Shapefiles in Bing Maps Silverlight

Question

Hi guys!  I would really think this question would be asked a lot, but a quick search of both the web and Google didn't turn up anything obvious...

Is there a straightforward way to view ESRI Shapefiles in the Bing Maps Silverlight Control as a layer/overlay?  Could someone provide me to pointers (web links, whatever) to getting started?

If not, does anyone have a recommended best-way to display ESRI Shapefiles in Bing Maps (for Silverlight)?

I appreciate any help...!

Answer 1

There are a couple ways to get ShapeFiles into the Silverlight control. One of the easiest methods is to import your shape files into SQL 2008 using the app found here: http://www.sharpgis.net/page/SQL-Server-2008-Spatial-Tools.aspx

 

An alternative method is to create a ShapeFile reader to import your files. The following is a simple example of how to do this: http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/uploadfile/nschan/shapefile02252007134834pm/shapefile.asp x I've take a similar approach in the past for application and this works out well but requires a lot more work initially.

 

For both methods you will likely need to support multiPolygons/multipolylines. For this take a look at this article: http://rbrundritt.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E7DBA9A4BFD458C5!1100.entry

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