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However, the images generated by these models often have problems such as insufficient details and low quality. Especially for the task of map generation, the generated electronic map cannot achieve effects comparable to industrial production in terms of accuracy and aesthetics. This paper proposes a model called Map Generative Adversarial Networks (MapGAN) for generating multitype electronic maps accurately and quickly based on both remote sensing images and render matrices. MapGAN improves the generator architecture of Pix2pixHD and adds a classifier to enhance the model, enabling it to learn the characteristics and style differences of different types of maps. Using the datasets of Google Maps, Baidu maps, and Map World maps, we compare MapGAN with some recent image translation models in the fields of one-to-one map generation and one-to-many domain map generation. 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