private void PrepareMap() { // Create a map control. map = new MapControl(); // Specify the map position on the form. map.Dock = DockStyle.Fill; // Add the map control to the window. this.Controls.Add(map); // Bring the map to the front. map.BringToFront(); // Create an image tiles layer and add it to the map. ImageLayer tilesLayer = new ImageLayer(); map.Layers.Add(tilesLayer); // Create an information layer and add it to the map. InformationLayer infoLayer = new InformationLayer(); map.Layers.Add(infoLayer); VectorItemsLayer items = new VectorItemsLayer(); items.Data = new MapItemStorage(); map.Layers.Add(items); // Create a Bing data provider and specify the Bing key. BingMapDataProvider bingProvider = new BingMapDataProvider(); tilesLayer.DataProvider = bingProvider; bingProvider.BingKey = yourBingKey; // Create a Bing search data provider and specify the Bing key. searchProvider = new BingSearchDataProvider(); infoLayer.DataProvider = searchProvider; searchProvider.GenerateLayerItems = false; searchProvider.BingKey = yourBingKey; map.ShowSearchPanel = false; }