# RadMap Structure

Examine the **RadMap** element structure in **Figure 1**. You can see the names of the UI elements and read more about their purpose.

> caption **Figure 1**: Element structure of the RadMap control

![Image illustrating the element structure of the RadMap control](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/ae4fbfe413a2b07772d8d835ca5959f6/map_element_structure.png)

Elements:

* **Layer** – the layer is basically the main element of the map. There are four different types:

  * [Layer](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/map/functionality/tile-layers) - rendering the map usingMap Tile Service (e.g.	[OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/));

  * [Bing](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/map/functionality/tile-layers) - rendering the map using the	[Bing](https://www.bingmapsportal.com/) service (same as the Tile type, but with simplified setup for Bing’s service);

  * [Shape](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/map/functionality/shapes) - layer on which additional shapes can be drawn based on collection of	[GeoJSON](https://geojson.org/) objects;

  * [Marker](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/map/functionality/markers) - defined by location data and indicates a point of interest based on some criteria.

* **Navigator** - allows the user to pan through the map;

* **Zoom** - allows the user to zoom-in and zoom-out the map;

* **Marker Tooltip** - developer-defined text that is shown on mouse click or mouse over of a marker;

* **Attribution** - developer-defined footer element that can show additional information to the user, e.g. a copyright notice.

## See Also

* [Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/map/overview)

* [OpenStreetMap service](https://www.openstreetmap.org/)

* [Bing service](https://www.bingmapsportal.com/)

* [GeoJSON](https://geojson.org/)