Using the C1Maps Web Part

The C1Maps Web Part can be used to create rich, interactive maps. Choose from a variety of Microsoft Bing Maps views, plus included markers and interactions.

Your map can include markers on locations you'd like to highlight, plus display additional information (data or even a photo) when the markers are clicked and/or hovered over. Markers can be custom images, or you can choose from the ones provided. In addition, users can use the zoom tool to zoom in/out of the map, or use their keyboard +/- keys. 

To create an interactive Map

1. Add the C1Maps Web Part to the page. (See Adding a Web Part to a Page.)
2. Open the On-Board Designer. (See Using the On-Board Designer.)
3. Click the Data Source tab and choose a List. (See Choosing a Data Source.) 

   If you are not using Bing Maps Geocoding, choose the Longitude Column and the Latitude Column using the drop-downs. (Your list must include those columns in order to display points on a Map without geocoding.)

   
   
   (If your data source has a hierarchy of folders, the View Scope drop-down allows you to set the files and folders that will be displayed. Default will show the files/subfolders of a specific folder, Recursive will show all files of all folders, RecursiveAll will show all files and folders, FilesOnly will show only the files of a specific folder.) 

4. Click the Geocode tab. Set the following:
   • Service Provider = Bing Maps. Enter your Authentication Key.

     If you don't have a Bing Maps license, you can sign up for a free developer license here: http://www.bingmapsportal.com/.

   • Choose the dropdown next to all of the location columns you would like plotted and select Required (or choose Optional, which will keep missing data from breaking geocoding). Use the arrow keys to put the columns in order. The markers will be plotted on the map based on your selection. Click OK. 

      

5. Click the Maps tab. Set the following and click OK. These fields specify the map type, the longitude/latitude coordinates to be displayed, the map zoom, and the display of the navigation tools:

   • Map Source = BingMapsRoad, BingMapsAerial, or BingMapsHybrid (See C1Maps Sources.)

   • Longitude 

   • Latitude 

   • Zoom Factor 

   • Navigation Tools =  on (default) or off. The direction tool allows users to move across the right, left, top, or bottom of the map. The scale/zoom tool allows users to zoom in or out of the map.

6. Click the Annotations tab. Set the following and click OK.

   • Marker Symbol = Choose from Ball, BallPin, Flag

   • Marker Image URL Column = If you have a custom image to use as the Marker Symbol, choose the column for it here.

   • Marker Image Scale = If you have set a Marker Image URL column, use this value to decrease the size of the plotted image. The default is 1.

   • Minimum Zoom Factor = If Map Inset is chosen as the Annotation Type, set the zoom for the inset here.

   • Click Action = Choose the type of dialog box that will display when the Marker Symbol is clicked: Modal, Modeless, or none. 

   • Annotation Type = Choose the type of information that should be displayed when the user clicks on a Marker Symbol. Data Values, Image, Map Inset, and Navigation are available.

   • Annotation URL Column = If your annotations (for example, you chose an Annotation Type of Image) can be accessed by a URL in a list column, select that column here.

   • ToolTip Text Column = Choose the list column that contains the Marker tooltip information. This information will be displayed when the user hovers over the Marker Symbol.

7. Click the Save Web Part button.

If you would like to connect your C1Maps Web Part to another web part on the same page, see Connecting Web Parts.