In this post i will discuss how to use bing maps in windows 7 phone. Download bing maps silverlight control sdk from official microsoft. I am using esri arcgis server for a tile source and it all works correctly but there is a huge amount of flicker as the tiles get drawn in. In this blog post, i want to share a sample that will help you to create a bing maps application for windows phone 7. In addition to bing maps support, the api has very robust capabilities for adding arcgis, ogc, openstreetmap, and clientside features i. Another option is to use the recently released arcgis api for windows phone currently in beta. Understanding bing maps transactions bing maps microsoft docs.
Understand and work with bing maps and the bing maps silverlight control. Currently, only the beta edition of the silverlight map control supports birds eye and streetside data. In this article, you will learn how to integrate microsofts bing maps into your own silverlight and windows phone 7 applications. How to use bing maps in windows 7 phone byteblocks. Native application development isnt allowed anymore. Using the location service in silverlight for windows phone. Working with bing maps in silverlight and windows phone 7. Writing a bing maps location aware application for windows. Windows phone 7 with location services and bing maps. I was inspired to investigate how easy it is to get up and running with maps on these platforms when i saw how similar the bing apis are in each case. When i started to deal with applications for windows phone 7 popped the question how to visualize geographic data.
Microsoft is cleaning house at bing, dropping one feature completely, while dropping the need. Creating bing maps tilelayers in windows phone 7 facebook. Nov 14, 2009 microsoft has released a free bing maps silverlight control. The bing map silverlight control for windows phone 7 development combines the power of silverlight and bing maps to get the best mapping experience for the developers and the real users to create location based application. Windows phone 7 bing maps control linkedin slideshare. Your platform for locationbased solutions the bing tm maps platform brings location data to life by making it easier to visualize, under stand, and analyze. Zoom to see entire maplayer in bing maps geographic information. I know the bits just came out today, but one of the first things i want to do with the newly released windows phone 7 sdk is put a map up on the screen and mess around. If you dont already have a windows live id, youll need to signup for. Add silverlight bing maps control to windows phone 7 application. We take a look at using it and some of the ways that it differs.
Windows phone 7 applications are written with either silverlight or xna, both of which are. Microsoft bing maps silverlight control of ui for silverlight map. The 26th transaction and every transaction thereafter will be billable. Nov 02, 2010 microsoft to drop 3d, plugin need in bing maps. Add silverlight bing maps control to windows phone 7. Download bing maps silverlight control sdk from official. Jun 25, 2012 while using the bing maps silverlight control, you may need to put a marker on a certain location, thanks to pushpin class. Apr 08, 2011 the uri the site asks for does not matter thats only important when the bing maps control is used in a web site context, which is obviously not the case in a windows phone 7 app. Changing properties of the map control using data binding is a good way for handling data objects within data templates and is a best practice for decoupling the map control from the logic behind, especially when using the mvvm model view viewmodel pattern. The bing maps silverlight control adds stunning aesthetic, unmatched performance and an innovative. I presented this deck to the seattle silverlight users group on oct. Touch and go assembling bing map tiles on windows phone.
To replace the map component within a broader silverlight application, consider using a thirdparty mapping component for silverlight as provided by one of several existing silverlight control component providers. Sep 17, 2010 using silverlight map control and bing services. I ended up putting the whole pieces together in less than two hours. Developers can use the bing maps silverlight control to incorporate the latest location and local search features into their windows phone applications. Feb 19, 2015 this software development kit sdk provides the binaries and programming reference for the bing maps windows presentation foundation control. Zoom to see entire maplayer in bing maps mobile silverlight bingmaps windowsphone. Small reminder about bing maps silverlight control bing maps silverlight control is an official control published by microsoft during 2009 even if we know that it was in developing process since a long time. Introduction in this article we are going to see the most useful control on the windows phone 7 development, yes the bing map control. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. This software development kit sdk provides the binaries and programming reference for the bing maps silverlight control. When the installation completes, you can choose to open the bing maps silverlight control sdk help file bingmapssilverlightcontrolsdk. Jul 27, 2010 but so far there is not a official release of the control specific to windows 7 phone. Map that matches the specified binding constraints threw an exception. To run a test drive of the bing maps control for phone applications, make sure you have the windows phone 7 tools installed into microsoft visual studio 2010 see the download link at the end of this article, and then proceed to create a new, blank silverlight application for the windows phone.
Pushpin is simple, but what if i have requirements to put an image picture such as an arrow, a category image, or even my own photo instead of the default orange pushpin. Windows phone training kit for developers rtm refresh. Silverlight windows azure technical forum support team blog. Handling doubletap event on silverlight map control for. The invocation of the constructor on type microsoft. Before we delve into the methods, actions, and tasks of the windows phone bing maps silverlight control or the bing maps task launcher, it is a good idea to get acquainted with the background of map geometry and how it works for bing maps. Bing maps silverlight control free download windows version. Download windows phone developer tools january 2011 update. Select the template windows phone application from the list of available templates under silverlight for windows phone. It convers the bing maps control for windows phone 7. Of course,you may do a lot of other exciting things as well creating a windows phone 7 client. By ricky brundritt, emea bing maps technology solution professional the bing maps msdn forums are one of the best places to ask a question if you need help developing with bing maps.
