WinForms Map Control: Examples

• Jun 18, 2025
• 3 minutes to read

This section contains a list of examples that are grouped by features (General, Working With Data Providers, Working With Vector Data and Print/Export).

General

• How to: Add a Map Control at Design Time
• How to: Create a Map Control via Code
• How to: Add a Mini Map
• How to: Format Coordinates Displayed in the Navigation Panel
• How to: Show Additional Information Over the Map

Map Image Data

• How to: Load Image Tiles from Bing Maps
• How to: Load Image Tiles from OpenStreetMap
• How to: Load Image Tiles from a Local Directory
• How to: Cache Image Tiles Locally
• How to: Show Image Tiles Loading Progress from the Web Data Service
• How to: Obtain Data from a Web Map Service
• How to: Obtain a Collection of Available Layers in the ResponseCapabilities Event Handler

GIS Data

Search

• How to: Connect a Map Control to the Bing Search Service
• How to: Connect a Map Control to the OpenStreetMap Search Service
• How to: Create a Custom Search Panel
• How to: Manually Process Location Information Received From Bing Search Service
• How to: Implement a Custom Search Provider
• How to: Create a Custom Search Panel Using the Microsoft Azure Maps Search Service
• How to: Execute the Search Operation for Multiple Locations

Geocoding

• How to: Connect a Map Control to the Bing Geocode Service
• How to: Connect a Map Control to the OpenStreetMap Geocode Service
• How to: Manually Process Location Information Received From Bing Geocode Service
• How to: Implement a Custom Geocode Provider
• How to: Convert a Cartesian Data Shapefile to Geo Coordinates

Routing

• How to: Calculate a Route between Waypoints Using the Bing Route Service
• How to: Calculate Routes from Major Roads Using the Bing Route Service
• How to: Calculate a Route by Addresses
• How to: Implement a Custom Route Provider
• How to: Use the Azure Maps Route Service to Calculate Routes between GeoPoints on a Map Surface

Elevation

• How to: Obtain Elevation Data

Using all GIS providers

• How to: Implement a Route Calculator Using GIS Providers

Vector Data

Providing Data

• How to: Load Data from a Shapefile
• How to: Load Data from a KML File
• How to: Load Data from a SVG File
• How to: Load Data from a SQL Geometry Datasource
• How to: Manually Generate Vector Items
• How to: Manually Generate Vector Items from WKT
• How to: Manually Generate Bubble Chart Items
• How to: Manually Generate Pie Chart Items
• How to: Automatically Generate Vector Items from a Datasource
• How to: Automatically Generate Bubble Charts Items from a Datasource
• How to: Automatically Generate Pie Charts Items from a Datasource
• How to: Aggregate Vector Items Using a Clusterer
• How to: Implement a Custom Clusterer
• How to: Detect Visible Items

Colorize Data

• How to: Colorize Map Contours Using the Choropleth Colorizer
• How to: Colorize Map Contours Using the Graph Colorizer
• How to: Colorize Map Items Using the Key Color Colorizer
• How to: Colorize Manually Added Shapes Using the Choropleth Colorizer
• How to: Implement a Custom Colorizer

Customize Data Appearance

• How to: Load a Vector Cartesian Map from a Shapefile
• How to: Automatically Load Cartesian Data to a Geo Map
• How to: Manually Load Cartesian Data to a Geo Map Using Predefined Coordinate Converters
• How to: Customize the Appearance of Vector Elements
• How to: Dynamically Update Vector Items Data
• How to: Add Images to a Legend
• How to: Specify a Map Projection
• How to: Implement a Custom Map Projection
• How to: Specify the Width-to-Height Ratio of Map Projection

Printing and Exporting

• How to: Print a Map
• How to: Export a Map
• How to: Export Selected Map Items to an Image