diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapProjection.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapProjection.cs
index 953a95cf..ca2b4989 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapProjection.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapProjection.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ namespace MapControl
     /// <summary>
     /// Defines a map projection between geographic coordinates and cartesian map coordinates.
     /// </summary>
+#if UWP || WINUI
+    [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.CreateFromString(MethodName = "Parse")]
+#else
+    [System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(MapProjectionConverter))]
+#endif
     public abstract class MapProjection
     {
         public const double Wgs84EquatorialRadius = 6378137d;
@@ -131,5 +136,18 @@ namespace MapControl
 
             return rotatedRect;
         }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return CrsId;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a MapProjection instance from a CRS id string.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static MapProjection Parse(string crsId)
+        {
+            return MapProjectionFactory.Instance.GetProjection(crsId);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/TypeConverters.cs b/MapControl/Shared/TypeConverters.cs
index 70730d36..348b0e7f 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/TypeConverters.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/TypeConverters.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
         {
-            return Location.Parse(value.ToString());
+            return ConvertFrom(value.ToString());
         }
 
         public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
         {
-            return LocationCollection.Parse(value.ToString());
+            return ConvertFrom(value.ToString());
         }
 
         public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
         {
-            return BoundingBox.Parse(value.ToString());
+            return ConvertFrom(value.ToString());
         }
 
         public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
@@ -101,7 +101,30 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
         {
-            return TileSource.Parse(value.ToString());
+            return ConvertFrom(value.ToString());
+        }
+
+        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
+        {
+            return value.ToString();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class MapProjectionConverter : TypeConverter, IValueConverter
+    {
+        public override bool CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType)
+        {
+            return sourceType == typeof(string);
+        }
+
+        public override object ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value)
+        {
+            return MapProjection.Parse(value.ToString());
+        }
+
+        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)
+        {
+            return ConvertFrom(value.ToString());
         }
 
         public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, ConverterCulture culture)