Map Providers

1 Oct 20151 minute to read

Map control support map providers such as OpenStreetMap that can be added to any layers in maps.

Open Street Map

OpenStreetMap is a map of the entire world. The OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from any place on the Earth.

Enable OSM

You can enable this feature by setting the LayerType property value as “OSM”.

HTML

<ej:Map ID="osmMap" runat="server" >    



        <Layers>

            <ej:ShapeLayer LayerType="OSM" UrlTemplate="http://a.tile.thunderforest.com/landscape/level/tileX/tileY.png" >

            </ej:ShapeLayer>

        </Layers>

    </ej:Map>

URL Template

The UrlTemplate property determines the format of tile map. You can specify the template for the tile layer.

Open street Map

Bing Map

Bing Map is a key feature in accessing the external geospatial imagery services for deep-zoom satellite view.

Enable Bing Maps

You can enable this feature by defining the LayerType as “bing”.

HTML

<ej:Map ID="Bing" runat="server" >    



        <Layers>

            <ej:ShapeLayer LayerType="bing" Key="// …bingMapkey">

            </ej:ShapeLayer>

        </Layers>

    </ej:Map>

Key

The bing Map Key is provided as input to this key property. The Bing Map key can be obtained from http://www.microsoft.com/maps/create-a-bing-maps-key.aspx.

Bing map