Mapping is a common requirement for a mobile app and now it is easy to add mapping, even custom mapping, to a mobile application using the bing silverlight control. Microsoft to drop 3d, plugin need in bing maps cnet. The application is aimed at joggersrunners, and simply allows users to start and end a running session and view their progress on a map. Introducing the virtual earth silverlight map control. Using the bing maps control in your bing maps application. In the sample are demonstrated different ways to create a thematic map over a bing maps using maplayers vector data and tilelayers maptilelayers. Pushpin is simple, but what if i have requirements to put an image picture such as an arrow, a category image, or even my own photo. But so far there is not a official release of the control specific to windows 7 phone. Recently microsoft released the ctp toolkit for windows phone 7, available here, and i decided to produce a small application which uses the location services functionality of the phone, as well as the silverlight bing maps user control. Good news is that since windows 7 phone sdk is built on top of silverlight 3 platform, you can use current release of bing maps control for silverlight with a small caveat.
Select silverlight for windows phone from the installed templates and choose windows phone application. You can use this control to build your own applications that use bing maps with wpf or surface. Mar 24, 2011 choose a location to install the bing maps silverlight control. The silverlight map control for windows phone is designed to support the data binding model. To use the map in our application we first need to reference the relevant assemblies within the project, then reference the mapcontrol namespace in the pages namespace declaration. The uri the site asks for does not matter thats only important when the bing maps control is used in a web site context, which is obviously not the case in a windows phone 7 app.
Building locationaware applications will teach you to divein to the new windows phone experience. Does bing maps silverlight api work on windows phone 7. Google maps for windows phone 7 using bing map control is an issue that has been debated over and over on the wp 7 community forums. Microsoft provide bing mapping controls for silverlight, windows phone 7, wpf, with a very similar api and by very similar i mean in most. This application will provide the feature to view maps in road view and aerial view. Many folks have sent me their code samples and links to blogs, so ill go ahead and consolidate a few of them here.
You can use this control to build your own web sites that use bing maps. Location based services and interactive maps are fast becoming a commodity. Now, here we are a year later at mix 2009 releasing the microsoft virtual earth silverlight map control as a ctp. In our previous post, i explained how to create an application bar for windows phone 7. Microsoft offers bing maps control for windows phone 7. Bing maps control for silverlight endoflife msdn microsoft. Is there any way to tell silverlight bing map control to use s for any request i do know it will add a little latency to each request. Developers can use the bing maps silverlight control to incorporate the latest location and local search features into their applications, you can see it running under browser from here. As an application developer, you need to learn how to easily bring maps and location based features into your own applications. Moving on from simply panning, zooming and generally controlling the map view it is also possible to add pushpin markers and more general shapes. My sample uses a hub control and looks up the map control at runtime via its loaded event handler, but other than that, i dont see a difference. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Bing maps silverlight map control ctp on ms connect has been rather quiet with any ms user replies to issuesbugs etc.
Windows phone developer tools fix allowing deployment of xap files over 64 mb in size to physical phone devices for testing and debugging. The bing maps silverlight control combines the power of silverlight and bing maps to provide an enhanced mapping experience. If you are into mobile application development, microsofts windows phone 7 is an interesting new platform that utilizes plenty of new technology. Windows phone 7 the bing maps control i programmer. Add an image on the map while using the bing maps silverlight control, you may need to put a marker on a certain location, thanks to pushpin class. Oct 18, 2010 i presented this deck to the seattle silverlight users group on oct. Overview of the windows phone bing maps silverlight. The motion sensor in windows phone consolidates information from the phones compass and accelerometer to create a rotation matrix that describes the orientation of the phone in 3d space. In my quest to implement a rotating map on the phone, i started with the bing maps silverlight control for windows phone, the center of which is a control named simply map in the microsoft. It appears that the bing maps silverlight control works slow on lowspec computers and mac. No more 600 page bibles just the right mix of text and lots of code to get you started. The windows phone bing maps silverlight control is almost, but not quite, identical to the desktop control.
Maps silverlight control sdk, available from downloadendetails. Im looking for a way to get the silverlight maps control up on a windows phone 7 series application. The silverlight control has a sligntly different user interface to the ajax control but provides mostly similar features. Apr 20, 2010 bing maps working with bing maps in silverlight, and thereby windows phone 7 is straight forward thanks to the bing maps silverlight user control. We know silverlight is still supported till 2021 on the internet explorer browser. Like i said though, its been a very robust build with few problems, we would be happy to use it commercially as it is. Start microsoft visual studio 2010 and select to create a new project. The control is optimized for mobile performance, including map tiles optimized for mobile bandwidth speeds. Virtual earth silverlight map control sample code maps blog. The bing maps control provides full mapping capabilities on windows phone 7. Working with the map control in windows phone 7 applications. Chat with aws weatherbug about silverlight, bing maps and. Start by opening visual studio 2010 or express as offered free in the sdk and create a new project, selecting the windows phone application project template.
