Map Feature Categories in Microsoft® MapPoint® 2010

Microsoft MapPoint 2010 introduces the concept of map features that can be switched on or off. Map features are grouped by category (eg "water" or "large city"). Individual categories can have their graphical representations ("symbols") and/or labels switched on or off. There is also a third option which adds more detail.

This web page lists the different map feature categories and their indices. We also have an article ("Using the new MapFeature Objects") that shows you how to use these map features in your own programs. It uses examples written in C#.

Map Feature Categories in Index Order

When using the programming interface, the categories are referenced using an index value. The full list of available map feature categories and their indices are:

1. Miscellaneous - Water Features - Symbols
2. Miscellaneous - Parks and Reserves - Symbols
3. Miscellaneous - All Other - Symbols
4. Populated Places - Town/Other Place (0 - 99,999) - Symbols
5. Populated Places - Minor City (100,000 - 499,999) - Symbols
6. Populated Places - City (500,000 - 999,999) - Symbols
7. Populated Places - Major City (1,000,000+) - Symbols
8. Boundaries - Country - Symbols
9. Boundaries - State or Province - Symbols
10. Boundaries - County - Symbols
11. Transportation - Highways - Symbols
12. Transportation - Local Roads - Symbols
13. Transportation - Railroads - Symbols
14. Boundaries - Postal Code - Symbols
15. Miscellaneous - Points of Interest - Symbols
16. Miscellaneous - Water Features - Labels
17. Miscellaneous - Parks and Reserves - Labels
18. Miscellaneous - All Other - Labels
19. Populated Places - Town/Other Place (0 - 99,999) - Labels
20. Populated Places - Minor City (100,000 - 499,999) - Labels
21. Populated Places - City (500,000-999,999) - Labels
22. Populated Places - Major City (1,000,000+) - Labels
23. Boundaries - Country - Labels
24. Boundaries - State or Province - Labels
25. Boundaries - County - Labels
26. Transportation - Highways - Labels
27. Transportation - Local Roads - Labels
28. Boundaries - Postal Code - Labels
29. Miscellaneous - Points of Interest - Labels
30. Boundaries - Commune - Symbols
31. Boundaries - Commune - Labels
32. Transportation - Toll Roads - Symbols
33. Transportation - Toll Roads - Labels
34. Boundaries - 3 digit Postal Code - Symbols
35. Boundaries - 3 digit Postal Code - Labels

Alphabetical List of Map Feature Categories

Here is the full list of map feature categories sorted in alphabetical order:

• Boundaries - 3 digit Postal Code - Labels
• Boundaries - 3 digit Postal Code - Symbols
• Boundaries - Commune - Labels
• Boundaries - Commune - Symbols
• Boundaries - Country - Labels
• Boundaries - Country - Symbols
• Boundaries - County - Labels
• Boundaries - County - Symbols
• Boundaries - Postal Code - Labels
• Boundaries - Postal Code - Symbols
• Boundaries - State or Province - Labels
• Boundaries - State or Province - Symbols
• Miscellaneous - All Other - Labels
• Miscellaneous - All Other - Symbols
• Miscellaneous - Parks and Reserves - Labels
• Miscellaneous - Parks and Reserves - Symbols
• Miscellaneous - Points of Interest - Labels
• Miscellaneous - Points of Interest - Symbols
• Miscellaneous - Water Features - Labels
• Miscellaneous - Water Features - Symbols
• Populated Places - City (500,000 - 999,999) - Labels
• Populated Places - City (500,000 - 999,999) - Symbols
• Populated Places - Major City (1,000,000+) - Labels
• Populated Places - Major City (1,000,000+) - Symbols
• Populated Places - Minor City (100,000 - 499,999) - Labels
• Populated Places - Minor City (100,000 - 499,999) - Symbols
• Populated Places - Town/Other Place (0 - 99,999) - Labels
• Populated Places - Town/Other Place (0 - 99,999) - Symbols
• Transportation - Highways - Labels
• Transportation - Highways - Symbols
• Transportation - Local Roads - Labels
• Transportation - Local Roads - Symbols
• Transportation - Railroads - Symbols
• Transportation - Toll Roads - Labels
• Transportation - Toll Roads - Symbols

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Information on programming to change these map feature settings can be found in our article Using the new MapFeature Objects.

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