Map Suite Desktop Edition offers a collection of GIS controls designed for .NET developers to integrate interactive maps into their WPF and Winforms applications. With native .NET components, it simplifies map integration for C# or VB.NET users.
With Map Suite Desktop Edition, you can build powerful desktop GIS applications in just a few lines of code. This exceptional program comes with WPF and Winforms controls and dozens of "How Do I?" sample applications written in C# that contain source code. The best part is you can enjoy royalty-free distribution of your project, making it even easier to share your creations.
Suppose you ever run into trouble while using Map Suite Desktop Edition. In that case, you can take comfort in the professional support team that is readily available to assist you. The software also comes with a 1-Year Software Assurance Plan.
The features that come with Map Suite Desktop Edition are impressive, with spatial and SQL queries, thousands of projections, WMS support, track shapes, and WPF and GDI+ drawing just a few to mention. There are also geometric functions, thematic rendering, class break, and value-based rendering, built-in geo styles, and much more.
It is possible to use Map Suite Desktop Edition with .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2010, 2008, or 2005 using C# or VB.NET languages. Plus, your applications may be distributed royalty-free. Map Suite Desktop Edition is an invaluable tool for .NET developers interested in creating powerful GIS applications without having to learn a new programming language.
Version 6.0.0.0: Major upgrade adds improved performance and memory usage, enhanced XML serialization, Code Generator, layer transparency, TinyGeo (.tgeo) support and much more.
Version 5.0.0.0: Major milestone release adds map legends, PRJ, GRID and native TAB support, Bing Maps, Date Line wrapping, numerous bug fixes and lots more.
Version 4.5.0.0: Major milestone release adds support for OpenStreetMap, .NET 3.5 Client Profile, Visual Studio 2010 sample code, a new MarkerOverlay, numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Version 2.55.0: Now includes a 64-bit edition, GeoStyles, progressive drawing and more
Version 3.1.299: Corrects several bugs vs. the release candidate. This is the initial non-beta release of Map Suite Desktop Edition 3.x.
Version 3.0.453: Version 3.0.453 includes a variety of bug fixes and API additions.
Version 3.0.362: Most recent release contains a variety of bugfixes, and also now includes the FDO data formats extension.
Version 3.0.199: Major update include WPF and Winforms controls, redesigned and customizable API, support for new data formats (SQL 2008, Oracle Spatial, PostgreSQL, etc.) and much more
Version 2.0: Now Supports Visual Studio 2005