Bing Maps REST Services C# API - implementing httprequests and argument packing/unpacking

Question

I am searching for Bing maps API comparable to: https://github.com/ericnewton76/gmaps-api-net

I don't want to send Http requests, I don't need to know anything about how data is fetched. I need API which will pack all this in some nice classes, implement and hide all these requests and packing which are not interesting for me and it is ready to include in windows application after short study. Also it needs to work on windows 7.

This is exactly what I need, but it is not finished yet: https://github.com/advancedrei/Bing.RestClient

Answer 1

This has exactly what I need, but it also implements many other providers like Google and OpenStreetMap, and has display controls: GMap.NET - Great Maps for Windows Forms & Presentation

Answer 2

Bing Maps has a dedicated WPF map control that can also be used in WinForm applications. You can find documentation on the WPF control here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh750210.aspx

Here is a blog post on how to use the WPF control in a WinForm application:

http://rbrundritt.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/using-bing-maps-in-winforms/

To do geocoding/routing with this control you would use the Bing Maps REST services:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff701713.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj819168.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj870778.aspx

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/02/14/bing-maps-rest-service-tips-amp-tricks.aspx

Here are a couple other blog posts on the Bing Maps WPF control that you might find interesting:

http://rbrundritt.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/entity-framework-5-bing-maps-wpf/

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2012/09/12/esri-shapefiles-and-bing-maps-wpf.aspx

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/10/03/draggable-pushpins-in-bing-maps-net.aspx

Alternatively, if you want an open source map control that also support Bing Maps tiles (still needs a Bing Maps key) then take a look at this project: http://greatmaps.codeplex.com/

Note that internal apps using Bing maps require a license. The same is true for most other mapping API's.