Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/FeatureBasedMapDataConverter.cs
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diff -u -r9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d -r5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/FeatureBasedMapDataConverter.cs	(.../FeatureBasedMapDataConverter.cs)	(revision 9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/FeatureBasedMapDataConverter.cs	(.../FeatureBasedMapDataConverter.cs)	(revision 5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a)
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
             ConvertLayerProperties((TFeatureBasedMapData) data, (TMapFeatureLayer) layer);
         }
 
+        protected abstract IFeatureLayer CreateLayer();
+
         protected abstract IEnumerable<IFeature> CreateFeatures(MapFeature mapFeature);
 
         /// <summary>
Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapLineDataConverter.cs
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diff -u -r9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d -r5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapLineDataConverter.cs	(.../MapLineDataConverter.cs)	(revision 9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapLineDataConverter.cs	(.../MapLineDataConverter.cs)	(revision 5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a)
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
     /// </summary>
     public class MapLineDataConverter : FeatureBasedMapDataConverter<MapLineData, MapLineLayer>
     {
+        protected override IFeatureLayer CreateLayer()
+        {
+            return new MapLineLayer();
+        }
+
         protected override IEnumerable<IFeature> CreateFeatures(MapFeature mapFeature)
         {
             yield return new Feature(GetGeometry(mapFeature));
Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPointDataConverter.cs
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diff -u -r9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d -r5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPointDataConverter.cs	(.../MapPointDataConverter.cs)	(revision 9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPointDataConverter.cs	(.../MapPointDataConverter.cs)	(revision 5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a)
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
     /// </summary>
     public class MapPointDataConverter : FeatureBasedMapDataConverter<MapPointData, MapPointLayer>
     {
+        protected override IFeatureLayer CreateLayer()
+        {
+            return new MapPointLayer();
+        }
+
         protected override IEnumerable<IFeature> CreateFeatures(MapFeature mapFeature)
         {
             return GetAllMapFeatureCoordinates(mapFeature).Select(c => new Feature(new Point(c.X, c.Y)));
Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPolygonDataConverter.cs
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diff -u -r9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d -r5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPolygonDataConverter.cs	(.../MapPolygonDataConverter.cs)	(revision 9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPolygonDataConverter.cs	(.../MapPolygonDataConverter.cs)	(revision 5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a)
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
     /// </summary>
     public class MapPolygonDataConverter : FeatureBasedMapDataConverter<MapPolygonData, MapPolygonLayer>
     {
+        protected override IFeatureLayer CreateLayer()
+        {
+            return new MapPolygonLayer();
+        }
+
         protected override IEnumerable<IFeature> CreateFeatures(MapFeature mapFeature)
         {
             var geometryList = new List<IPolygon>();
Index: Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Test/Converter/FeatureBasedMapDataConverterTest.cs
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diff -u -r9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d -r5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a
--- Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Test/Converter/FeatureBasedMapDataConverterTest.cs	(.../FeatureBasedMapDataConverterTest.cs)	(revision 9e14081c0645aa7b8460793d6773438f9955e87d)
+++ Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Test/Converter/FeatureBasedMapDataConverterTest.cs	(.../FeatureBasedMapDataConverterTest.cs)	(revision 5723491ce6008d3f43b0f9c96271f18844a19c1a)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 using Core.Components.Gis.Features;
 using DotSpatial.Controls;
 using DotSpatial.Data;
+using DotSpatial.Symbology;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
 namespace Core.Components.DotSpatial.Test.Converter
@@ -124,6 +125,11 @@
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
 
+            protected override IFeatureLayer CreateLayer()
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+
             protected override IEnumerable<IFeature> CreateFeatures(MapFeature mapFeature)
             {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();