Usage Examples
I have created some basic examples of how to use the licensed control. Feel free to download them and use them to get started.
There are 6 examples (each in C# and VB.NET):
Basic Map
Using Map … more
Contents tagged with Google Maps
Google Maps for Silverlight
The title is not exactly correct if you had expected the cool DeepZoom maps with Google's imagery. Now you know :-)
What I am talking is a Silverlight control to display map images from Google's … more
Where Am I And How Do I Get There
The geocoding namespace has gotten a major overhaul in this latest revision. There are many new features and many new classes to expose these features. However the changes also mean that some code may … more
Creating Your Own Overlay Types
I previously wrote a post about how to create a custom map type. It does require a slight knowledge of JavaScript, since you will be accessing the underlying API or custom clientside scripts.
Since … more
Google Maps for Mobile Phone
Since Google does not to my knowledge provide an API for putting map applications on your mobile phone I did some coding around theStatic Maps API that they do make available.
On browsers that … more
Creating a Static Map
The map control includes support for Google's Static Maps API. The Static Maps API allows you to create a map as an image. This significantly reduces the download required for users viewing a web … more
Dealing With Obscene Amounts of Markers
Dealing with obscene amounts of overlays (typically markers or extremely long and complex polylines) is not recommendable. Most importantly Google's underlying API becomes terribly slow when dealing … more
Reading Overlay Data From a Database
It is safe to say that most map applications are based on data stored in databases. I can't begin to guess how people design their databases, but getting the data on to the map is generally speaking a … more
Understanding Async Events
I frequently get asked why the following code yields no result:
GoogleMarker gm = new GoogleMarker("myMarker", 54, 0);
GoogleMap.AddOverlay(gm);
It's actually the same as asking why the following … more
Creating a Custom Map
Google Maps come with very detailed satellite maps for most of the globe and are expanding their road map coverage almost daily so the need to make your own custom map using your own map graphics may … more
