# Providers Overview

The **RadMap** control needs a provider of imagery data in order to display a map. Currently, **RadMap** supports the following providers:

* [AzureMapProvider](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/map/providers/azure-map/azuremapprovider)
* [BingRestMapProvider](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/map/providers/bingmaps/bingrestmapprovider)
* [OpenStreetMapProvider](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/map/providers/openstreetmapprovider)
* [LocalMapProvider](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/map/providers/localmapprovider)
* [EmptyMapProvider](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/map/providers/emptymapprovider)

> note If your application targets .Net Framework version below 4.7, some providers will require explicitly to choose **TLS 1.2 SecurityProtocol**. This protocol can be set through the System.Net.ServicePointManager.**SecurityProtocol** property. More information is available here: [Transport Layer Security (TLS) best practices with the .NET Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/network-programming/tls).

## See Also

* [How to Create Map Image Silently](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/knowledge-base/create-map-image-silently)