Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj
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diff -u -r611 -r778
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj	(.../Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj)	(revision 611)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj	(.../Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj)	(revision 778)
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\Deltares\DslFormsStandard\Deltares.Standard.Forms.DExpress.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Deltares.Standard.Forms.Maps, Version=16.1.3.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\Deltares\DslFormsMap\Deltares.Standard.Forms.Maps.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Deltares.Standard.TestUtils, Version=16.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=02706bdeb4edde3b, processorArchitecture=x86">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\Deltares\DslCore\Deltares.Standard.TestUtils.dll</HintPath>
@@ -90,6 +94,18 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\DevExpress\DevExpress.XtraGrid.v12.2.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="DotSpatial.Controls, Version=1.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4d9e49339a7d240c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\DotSpatial\DotSpatial.Controls.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="DotSpatial.Data, Version=1.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c29dbf30e059ca9d, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\DotSpatial\DotSpatial.Data.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="DotSpatial.Symbology, Version=1.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6178c08da7998387, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\DotSpatial\DotSpatial.Symbology.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="nunit.framework, Version=2.6.2.12296, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=96d09a1eb7f44a77, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\NUnit.2.6.2\lib\nunit.framework.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -129,6 +145,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
+    <None Include="TestFiles\Testproject.soil" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Deltares.DSoilModel.Data\Deltares.DSoilModel.Data.csproj">
@@ -141,9 +158,7 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="TestFiles\boring.xml">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
+    <Content Include="TestFiles\boring.xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs
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diff -u -r686 -r778
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs	(.../DSoilModelPlugin.cs)	(revision 686)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs	(.../DSoilModelPlugin.cs)	(revision 778)
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@
         private FilmStrip filmStrip;
         private MainForm mainForm;
         private readonly MapEditor mapControl = new MapEditor();
-        private DSoilModelMapEditor mapEditor;
-
+        
         private GridViewControl materialsTable;
         private GridViewControl cptsTable;
         private GridViewControl boringsTable;
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@
             UndoRedoManager.UseManager = false;
             ConfigureSoilUserFilters();
             GridViewControl.SupportedExportedFileTypes = new[] { ExportFileTypes.csv };
-            MapEditor.SupportedExportedFileTypes = new[] { ExportFileTypes.png, ExportFileTypes.bmp, ExportFileTypes.jpeg };
+            Standard.Forms.Maps.MapEditor.SupportedExportedFileTypes = new[] { ExportFileTypes.png, ExportFileTypes.bmp, ExportFileTypes.jpeg };
 
             // Enable the data source manager
             DataSourceManager.Active = true;
@@ -150,6 +149,11 @@
         public DSoilModelSegmentGeometryEditor SegmentGeometryEditor { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
+        /// The map editor for this DSoilModel plugin.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DSoilModelMapEditor MapEditor { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets whether Soil Segments are used in the D-Soil Model plugin.
         /// </summary>
         public bool UseSoilSegments
@@ -353,7 +357,7 @@
                 extraGeometryEditor.DeselectAllObjects();
                 extraGeometryEditor.Clear();
 
-                mapEditor.Project = project;
+                MapEditor.Project = project;
                 GeometryEditor.Project = project;
                 SegmentGeometryEditor.Project = project;
                 RealTimeBackgroundValidator.Instance.Register(project);
@@ -946,14 +950,14 @@
 
         private void ConfigureMapEditor()
         {
-            mapEditor = new DSoilModelMapEditor(mapControl);
+            MapEditor = new DSoilModelMapEditor(mapControl);
 
             mapControl.EnableSelectButton = true;
             mapControl.EnableZoomToData = true;
             mapControl.EnableZoomToSelection = true;
             mapControl.EnableZoomRectangle = true;
 
-            mapEditor.ConfigureMainMenu(mainForm);
+            MapEditor.ConfigureMainMenu(mainForm);
 
             // default coordinate system for features generated from lists like CPT, Boring, SoilProfile
             MapProjectionManager.Instance.SetActiveMapProjection(MapProjection.DutchRD);
@@ -1460,7 +1464,7 @@
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.Soils.Soils);
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.SoilProfiles1D);
             BindSupport.UpdateAll();
-            mapEditor.ZoomData();
+            MapEditor.ZoomData();
             CheckLogWarnings(countWarnings);
         }
 
