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Maps Blog — Aug 2011

  • Aug
    25
    20 11

    Bing Maps V7 Modules CodePlex Project

    The Bing Maps 7.0 Control was released last fall and is a complete rebuild from the ground up when compared to previous versions of Bing Maps. We have seen huge improvements in API performance and the size of the control. One feature of the map control is that it uses a modular framework, which allows you to register and load modular blocks of code as they are needed. This means that you are able to load in features only when they are essential, which results in faster loading speeds. Not only does this allow you to load in additional Bing Maps features and functionalities, but it also opens itself up for custom modules. Creating a custom reusable module allows you to save time when making multiple applications since common blocks of code can be designed to be written so that they can be reused. By making code reusable, development time can be reduced. If the module is properly maintained it will also become better with time as bugs are fixed and optimizations added. But creating and maintaining a collection of modules may be a lot work for a single person. Let us introduce the Bing Maps v7 Module CodePlex Project . This is a community site where people can share their modules... Read More The Bing Maps 7.0 Control was released last fall and is a complete rebuild from the ground up when compared to previous versions of Bing Maps. We have seen huge improvements in API performance and the size of the control. One feature of the map control is that it uses a modular framework, which allows you to register and load modular blocks of code as they are needed. This means that you are able to load in features only when they are essential, which results in faster loading speeds. Not only does this allow you to load in additional Bing Maps features and functionalities, but it also opens itself... Read More
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  • Aug
    23
    20 11

    Announcing the Bing Maps WPF Control

    Since rejoining the Bing Maps team, I’ve been heads down focusing on the developer experience for Bing Maps. As a result, we’re releasing the Bing Maps WPF Control Beta on the Microsoft Download Center . What is WPF? The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides developers with a unified programming model for building rich Windows smart client user experiences that incorporate UI, media, and documents. <-- I stole that from their site. The WPF Control has everything you’d expect from a Bing Maps control including the ability to present information via a WPF native control such as: · Map Styles: Road, Aerial and Hybrid · The ability to place shapes on the map via lat/lon – pins, polylines and polygons · Navigating the map with pan and zoom keyboard controls We’ve also opened up a lot of the abilities within the control to empower the developer to take control of the user experience. So, you’ll notice there is no default navigation, no default pushpins and none roll overs – this is truly a blank (er, map-based) canvas - we want to see you do some killer things with. Perhaps the most notable facet... Read More Since rejoining the Bing Maps team, I’ve been heads down focusing on the developer experience for Bing Maps. As a result, we’re releasing the Bing Maps WPF Control Beta on the Microsoft Download Center . What is WPF? The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides developers with a unified programming model for building rich Windows smart client user experiences that incorporate UI, media, and documents. <-- I stole that from their site. The WPF Control has everything you’d expect from a Bing Maps control including the ability to present information via a WPF native control... Read More
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  • Aug
    10
    20 11

    Updates to the Bing Maps Account Center...

    If you manage data sources in Bing Maps then you know we’ve made several updates to the Bing Maps Account Center and the REST Web Services in the last few weeks. We released more changes to the Bing Maps Account Center including bug-fixes, improved usability and some new features for the management of your own points of interest (POI) in the cloud. The top 3 improvements are: 1. Direct Publishing of Data Sources Management of your own data sources in the cloud is generally possible through the Bing Spatial Data Service API as well as through the Bing Maps Account Center. The Bing Spatial Data Service provides a comprehensive set of REST APIs for batch geocoding and reverse geocoding your own POI data sets, uploading them into the Bing Maps data centers, and querying them. In the past one of the major advantages of the Bing Spatial Data Service over the user interface in the Bing Maps Account Center has been that you were in full control of the data flow. You could decide if you wanted to geocode a data set first or if you just wanted to upload an already geocoded data set. The user interface in the Bing Maps Account Center did not give you that flexibility and would have... Read More If you manage data sources in Bing Maps then you know we’ve made several updates to the Bing Maps Account Center and the REST Web Services in the last few weeks. We released more changes to the Bing Maps Account Center including bug-fixes, improved usability and some new features for the management of your own points of interest (POI) in the cloud. The top 3 improvements are: 1. Direct Publishing of Data Sources Management of your own data sources in the cloud is generally possible through the Bing Spatial Data Service API as well as through the Bing Maps Account Center. The Bing Spatial... Read More
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