Changing the Map Source

C1Maps can display geographical information from several sources. By default, C1Maps uses Microsoft LiveMaps aerial photographs as the source, but you can change that using the Source property, which takes an object of type MultiScaleTileSource. By default, this is set to display Bing Maps (see Legal Requirements prior to using this service) aerial photographs, but you can change it to display the road source or hybrid source.

Changing to Road Source

Complete the following steps:

In XAML view, add x:Name="C1Maps1" to the <c1:C1Maps> tag so that the object will have a unique identifier for you to call in code.

Enter Code view and import the following namespace:

Visual Basic	Copy Code
Imports C1.Silverlight.C1Maps

C#	Copy Code
using C1.Silverlight.C1Maps;

Add the following code beneath the InitializeComponent() method:

Visual Basic	Copy Code
C1Maps1.Source = new VirtualEarthRoadSource()

C#	Copy Code
C1Maps1.Source = new VirtualEarthRoadSource();

Press F5 to run the program and observe that the map presents the road source.

Changing to Hybrid Source

Complete the following steps:

In XAML view, add x:Name="C1Maps1" to the <c1:C1Maps> tag so that the object will have a unique identifier for you to call in code.

Enter Code view and import the following namespace:

Visual Basic	Copy Code
Imports C1.Silverlight.C1Maps

C#	Copy Code
using C1.Silverlight.C1Maps;

Add the following code beneath the InitializeComponent() method:

Visual Basic	Copy Code
C1Maps1.Source = new VirtualEarthHybridSource()

C#	Copy Code
C1Maps1.Source = new VirtualEarthHybridSource();

Press F5 to run the program and observe that the map presents the road source.

For more information about map sources, see C1Maps Concepts and Main Properties.