topic Re: How to use Google maps with ESRI Silverlight APIs in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions

How to use Google maps with ESRI Silverlight APIs

AsserSwelam1 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:07:14 GMT

Hello,

What is the way do such a web app ??? http://gis.moh.gov.sa/publichealthmap/Publichealthmap.aspx

I am searching in how to use google maps with ESRI silverlight APIs, i found an article for Mr. Rex Hansen talking about that it is not legal and can be done only using Google Static Maps.

The article URL: http://rexdotnet.blogspot.com/2010/09/use-google-maps-with-arcgis-silverlight.html

In the same time i found an website using google maps with ESRI Silverlight controls, URL: http://gis.moh.gov.sa/publichealthmap/Publichealthmap.aspx

Please advice.

Thank you and waiting for your reply.

wangzhifang — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:18:39 GMT

It's really not legal for directly using google maps' tile images in a third party app, including our Silverlight API.
However, technically speaking you're possible to do this job easily by extending the TiledMapServiceLayer class, please refer: http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/silverlight/apiref/ESRI.ArcGIS.Client~ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.TiledMapServiceLayer.html
If you are not interesting in the details, and just want to see the result in your Silverlight app, technically, you can try Portable Basemap Server:
http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=48bf53da123e442ab8ac9aed52747552
It's provided a REST service url of google maps and this can be directly using in ArcGIS client api, such as ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer.

AsserSwelam1 — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:25:51 GMT

Thank you diligentpig your reply helped my a lot.

wangzhifang — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:14:02 GMT

You're welcome:)