This sample demonstrates how to create and customize a Syncfusion® WinForms Maps control.

• Visual Studio 2022 or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later
• Syncfusion Syncfusion.Maps.Windows NuGet package

To use the Maps control, add the following NuGet packages to your project:

Open the Package Manager Console and run:

Install-Package Syncfusion.Maps.Windows
Install-Package Syncfusion.Shared.Base
Install-Package Syncfusion.Shared.Windows
Install-Package Syncfusion.Licensing

Or, add the references directly in your .csproj file:

<ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Syncfusion.Maps.Windows" Version="*" />
    <PackageReference Include="Syncfusion.Shared.Base" Version="*" />
    <PackageReference Include="Syncfusion.Shared.Windows" Version="*" />
    <PackageReference Include="Syncfusion.Licensing" Version="*" />
</ItemGroup>

Open Visual Studio, create a new Windows Forms App project targeting .NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher.

In the Form1.Designer.cs (or code-behind), initialize and add the Maps control:

using Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Maps;

// Initialize the Maps control
this.mapsControl1 = new Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Maps.Maps();

// Set properties
this.mapsControl1.Name = "mapsControl1";
this.mapsControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(880, 585);

// Add to the form
this.Controls.Add(this.mapsControl1);

In the Form1.cs file, add a ShapeFileLayer to display map data:

using Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Maps;
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        ShapeFileLayer shapeLayer = new ShapeFileLayer();
        shapeLayer.Uri = "world1.shp";
        this.mapsControl1.Layers.Add(shapeLayer);
    }
}

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Open MapsGettingStarted.sln in Visual Studio.
3. Restore NuGet packages.
4. Build and run the project (F5).

• Syncfusion WinForms Maps Documentation
• Syncfusion WinForms Maps API Reference