SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight (iServer Java 6R) Released

The English version of SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight (for iServer Java 6R) is available now. Previously the English version of SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight (for IS .NET) has been released. SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight is a set of Web GIS development kits based on Microsoft Silverlight 4.0. With this set of kits and Microsoft .NET framework, you can quickly build rich client applications of Service GIS for cross platform and cross browser. SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight is an independent client product to some extent. It displays GIS functions from the server side. As a client development platform with cross browser and cross platform, SuperMap iClient for Silverlight displays maps on client side fluently, and provides maps and services through SuperMap GIS servers or third-party servers, thus building map applications with rich views, high interaction, and excellent experience. It supports not only common use for map view, data query, but also enterprise use for building advanced GIS client program and customizing professional GIS services. SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight encapsulates a series of controls and components which performs interaction with Web service layer through a special client proxy, and finally achieves functions on the client side.

Figure 1 The architectural relations between SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight and SuperMap server products.

The main features of SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight:

● Service Aggregation

Service Aggregation is used to publish different types and sources of services to the client side through standardized process. SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight supports for multiple services aggregation, such as services of SuperMap iServer, SuperMap IS .NET, other third-party services, etc. Those third-parties publish their services according to OGC (WMS, WFS, KML, GeoRSS, WebService, etc.). With SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight, you can access and display the third-party services on the client side so as to realize functions published from different services, like map overlay, aggregation query, aggregation analysis, etc. If a map is overlaid by images, the opacity property can be set; if a map is overlaid by images and data, the style of data can be set. The service aggregation enables you to aggregate both of homogeneous and heterogeneous services. There is no restriction to the service sources. Therefore, global sources can be integrated together.

Figure 2 Service Aggregation

● Independent Distribution

As an important part of SuperMap Service products, technically, SuperMap iClient 6R is integrated closely with SuperMap GIS, and supports to perform GIS functions by calling servers. Meanwhile, SuperMap iClient 6R can be treated as a part of SuperMap server products, making data and services display on the client side. But this product is independence to SuperMap server products, and it is characterized of independent distribution and updating. SuperMap iClient 6R for Silverlight supports services published by different types of SuperMap server products -- SuperMap iServer Java 6R, SuperMap IS.NET 6, OGC, as well as services from third parties. With support for multiple types of services, SuperMap iClient 6R development kits support types of service libraries of SuperMap GIS. You can choose libraries according to your demands.

● Simple Development

With standard Web technology and object-oriented programming models, SuperMap iClient 6R supports map displaying and control loading by concise codes. At a meantime, SuperMap iClient provides you with a complete SampleCode. You can intuitively view the functions and copy codes, so that you will get started with SuperMap iClient products easily.

● Functional Extensibility

SuperMap iClient 6R also offers a great number of interfaces for extension. For example, there are interfaces for supporting REST style, RPC style and third-party servers; SuperMap iClient 6R enables you to publish data by inheritance from TiledCachedLayer, customize the Map control, and points and lines feature styles.

Now, SuperMap iClient 6R for Realspace is free for downloading at http://www.supermap.com/en/html/ProductPackages.html