Bing Maps

To incorporate Bing Maps into your site, ensure you have an API key from Microsoft. Visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-GB/library/ff428642.aspx

WebMap 9.1 supports these Bing Maps as base layers:

To create a Bing Map layer, select Configuration > Add Layer > Bing.
Select Bing Maps in the Layer Type drop-down box and give the overlay an appropriate name.

Refresh your browser to see Bing mapping added to your base map picker.

Field	Description
Name	Enter a descriptive name for the layer.
Opacity	Increase or decrease the opacity of the layer.
Visible	Enable for data to appear on the map and in the Map Features dialog.
Cross Origin	CORS service handled by GeognoSIS.
Base Map	All layers added are assumed to be a data layer unless this box is ticked.
Copyright Statement	Use to customise any copyright information to display on layer.
Display Projection	A predefined list of SRID numbers that specifies the projection the data will be drawn in. NOTE: More SRID numbers can be added from the CRS options.
Extent Min X and Min Y	Minimum bounding extent on X axis for layer rendering
Extent Max X and Max Y	Minimum bounding extent on Y axis for layer rendering
Imagery Layer	Select the relevant Bing basemap layer from the drop-down list.
Culture	Parameter that adjusts map labels and route directions to the desired language.
Key	API Key required for the Bing map service.
Preload	Load low-resolution tiles up to pre-load level
Use interim tiles on error	Enable this option to allows WebMap to use an interim (lower resolution) tile if the current tile has an error (e.g. it does not exist). This provides a better visual experience when tiles are not present on the server.
Tile Width	Data requests from GeognoSIS are returned in tiles. Use this option to control the tile width (measured in number of pixels). It is set to 256 as default.
Tile Height	Datasets from GeognoSIS are returned in tiles. Use this option to control the tile height (measured in number of pixels). It is set to 256 as default.

Viewing your Data on Global Base Mapping

Global base mapping including Bing, Google and OSM use the EPSG code 3857 (WGS84 Pseudo-Mercator).

To view your data on top of global base mapping ensure the Projection is set to 3857.
To re-project data that is already added to the site, navigate to Layers and select Edit.

Now simply change the display projection to 3857 and click Update:

If you need interactive data (eg to use in Search by Area or Local Knowledge services), edit the view projection of the actual SWD served out by GeognoSIS in addition to editing the projection.

To do this, open the SWD in CadcorpSIS Desktop, then click the blue globe on the bottom banner and select Pseudo-Mercator from the WGS 84 subgroup:

This will not alter the data; the actual data projection remains unchanged. Only the viewing projection is altered.