Map Providers

06 Jun 2023 / 2 minutes to read

Map control support map providers such as OpenStreetMap that can be added to any layers in maps.

Open Street Map

OpenStreetMap is a map of the entire world. The OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from any place on the Earth.

Enable OSM

You can enable this feature by using the urlTemplate property in the Maps.

import { Maps } from '@syncfusion/ej2-maps';
let map: Maps = new Maps({
    layers: [
        {
            urlTemplate: 'http://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/level/tileX/tileY.png'
        }]
});
map.appendTo('#container');

URL Template

The urlTemplate property determines the format of tile map. You can specify the template for the tile layer.

Bing Map

Bing Map is a key feature in accessing the external geospatial imagery services for deep-zoom satellite view.

Enable Bing Maps

You can enable this feature by using the urlTemplate property, which is based on the URL generated by the getBingUrlTemplate method in the Maps. To get the type of bing map as aerial, aerialwithlabel and road, set the Aerial value is passed via the URL into the getBingUrlTemplate method.

import { Maps } from '@syncfusion/ej2-maps';
let map: Maps = new Maps({
    load: function(args){
        args.maps.getBingUrlTemplate("https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Metadata/Aerial?output=json&uriScheme=https&key=?").then(function(url) {
            args.maps.layers[0].urlTemplate= url;
        });
    },
    layers: [{
    }]
});
map.appendTo('#container');

Key

The bing Map key is provided as input to this key property. The Bing Map key can be obtained from http://www.microsoft.com/maps/create-a-bing-maps-key.aspx.