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Map Suite iOS Edition

Map Suite for iOS is a powerful .NET control that lets you add interactive maps and professional-grade GIS to your iPhone® and iPad® apps. Using the power of the Xamarin mobile platform and ThinkGeo's Map Suite together, you can develop native iOS apps using the C# language and .NET libraries you're already familiar with.

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Learning Samples

All Chapters

Samples | Videos
All of the chapters of the Map Suite Developer Manual in one place so you can easily search for a topic.

Project Templates

Samples | Xamarin.Forms Samples
Now that you have learned the basics of Map Suite, explore these project templates which combine several different concepts to make real world applications.

Getting Started

Samples | Xamarin.Forms Samples | Videos
Learn about what the WebAPI Edition has to offer and how you can get started building your own web application with it. More...

Overlays

Discover how to you can use Overlays to build up your own map or add existing basemaps like the World Map Kit, Google and Bing to your application.

Layers

Samples
Explore all the different types of layers and data formats you can use to build up your map.

Styling

Learn how to apply basic styles to render your vector data layers.

Visualizing Data

Samples | Xamarin.Forms Samples | Videos
Learn about the styles you can use with Map Suite to visualize your data. More...

Labeling

Samples | Xamarin.Forms Samples | Videos
Explore different techniques for labeling your features. More...

Markers & Pop Ups

Explore how to make your maps more interactive by using Markers and Pop Ups.

Drawing & Editing

Samples | Xamarin.Forms Samples | Videos
Learn how to draw new features or edit existing features on the map. More...

Querying

Learn about all the different ways you can query your data.

Projection

Learn about Map Projection and how to apply it your data.

Geometric Functions

Samples | Xamarin.Forms Samples | Videos
Explore the different ways to manipulate features using geometric functions. More...

Adornments

Learn how to add legends, scale bars, north arrows and many more adornments to your map.

How Do I Samples

Samples | Xamarin.Forms Samples
Contains dozens of interactive samples that hit all the highlights of Map Suite iOS Edition.

Product Guides

Quick Start Guide / Xamarin.Forms Quick Start Guide

Helps you get started building your first application with the Map Suite iOS Edition.

Data Format Guide

Walks the various GIS data format that are supported in the map control. It also list any caveats related to the use of that format in your mapping application.

Style Guide

Explains how to use styles to beautifully represent your GIS mapping data. It includes an overview of styles, a detailed explanation of the various styles that ship with Map Suite, as well as a step by step guide of creating your own custom styles.

Serialization Guide

Explains how to use our custom serialization class to render your Map Suite objects to XML, or other format etc. It allows your GIS application to easily save things such as Layers, Styles, or even whole maps to XML to be recalled at a later time.

Installation Guide / Xamarin.Forms Installation Guide

Walks you through installing the map control on your system and creating a simple GIS application.

Deployment Guide / Xamarin.Forms Deployment Guide

Walks you through deploying your GIS software using the map control into a production environment.

Dependencies Guide

Introduces the dependencies Map Suite Desktop Edition needs with their features, versions and source websites.

Performance Guide

Walks you through various ways you can increase performance in your .Net GIS application.

API Documentation

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core

The Core API documentation covers the ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core namespace which resides in the MapSuiteCore.dll assembly. It contains all of the core GIS classes that are shared between the different Map Suite edition map controls and servers. It includes such classes as Style, FeatureSource, Layer, Projection etc. This is where the bulk of the classes are for most of the Map Suite products.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.iOSEdition

The iOS Edition API documentation covers the ThinkGeo.MapSuite.iOSEdition namespace which resides in the iOSEdition.dll assembly. It contains all of the iOS Edition specific classes such as the map control itself, Overlays, and supported map classes.

API Documentation (Xamarin.Forms)

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.FormsEdition

The FormsEdition API documentation covers the ThinkGeo.MapSuite.FormsEdition namespace which resides in the MapSuiteFormsEdition.dll assembly. It contains all of the MapSuiteForms Edition specific classes such as the map control itself, Overlays, and supported map classes.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.FormsEdition.iOS

The FormsEdition.iOS API documentation covers the ThinkGeo.MapSuite.FormsEdition.iOS namespace which resides in the MapSuiteFormsEdition.iOS.dll assembly. It contains all of the FormsEdition.iOS Edition specific classes such as the Forms.

Videos

Step through the iOS Edition sample applications and see how they're put together. We'll demonstrate how to use each app, then take you through every part of the source code and show you how it works.

Tip: You'll want to select “Fullscreen” to properly read the source code.

iOS Map Getting Started