Use Wpf Map Control Sample for WinForms

Description

The wpf map control supports multi-thread to render map, so it performs better than winforms map control. This sample demonstrates how you can use wpf map control in your winforms applications.

Please refer to Wiki for the details.

Requirements

This sample makes use of the following NuGet Packages

MapSuite 10.0.0

About the Code

/*===========================================
   Backgrounds for this sample are powered by ThinkGeo Cloud Maps and require
   a Client ID and Secret. These were sent to you via email when you signed up
   with ThinkGeo, or you can register now at https://cloud.thinkgeo.com.
===========================================*/

public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    // Initialize the WpfMap object and add it to the ElementHost. 
    map = new WpfMap();
    elementHost1.Child = map;
}

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    map.MapUnit = GeographyUnit.Meter;
    map.ZoomLevelSet = new ThinkGeoCloudMapsZoomLevelSet();

    ThinkGeoCloudRasterMapsOverlay thinkgeoBackgroundOverlay = new ThinkGeoCloudRasterMapsOverlay("ThinkGeoCloudClientId", "ThinkGeoCloudClientSecret");
    // Set up the TileCache for the background overlay. 
    thinkgeoBackgroundOverlay.TileCache = new XyzFileBitmapTileCache(".\\Cache");
    map.Overlays.Add(thinkgeoBackgroundOverlay);

    ShapeFileFeatureLayer shapeFileFeatureLayer = new ShapeFileFeatureLayer(@"..\..\Data\Countries.shp");
    shapeFileFeatureLayer.ZoomLevelSet.ZoomLevel01.DefaultAreaStyle = AreaStyles.CreateSimpleAreaStyle(GeoColors.Transparent, GeoColors.Black);
    shapeFileFeatureLayer.ZoomLevelSet.ZoomLevel01.ApplyUntilZoomLevel = ApplyUntilZoomLevel.Level20;
    shapeFileFeatureLayer.FeatureSource.Projection = new Proj4Projection(Proj4Projection.GetDecimalDegreesParametersString(), Proj4Projection.GetSphericalMercatorParametersString());

    LayerOverlay layerOverlay = new LayerOverlay();
    layerOverlay.Layers.Add(shapeFileFeatureLayer);
    // Set up the TileCache for LayerOverlay.
    layerOverlay.TileCache = new FileBitmapTileCache(".\\Cache", "LayerOverlay");
    map.Overlays.Add(layerOverlay);

    map.CurrentExtent = new RectangleShape(-19489607.6157655, 12836528.7107853, 19293928.8244426, -8022830.44424083);
}

Getting Help

Map Suite Desktop for WinForms Wiki Resources

Map Suite Desktop for WinForms Product Description

ThinkGeo Community Site

ThinkGeo Web Site

Key APIs

This example makes use of the following APIs:

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About Map Suite

Map Suite is a set of powerful development components and services for the .Net Framework.

About ThinkGeo

ThinkGeo is a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) company founded in 2004 and located in Frisco, TX. Our clients are in more than 40 industries including agriculture, energy, transportation, government, engineering, software development, and defense.

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