====== Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition ======

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Map Suite WPF Desktop Edition takes GIS application development for the Windows desktop to a whole new level, with a .NET-native control that packs the full power of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). With blazing fast rendering performance, powerful mapping features and support for the most popular data formats, Map Suite WPF Desktop Edition makes GIS accessible to developers of any skill.

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===== Product Guides =====

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>[[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Quick Start Guide|Quick Start Guide]]
Helps you get you up to speed with integrating the Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition map control into your your GIS software.
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>[[Map Suite Style Guide|Style Guide]]
Explains how to use styles in Map Suite to beautifully represent your GIS mapping data.  The guide includes an overview of styles, a detailed explanation of the various styles that ship with Map Suite, as well as a step by step guide of creating your own custom styles.
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>[[Map Suite Serialization Guide|Serialization Guide]]
Explains how to use our custom serialization class to render your Map Suite objects to XML, or other format etc. This allows your GIS application to easily save things such as Layers, Styles, or even whole maps to XML to be recalled at a later time. 
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>[[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Installation Guide|Installation Guide]]
Walks you through installing the map control on your system and creating a simple GIS application.
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>[[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Deployment Guide|Deployment Guide]]
Walks you through deploying your GIS software using the map control into a production environment.
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>[[Map Suite WPF Desktop Edition Dependencies Guide|Dependencies Guide]]
Introduces the dependencies Map Suite WPF Desktop Edition needs with their features, versions and source websites.
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>[[Map Suite Data Format Guide|Data Format Guide]]
Walks the various GIS data format that are supported in the map control. It also list any caveats related to the use of that format in your mapping application.
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>[[Map Suite Performance Guide|Performance Guide]]
Walks you through various ways you can increase performance in your .Net GIS application.
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>[[Map Suite SQLite|SQLite Guide]]
Walks you through using SQLite as a storage format.
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===== API Documentation =====

  * [[ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core|ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core]]   <div>The Core API documentation covers the ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core namespace which resides in the MapSuiteCore.dll assembly. It contains all of the core GIS classes that are shared between the different Map Suite edition map controls and servers. It includes such classes as Style, FeatureSource, Layer, Projection etc. This is where the bulk of the classes are for most of the Map Suite products. </div>
  * [[ThinkGeo.MapSuite.WpfDesktopEdition|ThinkGeo.MapSuite.WpfDesktopEdition]]<div>The Wpf Desktop Edition API documentation covers the ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Wpf DesktopEdition namespace which resides in the Wpf DesktopEditon.dll assembly. It contains all of the Wpf Desktop Edition specific classes such as the map control itself, Overlays, and supported map classes.</div>

===== Code Samples =====
** In addition to the samples below, we have dozens of interactive WPF Desktop Edition sample applications available.**

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<faicon fa fa-navicon fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition All Samples|All Samples]]
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All samples about Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition.
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<faicon fa fa-copy fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Project Templates|Project Templates]]
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These projects show various study cases based on Wpf Desktop Edition.
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<faicon fa fa-globe fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Background Maps (Google, Bing, etc) Samples|Background Maps]]
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These samples show how to incorporate 3rd part background map(Google, Bing, etc) with your application.
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<faicon fa fa-random fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition InteractiveOverlays Samples|InteractiveOverlays]]
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These samples show various aspects of how to extend or create InteractiveOverlays.
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<faicon fa fa-font fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Labeling Samples|Labeling]]
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These samples show various ways to use labeling in your application.
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<faicon fa fa-road fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Layers & FeatureSources Samples|Layers & FeatureSources]]
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These samples show custom layers and feature sources from which you can get inspired to integrate your own data.  
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<faicon fa fa-folder-open fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Miscellaneous Samples|Miscellaneous]]
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These samples show other miscellaneous features for the product.
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<faicon fa fa-print fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Printing Samples|Printing]]
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These samples demonstrate robust printing and page layout features.
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<faicon fa fa-map fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Projection Samples|Projection]]
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These sample features various usages of projection.
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<faicon fa fa-object-group fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Spatial Functions Samples|Spatial Functions]]
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These samples show various spatial functions such as union, buffer, merging data etc.
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<faicon fa fa-paint-brush fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Styles Samples|Styles]]
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These samples show various kinds of styles such as styles that scale or adjust based on time of day.
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<faicon fa fa-car fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Vehicle Tracking Samples|Vehicle Tracking]]
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These samples show various features related to vehicle and asset tracking
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<faicon fa fa-arrows-alt fa-lg> [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Zooming Panning Moving Samples|Zooming Panning Moving]]
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These samples show various ways to move the map.
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**NOTE:**
We have provided hundreds of .Net code samples in C# & VB.NET to help you get going quickly.  We have categorized them to allow you to quickly find what you are looking for.  Each code sample includes an overview, complete code online to review and the ability to download the sample to run it yourself.
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===== Videos =====