The bing maps control fully supports silverlight data binding for pushpin data with templates for plotting information. Now before we start you need to create a bing maps account, why. Bing maps control for windows phone 7 with ishiriya wireless technologies services pvt. The v8 control supports most of the same capabilities as ajax v7 and has been extended to include features, such as autosuggest, heat maps, clustering, increased mobile support and much more. Last week, chris pendleton spoke at the seattle silverlight groups summer series to provide potential wp7 app developers an overview of bing maps and the wp7 bing maps controls. Watching with fiddler it would appear that the silverlight control requests tiles from several levels up and stretches them to fit to get a fast initial draw. Now add references to the bing maps silverlight control usually found in c. Microsoft is cleaning house at bing, dropping one feature completely, while dropping the need for the companys silverlight browser plugin to use. Nov 25, 2011 hello guys, there is no windows phone 7 forum in forums pick up list when im deploying application to wp7, application throws exception.
Windows phone 7 location service and bing maps shai. Jul 30, 2012 before we delve into the methods, actions, and tasks of the windows phone bing maps silverlight control or the bing maps task launcher, it is a good idea to get acquainted with the background of map geometry and how it works for bing maps. The bing maps control is pretty flexible and powerful, and can show both vector and raster maps. The ux is very nice, it uses deepzoom, animation and is highly customizable to try it follow these steps.
Bing maps silverlight control in windows phone 7 tilesource. This forum has served us well for many years, but over time, its become more difficult to manage. While using the bing maps silverlight control, you may need to put a marker on a certain location, thanks to pushpin class. Bing maps service requests originating from a bing maps control that use a session id instead of the bing maps key are nonbillable up to 25 requests per session. Discontinued control migration guidelines bing maps. Getting started creating a windows phone application. Microsoft has released a free bing maps silverlight control. Download bing maps windows presentation foundation wpf. This article is going to describe how to use the bing map control in windows phone 7 using silverlight. Setup a big maps developer account using your windows live id. Bing maps control with mvvmlight on windows phone 7. Database connections with the virtual earth silverlight mapcontrol ctp michael. Hi, i am currently working on a windows phone 7 project that uses bing maps for geolocalisation using the bing maps silverlight control sdk.
Using bing maps control in your windows phone 7 applications. Bing maps is one of the applications that is commonly used on phones these days. The bing map silverlight control for windows phone 7 development combines the power of silverlight and bing maps to get the best mapping. The ux is very nice, it uses deepzoom, animation and is highly customizable to try it. I gave it a try and i must say im really impressed by the quality and level of features of this control. Nov 09, 2011 bing maps control for windows phone 7 with ishiriya wireless technologies services pvt. Ashish jaiman talks with aws weatherbug team and discusses how they are leveraging silverlight, bing maps and windows phone 7. I dont think it is possible through current design. Bing maps silverlight control for windows phone api means the programmable control that enables developers to create immersive mapping experiences with silverlight in company applications on windows phone, as described in greater detail in the sdks. Nov 14, 2010 handling doubletap event on silverlight map control for windows phone 7 by craig fecteau lately ive been spending a lot of time playing around with the windows phone 7 sdk. Bing maps controls refer to bing maps v8 web control, bing maps wpf control, and windows 10 uwp map control. The bing maps ajax control version 7 ajax 7 is superseded by the bing maps v8 web control v8. I am trying to investigate this issue for windows phone 7.
Choose a location to install the bing maps silverlight control. Google maps for windows phone 7 using bing map control. The silverlight map control uses a special pushpin class and additional classes mappolygon and mappolyline, both derived from mapshapebase, for more general shapes. Combined with microsofts bing maps silverlight control for windows phone, the location service opens the door to an entire genre of apps that. Mapping in wpf, silverlight and wp7 scott logic blog. As mentioned previously, i want to ensure the community has lots of code samples for the virtual earth silverlight map control. The bing maps silverlight control for windows phone combines the power of silverlight and bing maps to provide an enhanced mapping experience.
Getting started with the bing maps silverlight control, visual studio. Bind maps demonstrates how to use the basic functionality of the bing maps silverlight control for windows phone and manipulate the map coordinate based on geo position. The rich imagery, quality geospatial data, and leadingedge technol. Microsoft bing maps platform apis terms of use bing maps. Feb 19, 2012 both bing map con trols provide the usual set of capability you would expect from a map control including slippy map pan, zoom, call out and base map data selection.
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