Map Explorer application demonstrates how to use the new Windows Phone 8 Map
control replacing the Bing Maps control used in Windows 7, as well as how to
use new map-related features, such as address search, locationing, and routes.
Map Explorer is a simple Silverlight application which enables the user to
change properties of the map component to see the effect on shown map.
The example has been developed with Silverlight for Windows Phone devices
and tested to work on Lumia devices with Windows Phone 8.
Map Explorer
Map Explorer application demonstrates how to use the new Windows Phone 8 Map control replacing the Bing Maps control used in Windows 7, as well as how to use new map-related features, such as address search, locationing, and routes. Map Explorer is a simple Silverlight application which enables the user to change properties of the map component to see the effect on shown map.
The example has been developed with Silverlight for Windows Phone devices and tested to work on Lumia devices with Windows Phone 8.
This example application is hosted in GitHub: https://github.com/Microsoft/map-explorer
For more information on implementation and porting, visit Lumia Developer’s Library: http://developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Lumia/#!code-examples/map-explorer.html
What’s new
Version 1.1.0.0: Support for downloading maps. Mapping APIs T&C compliance.
This is a simple build-and-run solution. Learn about Map properties and Map related features by trying out the application.
3.1 Folders
MapExplorer: Root folder for the implementation files.Assets: Graphic assets like icons and tiles.Properties: Application property files.Resources: Application resources.3.2 Important files and classes
MainPage.xamlMainPage.xaml.csMainPage3.3 Used APIs/Windows Phone Components
Tested to work on Nokia Lumia 820 and Nokia Lumia 920. Developed with Microsoft Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone 2012.
4.1 Required Capabilities
ID_CAP_LOCATIONID_CAP_MAPID_CAP_NETWORKINGID_CAP_SENSORS4.2 Known Issues
None.
5.1 Preparations
Make sure you have the following installed:
5.2 Using the WINDOWS PHONE 8 SDK
5.3 Deploying to Windows Phone 8
Please see official documentation for deploying and testing applications on Windows Phone devices: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg588378%28v=vs.92%29.aspx
See the license text file delivered with this project. The license file is also available online at https://github.com/Microsoft/map-explorer/blob/master/Licence.txt
An article “Guide to the Maps” published on Nokia Lumia Developer’s Library (http://www.developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Lumia/#!guide-to-the-maps.html) describes the properties and usage of map control and map-related features in detail using MapExplorer as an example.