Map Providers

10 Jan 20181 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”.

JAVASCRIPT

$("#map").ejMap({
                layers: [{
                        layerType: 'osm',
                        urlTemplate:'http://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/level/tileX/tileY.png'
                }]
        });

URL Template

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

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”. To get the type of bing map as aerial,aerialwithlabel and road.

JAVASCRIPT

$("#map").ejMap({
            layers: [{
                layerType: ‘bing’,
                bingMapType:"AerialWithLabel",
                key:'// …bingMapKey'
            }]
        });

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.