image over map

Question

hi. im planning on creating a map of a railway. any suggestion or advice on how to start it with? i mean what api do i use if the map or the transit path of the railway does not exist in either google maps, bing maps or even nokia maps? do i draw the map programmatically or do i overlay an image over a map? any help would be appreciated. thanks :)

Answer 1

Any of those would be viable depending on what data you have available. If you have an image then lay it over the map. If you have path data then draw it programmatically. Which is best depends on your specific needs and resources and how the app is being written.

If you can give more specific information about what sort of help you need and what sort of app you are writing we can direct you to an appropriate forum. Are you writing a Metro style app? If so, are you using Html/JavaScript? Xaml/.Net? Xaml/C++? DirectX?

--Rob

Answer 2

thanks for the response.
ill be doing a wp7 app and will be using silverlight, C# and XAML.
ill post more specific questions once i start coding or if i run into some trouble. as of now im surveying what options are best for me for my plans for this kind of app. 

Answer 3

This forum is for discussing writing Metro style apps on the Windows 8 Developer Preview Please post questions about Windows Phone 7 development on theWindows Phone 7 forums at the App Hub.

--Rob