Cutting-Edge GIS Core Technology At the heart of Map Suite Desktop is a powerful .NET GIS engine that's designed to render the kind of professional maps that your desktop applications need. It includes GIS features like:

• GDI+ Drawing — Provide dynamic graphics and text
• Zoom Levels — Control what's visible based on map magnification
• Spatial Queries — Display map data according to a set of rules
• Map Shapes — Represent dynamic and mobile objects or areas
• Geometric Functions — Transform a shape or find relationship to other shapes
• Projections — Ways of representing the curved surface of the Earth on a 2D plane
• SQL Querying — Create dynamic maps based on info from your database
• Plus Many More!

Professional Map Rendering The most important part of a GIS component is the map it renders. Map Suite Desktop adds stunning, professional maps to your .NET desktop applications with capabilities that include:

• GeoStyles — Predefined styles can give your maps an instant professional look
• Custom Symbology — Supply your own map icons, symbols and images
• Icon Value Rendering — Combine an icon with a label (i.e., a highway symbol)
• Dot Density Rendering — Render a layer differently based on points plotted within it
• Direct Map Drawing — Draw shapes, lines and points dynamically on any map
• Class Break Rendering & Labeling — Display map areas or labels differently based on the range of a particular attribute
• Value-Based Rendering & Labeling — Display map areas or labels differently based on the exact value of a particular attribute

User Interface & Interactivity Take GIS a step further by giving your users unprecedented control over the maps your .NET application displays. Map Suite Desktop supports user interaction through features like:

• Track Shapes — Allow users to draw shapes on the map with their mouse
• Track Zoom Tool — Zoom in by drawing a rectangle around an area of interest
• Drag-and-Drop Panning — Pan around a map in real-time by clicking and dragging
• Map Legends — Automatic generation of map legends, including the optional ability to turn individual map features on and off
• Scale Bars — Automatic scale bars with control over size, placement and limits
• Clickable/Draggable Map Shapes — Allow users to drag map features around the screen; perform your own custom actions when users click on map shapes
• Tooltips — Provide contextual info to users by assigning tooltips to map features

Compatibility & Customization Make your .NET GIS project your own by extending and customizing Map Suite to your exact needs, while supporting industry-standard file formats that save you time:

• ESRI ShapeFile Support — Common, standard vector format for geospatial map data
• Raster Imagery Support — Import satellite imagery, textures and patterns in common formats like ECW, JPEG2000, MrSid and GeoTIFF
• Custom Data Functionality — Integrate non-geographic information like sales data
• Save/Load XML — Serialize map shapes and save them to / load them from XML
• Multi-Language Support — Unicode plugin allows for mapping in complex languages
• Custom Labeling Support — Write your own plugin providing custom label rendering logic

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