Visual Elements of XamGeographicMapControl and Related Properties
Visual elements summary
The following screenshot depicts the visual elements of the XamGeographicMap control. Configurable elements are listed after the image.
Configurable Visual Elements:
Map Plot Area
Map Background Content
Geographic Series
Map Crosshair Lines
Map Overview Pane
Visual elements and related properties
The following table maps the visual elements of the XamGeographicMap control and the properties that configure them.
Visual Element
Description
Property
Map Plot Area
Represents an area within the XamGeographicMap control used for plotting geographic imagery tiles and geo-spatial data using geographic series as well as displaying map crosshair lines and map overview pane. Background of this area can changed to any Brush object by setting the PlotAreaBackground property of the XamGeographicMap control.
Represents an area of the XamGeographicMap control for plotting geographic imagery tiles from supported mapping services such as Open Street Map and Bing Maps. Refer to the Using Geographic Imagery topic for more information about this map element.
Represent map elements for rendering geo-spatial vector data -points ( GeographicSymbolSeries), polylines ( GeographicPolylineSeries), or polygons ( GeographicShapeSeries) in geographic context. The XamGeographicMap control’ Series property is a collection of geographic series objects. For more information about geographic series elements supported in the XamGeographicMap control, refer to the Using Geographic Series topic.
Represents vertical and horizontal lines that intersect at the location of mouse cursor when it hovers over the map plot area of the XamGeographicMap control.
Represents the XamOverviewPlusDetailPane control with configurable location and easy-to-use zooming and panning functionalities for navigating map content of the XamGeographicMap control.
This topic provides information on common usage of all types of geographic series in the XamGeographicMap control, their benefits, and shared features.
