how to map a route with turnbyturn directions. We use the standard bing map provider in our wpf apps 2016. The devexpress map control for wpf supports bing and openstreetmap search and geocode services and bing routing and elevation services.
Windows 2008 windows 2003 windows 7 windows vista windows xp. Bing maps control with mvvmlight on windows phone 7. Google maps api v3 is being used in the application. Integrating bing maps with wpf visual studio magazine. How to view bing map using wpf map control wpf sfmaps. Download bing maps windows presentation foundation wpf control, version 1. Esri shapefiles and bing maps wpf rickys microsoft maps. You first need to add a reference to the wpf map control library microsoft. After installing sdk, add reference map dll to project. When you run the application you can see the output of the example. Next is the map control which has the zoom level, copy right, logo visibility and the center of the map set and then is the mapitemscontrol, i have set the itemtemplate which i have created in the resource of the user control and the itemsource which is bind to the maplocations property defined in the viewmodal of the project. Interactive data display for wpf integrates well with bing maps control to show data on a geographic map in latitudelongitude coordinates. Graphical representations of geographical points from shape files.
Open hub computes statistics on foss projects by examining source code and commit. Locationbased display display locationbased information, either alone or layered above a map, using esri shapefiles, kml. Once this is done add a reference to the bing maps wpf library microsoft. This article will create a simple wpf control that enables browsing of map data from openstreetmap, as well as enabling searching for places and displaying the results on the map the attached zip file has both the source code, with documentation, and a sample application. Mapping an address with the bing maps wpf control beta.
To accomplish this, you can use the ajax bing maps api. Some of these samples where created to assist developers on the bing maps forums many were created for the bing maps blog, msdn. The controls can also be operated programmatically. The map control api is similar to the microsoft bing maps control for wpf, except that no api key is needed. Represents the class that uses a maplayer as an itemspanel. This is a collection of code samples for the bing maps v8 web control which have been made open source on github. The xammap controls maptilesource property is used with the microsofts bing maps imagery service to acquire geoimagery data. We are investigating the potential use of bing maps wpf control in offline mode which will be called mercatormode in the control.
Pins can be placed on maps to show the current or a particular location. Now that you have that out of the way lets write an application. Install material themes, and bing maps wpf control sdk. This enables data binding using an itemssource and an itemtemplate. The following code samples use the mercator mode to remove the base map tile layer. We have just received notification that microsoft are retiring bing maps ajax control and the soap web services on june 30, 2017. Now i want to introduce you to the bing maps soap services. In my last post i showed you how to get started using the bing maps wpf control by creating an earthquake application. In this article this topic contains steps for getting started using the bing maps windows presentation foundation wpf control. This software development kit sdk provides the binaries and programming reference for the bing maps windows presentation foundation control. The bing maps soap services is a set of programmable soap services that allow you to integrate maps and imagery, driving directions, distance calculations, and other location intelligence into your applications. Offline mode implies that we download on a desktop machine the tiles for different zoom levels and then the wpf control accesses these pre. If you dont already have the bing maps wpf sdk installed you can download it here. Map suite desktop for wpf app template visual studio.
This document describes how to register a bing maps account and create a key to be able to use this map provider in your application. The openstreetmap allows you to view, edit, and use geographical data in a collaborative way from any place on the earth. Learn how to use autosuggest, streetside, heat maps and much more. Mapping a route with directions using the bing maps wpf. Provide an interactive user experience with support for bing maps, openstreetmaps, custom map providers, as well as visualization of geospatial data. Download bing maps windows presentation foundation wpf. Because the bing maps is a licensed web mapping service from microsoft, you will need to get your own key for bing maps key from microsofts website before you can continue following steps in this topic. Now that you have a reference to the map control in your project we can go ahead and add a map in the xaml of the mainwindow. Download bing maps windows presentation foundation wpf control 1.
You will first need to add a reference to the wpf map control library microsoft. Adding a map to the wpf control is pretty straight forward. This article is an almost verbatim reproduction of the article on msdn developing a. In light of the recent earth quake on the east coast of the united states, i thought an earthquake application would be a great way to become familiar with the map control. Will this affect our current apps, or does the map control use v8\rest services. Netnative control that packs the full power of windows presentation foundation wpf. This article describes how to display bing map control in wpf. However, the maptilelayer class only works with webmercatorprojection.
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