Hi,

i tried a sample xam map application

but it showing compile error ("cannot create instance of coordinate system").

 xamlparse exception :- "The type initializer for 'Infragistics.Controls.Maps.CoordinateSystem' threw an exception."

this is my sample code.

 <igMap:XamMap x:Name="mapControl">
            <igMap:XamMap.Layers>
                <igMap:MapLayer x:Name="Indiana">
                    <igMap:MapLayer.Reader>
                        <igMap:ShapeFileReader Uri="ShapeFiles/Samara_region_adm_map" >
                            <!-- Specify coordinate system with input projection type.
           Settings for each attribute is obtained from the .txt Shapefile -->

                            <igMap:ShapeFileReader.CoordinateSystem> //ERROR<"cannot create instance of coordinate system">
                                <igMap:CoordinateSystem >
                                    <igMap:CoordinateSystem.Projection>
                                        <igMap:TransverseMercator >
                                            
                                        </igMap:TransverseMercator>
                                    </igMap:CoordinateSystem.Projection>
                                </igMap:CoordinateSystem>
                                <!--<igMap:CoordinateSystem UnitType="M" FalseEasting="500000">
                                    <igMap:CoordinateSystem.Projection>
                                        <igMap:TransverseMercator CentralMeridian="-87" LatitudeOrigin="0,0" />
                                    </igMap:CoordinateSystem.Projection>
                                </igMap:CoordinateSystem>-->

                            </igMap:ShapeFileReader.CoordinateSystem>
                        </igMap:ShapeFileReader>
                    </igMap:MapLayer.Reader>
                </igMap:MapLayer>

            </igMap:XamMap.Layers>
        </igMap:XamMap>

this is my reference "http://help.infragistics.com/Help/NetAdvantage/WPFDV/2010.2/CLR4.0/html/xamWebMap_Change_Map_Coordinate_System.html"

regards

balu