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| + | {{filehistory:WebAPIEditionSample_GettingStarted_CS_20150417.zip|C# Project}} | ||
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| + | [[http://samples.thinkgeo.com/WebApiEdition/SampleTemplates/GetStartedWithMap/leaflet/|Try It Online(Leaflet)]] | ||
| + | [[http://samples.thinkgeo.com/WebApiEdition/SampleTemplates/GetStartedWithMap/openlayers/|Try It Online(Openlayers)]] | ||
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| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| The Map Suite WebAPI is a server-side mapping component for creating your own customizable web mapping application. It allows you to render your map tiles, query and manage data on the server side, and perform a variety of geometric function calculations (such as calculating the area of a user-drawn rectangle on the map). | The Map Suite WebAPI is a server-side mapping component for creating your own customizable web mapping application. It allows you to render your map tiles, query and manage data on the server side, and perform a variety of geometric function calculations (such as calculating the area of a user-drawn rectangle on the map). | ||
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| You may want to set the map’s initial extent. This is the geographical area that displays when a user first opens the application. You can easily do this by programmatically setting a bounding box around the area in one of three ways: | You may want to set the map’s initial extent. This is the geographical area that displays when a user first opens the application. You can easily do this by programmatically setting a bounding box around the area in one of three ways: | ||
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| - | 1. Code in the geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the upper left point and lower right point delineating the area you want to use. | + | 1. Code in the geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the upper left point and lower right point delineating the area you want to use. |
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| - | 2. Automatically pull coordinates from the location information the user’s device or browser provides. | + | 2. Automatically pull coordinates from the location information the user’s device or browser provides. |
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| - | 3. Use the extent of an existing feature or set of features. | + | 3. Use the extent of an existing feature or set of features. |
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| WebAPI Edition comes with 20 preset zoom levels, which can be customized to correspond with your own desired scales. | WebAPI Edition comes with 20 preset zoom levels, which can be customized to correspond with your own desired scales. | ||
| - | {{wiki:NY-large-small.png|Maps of Central Park (larger-scale) and New York City (smaller-scale). Note the scale, zoom level, latitude and longitude. These appear in the lower left corner of the screen.}} | + | {{webapiedition:NY-large-small.png|Maps of Central Park (larger-scale) and New York City (smaller-scale). Note the scale, zoom level, latitude and longitude. These appear in the lower left corner of the screen.}} |
| ====Understanding Coordinates==== | ====Understanding Coordinates==== | ||
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| - | {{wiki:right-click-events.png|A few basic right-click events.}} | + | {{webapiedition:right-click-events.png|A few basic right-click events.}} |
| ====Ready to get started?==== | ====Ready to get started?==== | ||
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