diff --git a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
index d1d3f519..4fce822e 100644
--- a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
@@ -197,12 +197,8 @@
             <tools:MapProjectionsMenuButton
                 Margin="2" Padding="8" ToolTipService.ToolTip="Map Projections"
                 Map="{Binding ElementName=map}">
-                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Web Mercator">
-                    <map:WebMercatorProjection/>
-                </tools:MapProjectionItem>
-                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Equirectangular">
-                    <map:EquirectangularProjection/>
-                </tools:MapProjectionItem>
+                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Web Mercator" Projection="EPSG:3857"/>
+                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Equirectangular" Projection="EPSG:4326"/>
             </tools:MapProjectionsMenuButton>
 
             <Slider Orientation="Vertical" Margin="4,8" Height="100"
diff --git a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
index fbc8a55b..fb71d6cf 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -198,12 +198,8 @@
             <tools:MapProjectionsMenuButton x:Name="mapProjectionsMenuButton"
                 Margin="2" Padding="8" ToolTipService.ToolTip="Map Projections"
                 Map="{Binding ElementName=map}">
-                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Web Mercator">
-                    <map:WebMercatorProjection/>
-                </tools:MapProjectionItem>
-                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Equirectangular">
-                    <map:EquirectangularProjection/>
-                </tools:MapProjectionItem>
+                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Web Mercator" Projection="EPSG:3857"/>
+                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Equirectangular" Projection="EPSG:4326"/>
             </tools:MapProjectionsMenuButton>
 
             <Slider Orientation="Vertical" Margin="4,8" Height="100"
diff --git a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
index eca48453..08e1452a 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -169,12 +169,8 @@
             <tools:MapProjectionsMenuButton x:Name="mapProjectionsMenuButton"
                 Margin="2" Padding="6" FontSize="16" ToolTip="Map Projections"
                 Map="{Binding ElementName=map}">
-                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Web Mercator">
-                    <map:WebMercatorProjection/>
-                </tools:MapProjectionItem>
-                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Equirectangular">
-                    <map:EquirectangularProjection/>
-                </tools:MapProjectionItem>
+                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Web Mercator" Projection="EPSG:3857"/>
+                <tools:MapProjectionItem Text="Equirectangular" Projection="EPSG:4326"/>
             </tools:MapProjectionsMenuButton>
 
             <Slider Orientation="Vertical" Margin="8" Height="100"