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author | Pawel Spychalski (DzikuVx) <pspychalski@gmail.com> | 2018-11-10 23:09:24 +0300 |
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committer | Pawel Spychalski (DzikuVx) <pspychalski@gmail.com> | 2018-11-10 23:09:24 +0300 |
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Docs for choosing map provider
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@@ -60,6 +60,30 @@ in the `./dist/` directory. directory. Running this task on macOS or Linux requires Wine, since it's needed to set the icon for the Windows app. If you don't have Wine installed you can create a release by running the **release-only-linux** task. +## Different map providers + +INAV Configurator 2.1 allows to choose between OpenStreetMap and Bing Maps map provider. +INAV Configurator is shipped **WITHOUT** API key for Bing Maps. That means: every user who wants to use Bing Maps has to create own account, agree to all _Terms and Conditions_ required by Bing Maps and configure INAV Configuerator by himself. + +### How to choose Map provider + +1. Click **Settings** icon in the top-right corner of INAV Configurator +1. Choose provider: OpenStreetMap or Bing +1. In case of Bing Maps, you have to provide you own, personal, generated by you, Bing Maps API key + +### How to get Bing Maps API key + +1. Go to the Bing Maps Dev Center at [https://www.bingmapsportal.com/](https://www.bingmapsportal.com/). + * If you have a Bing Maps account, sign in with the Microsoft account that you used to create the account or create a new one. For new accounts, follow the instructions in [Creating a Bing Maps Account](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/gg650598.aspx). +1. Select **My keys** under **My Account**. +1. Select the option to create a new key. +1. Provide the following information to create a key: + 1. Application name: Required. The name of the application. + 1. Application URL: The URL of the application. This is an optional field which is usefull in helping you remember the purpose of that key in the future. + 1. Key type: Required. Select the key type that you want to create. You can find descriptions of key and application types here. + 1. Application type: Required. Select the application type that best represents the application that will use this key. You can find descriptions of key and application types [here](https://www.microsoft.com/maps/create-a-bing-maps-key.aspx). +1. Click the **Create** button. The new key displays in the list of available keys. Use this key to authenticate your Bing Maps application as described in the documentation for the Bing Maps API you are using. + ## Authors Konstantin Sharlaimov/DigitalEntity - maintainer of the INAV firmware and configurator. |