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Map Suite Desktop For Wpf How to Use Googlemaps

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This guide helps you to create a google maps key and apply it in Map Suite.

Getting Started

Google offers two types of API plan. One is standard Google Static Maps API, the other one is Google Maps APIs Premium Plan license. Each of them have two usages.

Standard Google Static Maps API

Use API Key
Use API Key and signature

Google Maps APIs Premium Plan

Use API Key and signature
Use ClientID and signature

How to Get API Key

Go to the Google Developer Console.
Login your Google account. ( Note: If you do not have one, create one then login. )
Create or select the project that will be using the API.
Search for “Google Static Maps” and enable the API.
Go to Credentials page, click create a credential, and select API key. ( Note: if you have an existing unrestricted API key, or a key with browser restrictions, you may use that key. )

Read more details about how to get a key.

How to get Signature & ClientID

You can read more details about how to get the Signature and ClientID.

Code Sample

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How to Apply Key

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Open the app.config file.
Place the key to the appropriate field. (see pic1 above)

Code Usage

  // Google maps core by using GoogleMapsOverlay()
  GoogleMapsOverlay googleMapsOverlay = new GoogleMapsOverlay();
  googleMapsOverlay.SendingWebRequest += GoogleMapsOverlay_SendingWebRequest;
  googleMapsOverlay.MapType = GoogleMapsMapType.Satellite;
  googleMapsOverlay.Name = "Google Maps Satellite";
  googleMapsOverlay.IsVisible = false;
  wpfMap1.Overlays.Add(googleMapsOverlay); 
  
  // where you can add the keys 
  <appSettings>
    <add key="BingMapKey" value="Place Your Bing Maps Key Here" />
  </appSettings>

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