Hi there everyone.
I'm trying to create a Google Maps client for Windows 10.
I know that I can use Google Maps tiles using like this
http://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=r&hl=x-local&z={zoomlevel}&x={x}&y={y}
but using this way tiles are not in a vector style.
Isn't there any way to use vector google maps in MapControl for UWP?
Thank you.
Have a good year.
Hello,
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In UWP, MapControl provides HttpMapTileDataSource to customize the map tile service.
Here is the document about MapTileSource.
For using Google Map service, you can consider using this method:
public static void UseGoogleMaps(MapControl Map, string mapUri)
{
if (Map == null) return;
Map.Style = MapStyle.None;
Map.TileSources.Clear();
Map.TileSources.Add(
new MapTileSource(
new HttpMapTileDataSource(mapUri)
{
AllowCaching = true
}
)
);
}
You can also try to search related content in Github, there should be similar functions implemented in the community
Thanks.
Hi there and thanks for your reply.
Yes, I know this code and it works perfectly with the URL below.
http://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=r&hl=x-local&z=%7Bzoomlevel%7D&x=%7Bx%7D&y=%7By
But it is not vector I need the actual URL I should use for vector google maps tiles.
As there's no UWP SDK for GMaps I also don't know where can I find it too. 🤔
Thanks.
Hi, MapControl obtains the map tile image through a network request. At this time, the request is usually an image instead of a vector file. Tile images have great advantages in rendering, which is a common practice.
Google Maps doesn't use the same type of vector tiles as the UWP map controls. Also, Google Maps uses a close schema, so no other map controls, other than their own can use them. I believe they also have a restriction on using the tiles outside of their controls as well.
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