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  • Announcing the Microsoft Virtual Earth ASP .Net Server Control - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/07/28/announcing-the-microsoft-virtual-earth-asp-net-server-control.aspx

    Don't like JavaScript? You want your managed code with the new wave of AJAX maps? Well, the long awaited Virtual Earth ASP .Net Server Control is now available for download as a part of the Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio . Here are some of the features and benefits of the control: Toolbox...
  • Bing Maps Publishes Haitian Post-Earthquake Imagery - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2010/01/15/bing-maps-publishes-haitian-post-earthquake-imagery.aspx

    For those of you wanting to see the devastation in Haiti resulting from the recent Earthquake, Bing Maps has published the new imagery online. Visit the Bing Maps web site to view the imagery first hand. The imagery Is 50 cm color imagery taken from Digital Globe’s new Worldview 2 satellite. While...
  • Bing Maps Adds Streetside, Enhanced Bird’s Eye, Photosynth and More - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2009/12/02/bing-maps-adds-streetside-enhanced-bird-s-eye-photosynth-and-more.aspx

    Today is a day I’ve been waiting for. Today is the day that I can finally stop biting my lip and start blabbing to the world that YES we have Streetside photography in Bing Maps – woohoo! Today is the day we release our beta Silverlight version of Bing Maps and it is smoking hot. We’ve...
  • Virtual Earth JavaScript Intellisense Helper - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/03/10/virtual-earth-javascript-intellisense-helper.aspx

    Creating Microsoft Virtual Earth mashups and applications just got a whole lot easier. A group of 11 developers in the Code Plex community teamed up and in just 4 days produced a JavaScript library that generates Intellisense for the Microsoft Virtual Earth 6.0 AJAX library . This new library is being...
  • Virtual Earth Data / Imagery February Release - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/03/04/virtual-earth-data-imagery-february-release.aspx

    3D Cities United States Pueblo, CO Bridgeport, CT Stamford, CT Portland, ME Battle Creek, MI Grand Rapids, MI Warren, MI Springfield, MO Billings, MT Trenton, NJ Henderson, NV Sunrise Manor, NV Rochester, NY Syracuse, NY Allentown, PA Olympia, WA...
  • Virtual Earth - Now Hiring - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/05/05/virtual-earth-now-hiring.aspx

    Since I post all kinds of Virtual Earth tidbits up here, I figure I'd ensure you were all aware of some of the positions we have open on our team. Yes - we are hiring! I was sent a couple job descriptions from internal hiring managers and figured, hey, the people reading my blog are probably interested...
  • Feedback on the "Commercial Control" - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2006/04/17/feedback-on-the-quot-commercial-control-quot.aspx

    The folks over at Via Virtual Earth have started up a forum thread on the free-to-use, ad supported "commercial control", trying to get feedback on what you think microsoft should do different or the same as we prepare for future versions. If you have an opinion we would love to hear from you, so please...
  • ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 Desktop Now Features Microsoft Virtual Earth - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/07/29/esri-arcgis-9-3-desktop-now-features-microsoft-virtual-earth.aspx

    Today, we're announcing a closer and much deeper relationship with ESRI by integrating Virtual Earth into their ArcGIS Desktop product. As a part of the version 9.3 release, Virtual Earth will natively be a premium content layer so you can simply select to view your data on our roads, high resolution...
  • Developing Virtual Earth with Java - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/03/14/developing-virtual-earth-with-java.aspx

    Last October we released a version of Virtual Earth which included the ability to track and report on transactions (Version 6). While the Virtual Earth interface has thus far been AJAX, we introduced a component that required a non-scripting language such as .Net or Java. And, while we provided an article...
  • Bing Maps User Group (UK) – Join Now - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2010/01/04/bing-maps-user-group-uk-join-now.aspx

    Bing Maps is kicking off its UK user group inaugural event at the Microsoft office in London . Get in early as one of the inaugural members. The first meeting will be on January 13, 2010 from 6PM to 9PM. The Microsoft office is located at 100 Victoria Street, London . Here’s a bit about the event...
  • Bing Maps Silverlight Control 1.0 Released - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2009/11/09/bing-maps-silverlight-control-1-0-released.aspx

    After months of residing online as a community technology preview (CTP), the Bing Maps Silverlight Control (Version 1.0) has arrived and the .dlls are ready for your grubby, coding hands and vividly, creative minds to start bringing to life the next generation of location-based applications. The Bing...
  • Additional August 2007 Imagery - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2007/08/28/additional-august-2007-imagery.aspx

    We broke up the August release (in case you were wondering why there was only oblique {bird's eye} imagery in the last release ). Yep, more imagery - we know you love it - and, it's all live today on Live Search Maps . Here's the latest (mostly ortho - 9.5 TB): USA Hi-Res Orthos (aka Aerial and Hybrid...
  • Chandu's Book - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2006/01/19/chandu-s-book.aspx