> **WPF Edition Sample App Walkthrough Video Series**

Step through the WPF Edition sample applications and see how they're put together. We'll demonstrate how to use each app, then take you through every part of the source code and show you how it works.\\ 

**Tip**: //You'll want to select "Fullscreen" to properly read the source code.//


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[[wpfedition:Introduction to the Wpf Desktop Edition|{{wpfedition:screenshot:Introduction_to_the_Desktop_Edition.png?180x99|Introduction to the Wpf Desktop Edition}}]]
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Introduction to the Wpf Desktop Edition
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> **Extending Map Suite Video Series**

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===== Screenshots =====
The Wpf Desktop Edition screenshots gallery section showcases a wide range of screenshots covering various GIS features of the Wpf Desktop Edition map control.

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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery SatelliteImagery.jpg?180|Add rich aerial imagery
Supports JPEG2000, TIFF, MrSid, ECW and more}} 
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//Add rich aerial imagery
Supports JPEG2000, TIFF, MrSid, ECW and more//
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery SQLQuerying.png?180|SQL query feature layers
Get column data
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SQL query feature layers
Get column data
Visually render SQL data
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery ChartsGraphs.png?180|Integrate charts and graphs on your map
Uses ZedGraph classes}} 
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Integrate charts and graphs on your map
Uses ZedGraph classes
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery ColorFamilies.png?180|Automatic color family generation
Group colors by hue or quality}} 
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Automatic color family generation
Group colors by hue or quality
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery SelectiveDrawing.png?180|Draw or exclude features based on conditions
Render based on data points}} 
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Draw or exclude features based on conditions
Render based on data points
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery RestrictionLayers.png?180|Restrict drawing of features
Fill restricted areas with patterns or bitmaps}} 
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Restrict drawing of features
Fill restricted areas with patterns or bitmaps
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery DotDensity.png?180|Plots points on your map
Point density represents numeric data}} 
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Plots points on your map
Point density represents numeric data
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery RegEx.png?180|Render features based on a regular expression
Puts you in control}} 
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Render features based on a regular expression
Puts you in control
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map_Suite_Wpf_Desktop_Edition_Screenshot_Gallery_ValueRendering.png?180|Render features based on a range of data values
Useful for points & labels}} 
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Render features based on a range of data values
Useful for points & labels
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery ThematicFeatures.png?180|Render features specifically based on a theme
Colorize map features}} 
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Render features specifically based on a theme
Colorize map features
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery Projections.png?180|Project your spatial data
Nearly every known projection is available}} 
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Project your spatial data
Nearly every known projection is available
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery MapRotation.png?180|Draw your maps in any orientation you wish
Real-time rotation}} 
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Draw your maps in any orientation you wish
Real-time rotation
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery PointsUsingBitmaps.png?180|Draw an image at a point
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Draw an image at a point
Additional options include vector symbols
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{{wpfedition:screenshot:Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Screenshot Gallery SampleApps.png?180|Dozens of interactive sample applications
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Dozens of interactive sample applications
Source code in C#
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===== Change Logs =====

  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Release Change Log|API Change Log]]<div>This change log details the changes made to the product for each major release cycle. </div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition Features & Bug Fixes Change Log|Features & Bug Fixes Change Log]]<div>This change log details the new features and bug fixes applied to the product for each major release cycle.</div>


===== Frequently Asked Questions=====

  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ All Questions|All Questions]]<div>All the frequently asked questions about Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition.</div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ General Questions|General Questions]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover high level GIS and mapping topics that are not categorized in other areas. </div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Background Maps (Google, Bing, etc.)|Background Maps]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover showing how to incorporate 3rd part background map with your application.</div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ InteractiveOverlays|InteractiveOverlays ]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover various aspects of how to extend or create InteractiveOverlays. Examples of InteractiveOverlay functions are things such as drawing track shapes, shape editing and track extents.</div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Labeling|Labeling]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover various aspects of labeling features.   </div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Layers & FeatureSources|Layers & FeatureSources]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover custom layers and feature sources from which you can get inspired to integrate your own data.</div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover various of other technical features of the products that are not included in other categories.</div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Projection|Projection]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover various aspects of projection such as how to re-project your data. </div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Spatial Functions|Spatial Functions]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover various spatial functions such as union, buffer, merging data etc.</div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Styles|Styles]] <div>These frequently asked questions cover displaying your GIS data using various styles. Some examples of styles would include using class breaks, clustering points, heat maps, etc.</div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Vehicle Tracking|Vehicle Tracking]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover various features related to vehicle and asset tracking. </div>
  * [[Map Suite Wpf Desktop Edition FAQ Zooming Panning Moving|Zooming Panning Moving]]<div>These frequently asked questions cover various ways to move the map. </div>



===== Help & Support Guides =====
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