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Maps Blog — Sep 2006

  • Sep
    14
    20 06

    More details on new features in v3.1

    Ortho Tile Sets and MapCruncher One of the new features that we shipped in the v3.1 release of the Virtual Earth Map Control is the support for adding ortho tile sets produced using tools like MapCruncher from MSResearch. Jaya, one of the developers who works on the API, has detailed this integration with an article and example . Other Features There is also a new article on Dev.live.com highlighting some of the other new features. Read More Ortho Tile Sets and MapCruncher One of the new features that we shipped in the v3.1 release of the Virtual Earth Map Control is the support for adding ortho tile sets produced using tools like MapCruncher from MSResearch. Jaya, one of the developers who works on the API, has detailed this integration with an article and example . Other Features There is also a new article on Dev.live.com highlighting some of the other new features. Read More
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  • Sep
    14
    20 06

    MyFox Tropical Weather

    It has been a pretty slow tropical storm season in the gulf this year, but that doesn't make any of the few storms we have seen less newsworthy. The MyFox site we highlighted before has added a new tropical storm tracker to its list of Virtual Earth powered applications. Give it a try. Read More It has been a pretty slow tropical storm season in the gulf this year, but that doesn't make any of the few storms we have seen less newsworthy. The MyFox site we highlighted before has added a new tropical storm tracker to its list of Virtual Earth powered applications. Give it a try. Read More
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  • Sep
    12
    20 06

    Map Control 3.1 Launched

    Last night, the most recent version of Live Local launched. Improvements include the ability to draw on top of the maps, highlighting favorite dog parks, cool bike trails, neighborhoods, etc.; white pages/people search, a great compliment to the business search functionality; some UI enhancements, like the ability to widen the search results pane, showing off-map results by default, and much more. You can find more details on the team's Live Space . In addition to the consumer site launch, we have added some additional functionality to the map control. You can now add new ortho tile sets, like those you can generate using Microsoft Research's Map Cruncher, as an overlay on the map. This can be useful for a number of activities from overlaying building floorplans to showing illustrative maps like subway tunnels and campus guides. We also added support for drawing more complex shapes on the map, such as filled polygons. For full details, see the updated SDK . The release brings the map control to version 3.1 and is code compatible with the 3.0 release, so if you are using v3 APIs you should already have the new control loaded. If you need assistance with the new features, be sure to check... Read More Last night, the most recent version of Live Local launched. Improvements include the ability to draw on top of the maps, highlighting favorite dog parks, cool bike trails, neighborhoods, etc.; white pages/people search, a great compliment to the business search functionality; some UI enhancements, like the ability to widen the search results pane, showing off-map results by default, and much more. You can find more details on the team's Live Space . In addition to the consumer site launch, we have added some additional functionality to the map control. You can now add new ortho tile sets, like... Read More
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