Hi,
I have using thinkgeo map and my requirement is that display street, Area, POI same display as google map.(same look and feel as google map)
Can you give any sample or code for regarding that ASAP or give some solution for that ?
Thanks in Advance.
Regards,
Mayank Vyas
Hello Mayank,
Thanks for using MapSuite, if you want the map looks like google map, I think the best way is using google overlay, please check the code below:
GoogleMapsOverlay google = new GoogleMapsOverlay();
winformsMap1.Overlays.Add(google);
winformsMap1.MapUnit = GeographyUnit.Meter;
winformsMap1.BackgroundOverlay.BackgroundBrush = new GeoSolidBrush(GeoColor.GeographicColors.ShallowOcean);
winformsMap1.CurrentExtent = new RectangleShape(-10000000, 10000000, 10000000, -10000000);
winformsMap1.Refresh();
Also you can refer HowDoISamples--->Markers--->Add simple markers on the map to make the POI.
Regards,
Gary
Hi gary,
I use different shape file like area, Street ,boundraies, POI , land use ,so there is no layer adding for google map overlay.
so can you provide for sample using different shape file with google map overlay, because I am waiting for that and
not getting any conclusion andalso i also implemented find the street and POI in our thinkgeo map, so these are posible with
using google map overlay.
I will appericate your help. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Mayank Vyas
Hello Mayank,
Please refer this sample wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/Map_Suite_Desktop_Edition_All_Samples#Shapefile_to_Google_Map, I believe it contains everything you need.
Let us know if you still have queries.
Regards,
Gary
Hi Gary,
I got this sample yesterday from searching in the internet but i have following queries regarding google map.
i)It is too slow compare to i was working without googleoverlay, so can you give samples or code for getting the performance ?
ii)Can googlemapovelay use the internet ?
iii)how to add marker when I click on the map because it is use in the Meter instead of decimal degree and it is not mark at specific location when i click .
iv) sometime it gives error [The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.] same error given as your sample application
"Shapefile to Google Map overlay".
Thanks & Regards,
Mayank Vyas
Hello Mayank,
i)"It is too slow compare to i was working without googleoverlay" are you mean using GoogleMapsLayer? If so, you can easily switch between them, just replace GoogleMapsOverlay as GoogleMapsLayer and add it into an overlay. If not, it's a little hard to compare the performance between google map and other map, some times it depend on the google server response. Could you tell me more information how it make you fell slow?
ii)Of cause it use the internet, it need the google server return the static map to show.
iii)You can set a projection to translate the marker from decimal degree to meter, please refer the code below:
var proj = new Proj4Projection
{
InternalProjectionParametersString = Proj4Projection.GetEsriParametersString(4326),
ExternalProjectionParametersString = Proj4Projection.GetGoogleMapParametersString()
};
proj.Open();
SimpleMarkerOverlay markerOverlay = new SimpleMarkerOverlay();
InMemoryMarkerOverlay m = new InMemoryMarkerOverlay();
m.FeatureSource.Projection = proj;
iv)This is google server problem, most time it's because our google overlay just use a free key, and it will reach limit in one day, you can register in the google and get a valid api key, using googleMapsOverlay.ClientId or googleMapsLayer.ClientId to set it.
Regards,
Gary
Hi Gary,
i)Can we have other option for getting same look and feel as goolge map without using googleMapOvelay or googleMapsLayer.
ii)using google map layer, when we search any street in the map it is highlihted with line but the street name is not display in the map
but in thinkgeo without using google map layer, it display the street name and also highlighted.
iii)If i am working in offline then google map layer is working or not.
please send me any sample or code if you find some solution regarding this.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Mayank Vyas
Hello Mayank,
i)I believe you can choose BingMap or OpenStreetMap, but you must every map data have their own styles, so it’s almost the same but still has difference. And you can find how to use them in HowDoISamples.
ii)I think when you say highlighted and display the street name, you mean you using a shapefile working with google map, and highlight the shapefile and show the name right? If not, I don’t know how you did this. If so, the reason street name not displayed maybe is you using the wrong column name and shapefilelayer does not get the right data to show. Please compare the sample in the HowDoISamples.
iii)GoogleMapLayer doesn’t support offline.
Regards,
Gary
Hi Gary,
Thanks for your quick response.
i)I ask question that , can we achieve the same look and feel as google map in our map using styles, zooming and color(e.g Boundary, Area, Street , POI color and line size in google map same as our current Map) without using google map ovelay or Open street Map or bing map? because we have requirement for the same.
If possible then can you give sample code or example for that ?
we appericiate your help.
please let me know for any further infromation.
Regards,
Mayank Vyas
Hello Mayank,
Yes, you can, with our ShapeFileFeatureLayer, we have a lot of styles to set to make it looks like Google map, you can set your AreaStyle, LineStyle, TextStyle, PointStyle, but the question is, you will need a really good artist to plan all of this, and make it totally looks like google. I believe you can find all the samples how to change the styles in the HowDoISamples.
In other words, we have all the functions but you are the one to set them.
And I’m very sorry it’s too complex to build this kind of sample. So you have to finish it by yourself but any questions you meet just let me know, I’m glad to help you.
Regards,
Gary
Hi Gary,
I need your help. can you provide a sample code for following things
i)I display street color at specific zoom level means if e.g zoom 10 to 12 then street color is orange , if zoom level 12 to 15 then yellow
and if zoom level > 15 then orange. same as google map display street .
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Mayank Vyas.
Hello Mayank,
Please check the code below, you can use ApplyUntilZoomLevel to control the style change between different zoomlevel.
ShapeFileFeatureLayer worldLayer = new ShapeFileFeatureLayer(@"..\..\SampleData\Data\Countries02.shp");
worldLayer.ZoomLevelSet.ZoomLevel10.DefaultLineStyle = LineStyles.CreateSimpleLineStyle(GeoColor.SimpleColors.Orange, 10, true);
worldLayer.ZoomLevelSet.ZoomLevel10.ApplyUntilZoomLevel = ApplyUntilZoomLevel.Level12;
worldLayer.ZoomLevelSet.ZoomLevel13.DefaultLineStyle = LineStyles.CreateSimpleLineStyle(GeoColor.SimpleColors.Yellow, 10, true);
worldLayer.ZoomLevelSet.ZoomLevel13.ApplyUntilZoomLevel = ApplyUntilZoomLevel.Level15;
Let me know your queries.
Regards,
Gary