WPF Map Control: Examples

• Jun 19, 2025
• 3 minutes to read

This section provides a list of examples (included in this help document) that are grouped by features (General, Map Image Data, GIS Data, Working With Vector Data and Printing and Exporting).

General

• How to: Add a Map Control at Design Time
• How to: Add a Map Control via XAML
• How to: Add a Map Control via Code
• How to: Customize Navigation Elements
• How to: Add a Mini Map to 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 Another Source
• How to: Customize a Web Request for a Map Web Service
• How to: Cache Image Tiles Locally
• How to: Obtain a Collection of Available Layers in the ResponseCapabilities Event Handler
• How to: Implement a Custom Map Data Provider

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 Receiving From Bing Search Service
• How to: Implement a Custom Search Provider

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: Create a Custom Geocode Panel
• How to: Get Information About a Geographical Point Using the Bing Geocode Service
• How to: Implement a Custom Geocode Provider

Routing

• How to: Calculate a Route between Waypoints Using the Bing Route Service
• How to: Calculate a Route by Addresses
• How to: Implement a Custom Route Provider

Elevation

• How to: Obtain Elevation Data

Vector Data

Provide 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: Automatically Generate Vector Items from a Datasource
• How to: Automatically Generate Bubble Chart Items from a Datasource
• How to: Automatically Generate Pie Chart Items from a Datasource
• How to: Aggregate Vector Items Using a Clusterer
• How to: Implement a Custom Clusterer
• How to: Detect Visible Items
• How to: Use the Ray Casting Algorithm to Check if a Point is Inside a Polygon

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

Customize Data Appearance

• How to: Load a Vector Cartesian Map
• 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: Show Titles for Map Shapes
• How to: Show Tooltips for Map Shapes
• How to: Create a Map Item Attribute and Show its Value in the Map Tooltip
• How to: Customize the Appearance of a Vector Element
• How to: Show a Title for a Vector Element
• How to: Customize the Appearance of a Vector Element’s Title
• How to: Customize the Appearance of a Map Pushpin
• How to: Customize Animation of a Map Pushpin
• How to: Specify a Map Projection
• How to: Implement a Custom Map Projection
• How to: Provide Cylindrical Equal-Area Projections
• How to: Implement a Custom Map Tooltip Shape

Print and Export

• How to: Print a Map
• How to: Export a Map