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How can I get a map labeled in Chinese with the ArcGIS Silverlight API?

mawanzhu — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:16:03 GMT

I wan to use the free ESRI map or Bingmap for base map, but they are all labeled in English, How can I get a map labeled in other language, such as in Chinese? Would anyone help me? In VB.NET Code or XAML. Thanks very much!!!

Re: How can I get a map labeled in Chinese with the ArcGIS Silverlight API?

ShaningYu — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:05:19 GMT

I don't think you can since a label.text is actually sourced from a record's value that is entered in English.

Re: How can I get a map labeled in Chinese with the ArcGIS Silverlight API?

DominiqueBroux — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:32:06 GMT

You can change the labels of a bing map by using the Culture property of the TileLayer.

For example:

 
<bing:TileLayer ID="BingLayer" LayerStyle="Road" Visible="True" ServerType="Production" Culture="fr-FR"
Token="{StaticResource BingKeyString}" />

gives labels in french.

I am not sure there is a chinese version at this time. I found this Microsoft link giving the possible cultures:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc981048.aspx

Re: How can I get a map labeled in Chinese with the ArcGIS Silverlight API?

mawanzhu — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:14:22 GMT

Thanks very much. These is no Culture string for Chinese in the list yet. While with BingMap API, I can get a Chinese Labeled source map in 2 step, the code is:
    Public Function GetChinaTileSource() As TileSource
        Dim tileSourceUri As New UriBuilder("http://r2.tiles.ditu.live.com/tiles/r{quadkey}.png?g=41") '中�?��?��?�系�?
        '   Dim tileLayer As New MapTileLayer()
        Dim tileSource As New LocationRectTileSource(tileSourceUri.Uri.ToString(), New LocationRect(New Location(60, 60), New Location(13, 140)), New Range(Of Double)(1, 20))
        Return tileSource
    End Function

' then in the map page
        Dim tileLayer As New MapTileLayer()
        Dim gts As New ChinaTileSource()
        tileLayer.TileSources.Add(gts.GetChinaTileSource())
        MyMap.Children.Add(tileLayer)
        MyMap.Mode = New MercatorMode

Can I do like that with ArcGIS API ? How to? Help me!

Re: How can I get a map labeled in Chinese with the ArcGIS Silverlight API?

dotMorten_esri — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:48:32 GMT

The label is not generated on the fly but is "baked" into the image tiles. So if the image tiles doesn't have chinese labels baked into them, the service can't support it. In this case ArcGIS Online doesn't have any chinese tile services you can use, and it seems neither does Bing on their open imageservice, so you are basically out of luck. You will have to roll your own tile server using ArcGIS Server and your own data.

Re: How can I get a map labeled in Chinese with the ArcGIS Silverlight API?

mawanzhu — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:55:01 GMT

The label is not generated on the fly but is "baked" into the image tiles. So if the image tiles doesn't have chinese labels baked into them, the service can't support it. In this case ArcGIS Online doesn't have any chinese tile services you can use, and it seems neither does Bing on their open imageservice, so you are basically out of luck. You will have to roll your own tile server using ArcGIS Server and your own data.

Thank you!