@@ -1504,7 +1508,7 @@
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.Soils.Soils);
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.SoilProfiles2D);
             BindSupport.UpdateAll();
-            mapEditor.ZoomData();
+            MapEditor.ZoomData();
             CheckLogWarnings(countWarnings);
         }
 
@@ -1576,17 +1580,17 @@
                     DataEventPublisher.InvokeWithoutPublishingEvents(() => { DSoilModelIO.ReadDamDefinitionsFromFileAndAddToProject(defxFile, project, ref locationsShpFile); });
 
                     // reset project
-                    mapEditor.Project = project;
+                    MapEditor.Project = project;
                     project.CurrentFailureMechanism = Mechanism.None;
 
                     // add Dam locations as background map
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(locationsShpFile))
                     {
                         BackgroundMap backgroundMap = FeatureSupport.GetBackgroundMap(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(defxFile), locationsShpFile));
-                        mapEditor.MapEditor.BackgroundMaps.Add(backgroundMap);
-                        mapEditor.MapEditor.ShowBackgroundMap(backgroundMap);
+                        MapEditor.MapEditor.BackgroundMaps.Add(backgroundMap);
+                        MapEditor.MapEditor.ShowBackgroundMap(backgroundMap);
 
-                        var layer = mapEditor.MapEditor.MapControl.Layers.FirstOrDefault(l => l.LegendText == backgroundMap.Name) as MapPointLayer;
+                        var layer = MapEditor.MapEditor.MapControl.Layers.FirstOrDefault(l => l.LegendText == backgroundMap.Name) as MapPointLayer;
                         ;
                         if (layer != null)
                         {
@@ -1645,7 +1649,7 @@
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.Soils.Soils);
             BindSupport.UpdateAll();
             project.CurrentFailureMechanism = Mechanism.None;
-            mapEditor.Project = project;
+            MapEditor.Project = project;
             CheckLogWarnings(countWarnings);
         }
 
@@ -1702,7 +1706,7 @@
             DataEventPublisher.IsDataEventPublishStopped = false;
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.CPTs);
             BindSupport.UpdateAll();
-            mapEditor.ZoomData();
+            MapEditor.ZoomData();
             CheckLogWarnings(countWarnings);
         }
 
@@ -1760,7 +1764,7 @@
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.Borings);
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.Soils.Soils);
             BindSupport.UpdateAll();
-            mapEditor.ZoomData();
+            MapEditor.ZoomData();
             CheckLogWarnings(countWarnings);
         }
 
@@ -1804,7 +1808,7 @@
             DataEventPublisher.IsDataEventPublishStopped = false;
             DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.SurfaceLines);
             BindSupport.UpdateAll();
-            mapEditor.ZoomData();
+            MapEditor.ZoomData();
             CheckLogWarnings(countWarnings);
         }
 
