topic Silverlight control and Google maps in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions

Silverlight control and Google maps

MartenLiebster — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:29:31 GMT

Our division has invested a lot of time into using the ESRI control with the assumption that we'd be able to use it with our internal server. Unfortunately that won't work out.

It turns out that another division has started to use Google Maps and purchased hosted mapping through them.

Is it possible to use Google as a TiledLayer service?

Thanks

Re: Silverlight control and Google maps

dotMorten_esri — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:25:38 GMT

While its completely possible (a few tweaks to OpenStreetMapLayer would do it), Google's licensing restricts you from doing so.

I'm curious why it "won't work out" using your internal server?

Re: Silverlight control and Google maps

MartenLiebster — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:13:57 GMT

While its completely possible (a few tweaks to OpenStreetMapLayer would do it), Google's licensing restricts you from doing so.

I'm curious why it "won't work out" using your internal server?

Thanks for the response.

I thought our other team was using ArcGIS, and posted a thread about how to enable tiles. And got a few responses. I brought the information to them, since they said they couldn't do that.

Turns out they have ArcIMS. I posted that, asking how I'd get it working together and got no responses, so I figured it wasn't going to happen.

There are other issues - like they only have the US and we need the world map & and the map they have doesn't fit the aesthetics we desire.

Is it possible for us to use ArcIMS? How difficult would it be to use the ArcGIS Online maps (like the ones listed here: http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisonline/subscription-based.html)?

Re: Silverlight control and Google maps

dotMorten_esri — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:24:36 GMT

To use ArcIMS you will need to write a bit of custom code, but I know of people who have done it, and it is very much possible (basically you inherit from DynamicMapserviceLayer and implement the GetUrl() method).

ArcGIS Online subscription layers are fully supported. You can also use Bing Maps's tiles if you desire by using the Bing assembly and signing up for a Bing subscription.

Re: Silverlight control and Google maps

dotMorten_esri — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:51:33 GMT

If you want to add Google Maps you might want to read this blogpost first:
http://rexdotnet.blogspot.com/2010/09/use-google-maps-with-arcgis-silverlight.html