下载Windows Store应用程式8.1的地图

Question

I am developing a Windows app (8.1, no Runtime, no Phone) showing OSM Maps. I have installed the Bing SDK and now the app is correctly showing online maps with OSM tiles.

I have to let the user download these maps for offline use. So far I have found that the MapService class , that communicates with the online service, is available only for Runtime apps, but I haven't been able to find an alternative to this API.

Is there any documentation or something similar for my issue. Is it possible to achieve my goal? Since I am not an expert, am I looking in the wrong direction?

Thanks

Answer 1

Since you're using OSM I recommend you to check out the official OSM APIs for doing tile rendering and map downloads. You can find them here:

• http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6
• http://openstreetmap.us/~migurski/vector-datasource/
• http://www.free-map.org.uk/0.6/about.html#developer

Answer 2

As far as I know there is no service offering bulk downloading of OSM tiles . The reason for this is that this is a very heavy, ressource-intensive task. You can try to talk with one of the many tile providers or run your own tile server .