@@ -1981,7 +1985,7 @@
 
                 BindSupport.UpdateAll();
                 project.CurrentFailureMechanism = Mechanism.None;
-                mapEditor.ZoomData();
+                MapEditor.ZoomData();
             }
             CheckLogWarnings(countWarnings);
         }
Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/DSoilModelPluginTests.cs
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diff -u -r619 -r778
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/DSoilModelPluginTests.cs	(.../DSoilModelPluginTests.cs)	(revision 619)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/DSoilModelPluginTests.cs	(.../DSoilModelPluginTests.cs)	(revision 778)
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -9,11 +8,10 @@
 using Deltares.Geotechnics;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.ConePenetrationTest;
 using Deltares.Geotechnics.Forms;
-using Deltares.Geotechnics.IO.Importers;
 using Deltares.Standard;
 using Deltares.Standard.Forms;
 using Deltares.Standard.Forms.DExpress;
-using Deltares.Standard.Reflection;
+using Deltares.Standard.Forms.Maps;
 using Deltares.Standard.TestUtils;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
@@ -23,7 +21,61 @@
     [RequiresSTA]
     internal class DSoilModelPluginTests
     {
+        private MainForm mainForm;
+        private DSoilModelPlugin plugin;
+
+        [TestFixtureSetUp]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            BindSupport.ClearCaches();
+
+            // to avoid Deltares.Standard.About class error
+            About.IgnoreAssemblyErrors = true;
+
+            mainForm = new MainForm();
+            mainForm.Register(new GeometryPlugin());
+            mainForm.Register(new GeotechnicsPlugin());
+            plugin = new DSoilModelPlugin();
+            mainForm.Register(plugin);
+            mainForm.Visible = true;
+            mainForm.CreateControl();
+
+            while (!mainForm.IsMainFormLoaded)
+            {
+                Thread.Sleep(1000);
+                Application.DoEvents();
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestFixtureTearDown]
+        public void TearDown()
+        {
+            // Don't call form.Close() because it will raise SaveAs dialog
+            //System.Windows.Forms.Application.Exit();
+            plugin.Dispose();
+            mainForm.DynamicPropertyControl.Dispose();
+            mainForm.Dispose();
+            mainForm = null;
+            plugin = null;
+
+            BindSupport.ClearCaches();
+            About.IgnoreAssemblyErrors = false;
+        }
+
         [Test]
+        public void CanOpenProjectWithoutWebMapBackground()
+        {
+            plugin.MapEditor.MapEditor.WebLayerType = MapEditor.WebLayerTypes.NoWebLayer;
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(delegate
+            {
+                var project = DSoilModelIO.OpenSoilDatabase(Path.Combine(GetTestFilesPath(), "Testproject.soil"));
+                plugin.Assign(project);
+            });
+            // segments, cpts and borings are added (without the labels)
+            Assert.AreEqual(3, plugin.MapEditor.MapEditor.MapControl.Layers.Count);
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
         public void CanDeleteBoringTest_Segments()
         {
             var p = new DSoilModelProject();
@@ -361,47 +413,6 @@
             Assert.AreEqual(0, results.ToList().Count);
         }
 
-        private MainForm mainForm;
-        private DSoilModelPlugin plugin;
-
-        [TestFixtureSetUp]
-        public void SetUp()
-        {
-            BindSupport.ClearCaches();
-
-            // to avoid Deltares.Standard.About class error
-            About.IgnoreAssemblyErrors = true;
-
-            mainForm = new MainForm();
-            mainForm.Register(new GeometryPlugin());
-            mainForm.Register(new GeotechnicsPlugin());
-            plugin = new DSoilModelPlugin();
-            mainForm.Register(plugin);
-            mainForm.Visible = true;
-            mainForm.CreateControl();
-
-            while (!mainForm.IsMainFormLoaded)
-            {
-                Thread.Sleep(1000);
-                Application.DoEvents();
-            }
-        }
-
-        [TestFixtureTearDown]
-        public void TearDown()
-        {
-            // Don't call form.Close() because it will raise SaveAs dialog
-            //System.Windows.Forms.Application.Exit();
-            plugin.Dispose();
-            mainForm.DynamicPropertyControl.Dispose();
-            mainForm.Dispose();
-            mainForm = null;
-            plugin = null;
-
-            BindSupport.ClearCaches();
-            About.IgnoreAssemblyErrors = false;
-        }
-
         private DSoilModelProject NewProject(DSoilModelPlugin p)
         {
             p.Project = new DSoilModelProject();
Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/TestFiles/Testproject.soil
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Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/Translations.xml
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diff -u -r777 -r778
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/Translations.xml	(.../Translations.xml)	(revision 777)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/Translations.xml	(.../Translations.xml)	(revision 778)
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@
   <Translation ID="CombinerError" en-US="2D Combiner Error" nl-NL="2D Combinatie Fout" />
   <Translation ID="WhichColumnToUseAsSegmentID" en-US="Which column to use as segment ID?" nl-NL="Welke kolom wilt u gebruiken als segment-ID?" />
   <Translation ID="ImportShapefileFailed" en-US="Importing the shape file failed - does it contain correct shape types?" nl-NL="Importeren van de shapefile mislukt - bevat de file de juiste typen shapes?" />
-  <Translation ID="MapLabelError" en-US="An exception occured while adding labels to the map ({0})" nl-NL="Er is een fout opgetreden bij het toevoegen van labels op de kaart ({0})" />
+  <Translation ID="MapLabelError" en-US="An unexpected exception occured while adding labels to the map ({0})" nl-NL="Er is een overwachtte fout opgetreden bij het toevoegen van labels op de kaart ({0})" />
   <Translation ID="CannotDeleteObjectThatInUse" en-US="Cannot delete {0} [{1}] because it's used in {2} [{3}]" nl-NL="Kan {0} [{1}] niet verwijderen; wordt gebruikt in {2} [{3}]" />
 </Translations>