Windows.Services.Maps Namespace

The Windows.Services.Maps namespace contains classes that provide location, routing, and geocoding services.

Classes

EnhancedWaypoint	Represents a stop, start, or intermediate waypoint that a route must pass through.
ManeuverWarning	Represents a potential issue along a route leg.
MapAddress	Represents an address.
MapLocation	Represents a geographic location.
MapLocationFinder	Provides methods to convert addresses to geographic locations (geocoding) and to convert geographic locations to addresses (reverse geocoding).
MapLocationFinderResult	Returns the result of a MapLocationFinder query.
MapManager	Displays the UI that lets users download maps for offline use, or update maps that were previously downloaded.
MapRoute	Represents a path to be traveled between two or more waypoints.
MapRouteDrivingOptions	Represents advanced routing options.
MapRouteFinder	Gets a route.
MapRouteFinderResult	Returns the result of a MapRouteFinder query.
MapRouteLeg	Represents the set of actions (maneuvers) required to travel between two waypoints along a route.
MapRouteManeuver	Represents actions to be taken along the path of a route leg.
MapService	Communicates with the online map services.
PlaceInfo	Displays a map location and information that describes that location in a light-dismissible window which closes automatically when the user clicks outside of the window.
PlaceInfoCreateOptions	Represents the information about a map location that your app can show in a light-dismissible window within your app.

Enums

ManeuverWarningKind	Specifies the type of potential issue along a route leg.
ManeuverWarningSeverity	Specifies the severity of a potential issue along a route leg.
MapLocationDesiredAccuracy	Indicates the desired accuracy to use when converting latitude and longitude coordinates to a physical location like a city or address.
MapLocationFinderStatus	Returns the status of a MapLocationFinder query. This enumeration provides values for the Status property of a MapLocationFinderResult.
MapManeuverNotices	Provides additional information about a maneuver. This enumeration provides values for the ManeuverNotices property of a MapRouteManeuver.
MapRouteFinderStatus	Returns the status of a MapRouteFinder query. This enumeration provides values for the Status property of a MapRouteFinderResult.
MapRouteManeuverKind	Describes the various types of maneuvers that can occur in a route. This enumeration provides values for the Kind property of a MapRouteManeuver.
MapRouteOptimization	Specifies the optimizations applied to a route. This enumeration provides values for certain parameters of some overloads of the GetDrivingRouteAsync and GetDrivingRouteFromWaypointsAsync methods.
MapRouteRestrictions	Specifies the restrictions applied to a route. This enumeration provides values for certain parameters of some overloads of the GetDrivingRouteAsync and GetDrivingRouteFromWaypointsAsync methods.
MapServiceDataUsagePreference	Specifies whether to use online or offline map data.
TrafficCongestion	Specifies the level of traffic congestion along a map route or route leg.
WaypointKind	Specifies the type of waypoint.

Remarks

Important

Bing Maps for Enterprise service retirement

The UWP MapControl and map services from the Windows.Services.Maps namespaces rely on Bing Maps. Bing Maps for Enterprise is deprecated and will be retired, at which point the MapControl and services will no longer receive data.

For more information, see the Bing Maps Developer Center and Bing Maps documentation.

Your app must be authenticated before it can use the MapControl and map services in the Windows.Services.Maps namespace. To authenticate your app, you must specify a maps authentication key.

See Request a maps authentication key.

See also

• Maps and location overview