This sample demonstrates how to use the universal map control (MapControl) in a UWP app.
- MapControl Basics: adjusting the ZoomLevel, Heading, DesiredPtich, and map stype
- Adding points of interest on the map: PushPins, images, and shapes
- Adding XAML overlays on the map
- Showing 3D locations in MapControl
- Showing Streetside experience within MapControl
- Launching Maps using URI Schemes
This sample is written in XAML and C#.
How to display maps in the Map control
How to display pushpins, shapes, and controls on a map
URI scheme for Windows Maps app
Client: Windows 10 Insider Preview
- If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
- Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio 2015 Solution (.sln) file.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.