What's new in Dundas Map for .NET?

• Now supports Visual Studio 2010

General Features

• Easy-to-use design-time wizards
• Serialize maps as XML or binary   
• Save maps as image files (jpg, bmp, png, emf)   
• Geographic grid and projections support   
• Panning and zooming support
• Selection support   
• Keyboard navigation and mouse wheel support - Windows Forms Edition only
• Gradient and hatch styles for all map elements   
• Map layers Map Layers - Attach shapes and symbols to one, all, or no layers to control aspects of their visibility and behavior
• Tooltips for map elements - Use tooltips to add further information to maps. Use shapefile information fields to directly populate tooltips with pertinent information
• Print support - Windows Forms Edition only  
• Over 50 detailed samples
• Visual Studio features - Full Visual Studio integration including support for Smart Tags and AJAX implementations for interactivity features

Map Visualization

• High performance viewport for display of map graphics
• Adjustable zoom range and zoom level   
• Configurable frame border with variety of 3D styles

Map Wizard

• Predefined maps from a library of base maps Map Libraries - Comprehensive map libraries including detailed maps of many countries
• World and Continent Maps - A full library of customizable continent and world maps
• Detailed Country Maps including the USA and Canada   
• Simplified configuration of map frames and viewports
• Customizable parallel and meridian grid lines   
• Implementation of panning and zoom controls
• Configure color swatches, distance scales, and legends - Configure each aspect of the zoom, navigation, scale, swatch, and legend panels to match surrounding elements of your map-based applications
• Flexible wizard can be launched at any time 

Map Import Features

• Support for the ESRI shapefile format - the industry leading standard
• Import ESRI shapefiles (.shp) using a design-time wizard   
• Automatic naming of map elements through data field association   
• Select multiple data attribute columns for rich map

Map Projections

• Support for ten of the most widely used map projections
• Fully configurable projection parameters such as projection center
• Configure the projection type and centre of projection - using coordinates -  to achieve the desired map
• Switch projections at any time, including runtime

Navigation Controls

• Panning and zoom controls with repeat capability
• Mouse wheel zooming - Windows Forms Edition only
• Keyboard panning and zooming - Windows Forms Edition only

Map Content Features

• Represent geographic elements using shapes, groups, symbols and paths
• Appearance and Behavioral Options - Customize behavioral and appearance aspect of your maps using the rich properties set of the map control
• Offset locations and apply scale factors to create exploded views   
• Automatically group shapes into regions, corresponding to real-world structures, or simply for easier dissemination of information
• Automatically Colorize and Stylize Maps - Reduce design time by allowing Dundas Map's rule-based engine to color and style map elements
• Create chloropeth maps using intelligent grouping of scaled or normalized data

Layers

• Unlimited number of logical layers for element management and manipulation
• Assign map elements to one, all or no layers
• Easily show or hide a layer and all of its subsequent elements   
• Intelligent layer properties show/hide layers based on zoom level

Data Grouping and Classification

• Classify map elements using data grouping algorithms to remove the work associated with dividing map elements into groups
• Group or classify elements into equal intervals, equal distribution etc
• Automatically assign colors or symbols for each data class
• Automatically assign of colors and predefined symbols to maps using shape rules in conjunction with data fields. Three data grouping algorithms exist to expedite this process

Data Binding

• Bind map elements with database tables   
• Automatically classify and configure map elements based on column values   
• Support for a wide variety of data sources including SQL and MDB

Map Layout and Composition

• Add distance scales, color swatches and legends to maps
• Dock and size elements using absolute units or percentages
• Auto-sizing feature select optimal sizes for viewports and panels
• Insert images into maps for displaying custom graphics    
• Add labels to maps to create titles and sub-titles

Legend Features

• Customizable legend titles
• Multi-column legends
• Customized cells for full customization of all legend elements
• Interlaced rows   
• Multiple legends per map for increased data potential

Advanced Features

• Apply simplification algorithms to maps to use only the level of detail needed   
• Full programmatic access to map elements including shapes and paths