I am searching for a gis/map engine SDK for WPF, that supports loading and editing CAD drawings onto a map (edit = switch layers on/off), with an option to use only local/network resources. Our users are diverse and some might use an actual map (eg bing maps), others might only need CAD drawings. The GIS part seems to be less important right now, but we want a future proof solution, and GIS will definately become a high priority over time.
So far I have been looking mostly at ArcGIS, because it seems to be able to do a lot. But then I discover I am using an SDK that is about to be retired, and the new one does not support WPF controls on the map itself. No good. The map symbols need to very interactive and configurable at runtime. Maybe there is another way to achive this in ArcGIS? Also, neither of the SDKs seem to be able to load CAD drawings, unless they have already been converted to ArcGIS layers in ArcMap.
Other candidates include MapDotNet and ThinkGeo, but nothing really seems optimal so far.
Edit: If anybody is curious, we ended up choosing ThinkGeo.
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So far I have been looking mostly at ArcGIS, because it seems to be able to do a lot. But then I discover I am using an SDK that is about to be retired, and the new one does not support WPF controls on the map itself. No good. The map symbols need to very interactive and configurable at runtime. Maybe there is another way to achive this in ArcGIS? Also, neither of the SDKs seem to be able to load CAD drawings, unless they have already been converted to ArcGIS layers in ArcMap.
Other candidates include MapDotNet and ThinkGeo, but nothing really seems optimal so far.
Edit: If anybody is curious, we ended up choosing ThinkGeo.
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