    The blog took a break for the holidays, but I (Alex Daley) am back and will be posting more regularly again. While we were off, Chandu Thota 's book, Programming MapPoint in .NET was published. It is a great book for programmer's interested in doing location and mapping solutions and covers MapPoint...
  • Virtual Earth 3D Launches - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2006/11/07/virtual-earth-3d-launches.aspx

    The launch of Virtual Earth 3D makes the power of Microsoft’s new online mapping platform available to Web developers as well as Live Search customers. Virtual Earth 3D provides developers with an immersive 3D application environment to implement searching, browsing and organizing local information....
  • OLAP and Spatial Data Import COM Add-Ins FIXED for MapPoint! - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2009/08/03/olap-and-spatial-data-import-com-add-ins-fixed-for-mappoint.aspx

    Here come the rolling punches of MapPoint information. Last week, I told you about the release of the Microsoft® MapPoint® Add-In for SQL Server as a free download to import, edit and save your data from SQL Server 2008 (spatially indexed by geometries and geographies). Well, here is some more...
  • Bing Maps SXSW Panel Announced - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2010/03/08/bing-maps-sxsw-panel-announced.aspx

    About 6 weeks ago I asked the Bing Maps Product Management team about our presence at SXSW. A couple weeks later they gave me a panel. Then, they asked me to proctor it. Oh, and populate it. Hmm, this was a bit more than I was expecting to take on, but always up for a challenge I ran with it and now...
  • What's in a name (change)? - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2006/04/12/what-s-in-a-name-change.aspx

    As you may have noticed already, as I have gotten a few comments, URLs that used to lead to MapPoint Web Service information on www.microsoft.com now redirect to a site branded as Virtual Earth . What's up? Did we change the name of the MapPoint Web Service? Is this a new version? It is much more simple...
  • Windows Live Local powered by Virtual Earth!! - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2005/12/07/windows-live-local-powered-by-virtual-earth.aspx

    Update 1: The Virtual Earth Standard Control SDK is avilable on MSDN: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4304174 The news is out: the MSN Virtual Earth site is now called Windows Live Local . Check it out: http://local.live.com The reviews so far have been great, and it is excellent to see such...
  • Bing Maps for Enterprise Newsletter - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2009/07/29/bing-maps-for-enterprise-newsletter.aspx

    Do you feel out of the loop when it comes to Bing Maps? Wanna be cool like the rest of the kids who have the 411 on Bing Maps? Sign up for the Bing Maps for Enterprise Newsletter - a monthly subscriber based email for customers, prospects, partners, developers and influencers. Just go to the news page...
  • Virtual Earth Version 2 Being Deprecated - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/02/04/virtual-earth-version-2-being-deprecated.aspx

    It's been far too long with way too many versions out there, but I wanted to alert everyone about the deprecation of the Version 2 Virtual Earth API being deprecated on March 31, 2008. So, if you're on V2 you better get cracking on updating to a new version, like, oh, I don't know Version 6! Slacker...
  • MapPoint Web Service 4.7 SDK Released - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/06/23/mappoint-web-service-4-7-sdk-released.aspx

    Friday we released an updated version of the MapPoint Web Service SDK 4.7 . There's nothing new in terms of functionality for the SOAP XML APIs, but we did update the docs to include a new version of the road network coverage. So, now you get a better idea of what the MapPoint Web Service Geographic...
  • Deprecating Older Versions of Virtual Earth - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/03/03/deprecating-older-versions-of-virtual-earth.aspx

    We're doing a little house cleaning, so we're going to be taking down some of the older version of Virtual Earth. Notice was sent around to people with MapPoint Web Service / Virtual Earth accounts, so in case you don't have one you'll want to read the following. . . . As part of our planned deprecation...
  • Case Study: Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions (Cyberhomes) - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/03/15/case-study-fidelity-national-real-estate-solutions-cyberhomes.aspx

    We posted a new case study about Microsoft and Cyberhomes which highlights some of the work Fidelity did with Virtual Earth . I worked with Marty Frame and team on their roll out of Cyberhomes.com which features maps and imagery from Virtual Earth . The site was an overnight hit (and makes things interesting...
  • v1 Applications not Referencing 'dev.virtualearth.net' are not Working - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2005/12/09/v1-applications-not-referencing-dev-virtualearth-net-are-not-working.aspx

    Just quick but important reminder note: Now that Windows Live Local has launched, if you are referencing the v1 of the standard control on the old URL: http://virtualearth.msn.com/js/MapControl.js You should update this to http://dev.virtualearth.net/standard/v1/MapControl.js This will keep...
  • Purchase Standalone Microsoft Virtual Earth Photography - Blog Post

    http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2008/08/25/purchase-standalone-microsoft-virtual-earth-photography.aspx

    If you've ever had the need to acquire Virtual Earth aerial photography for uses outside of the Virtual Earth platform , your day has come. Starting today you can license Virtual Earth UltraCam (proprietary) aerial photography without having to license the Virtual Earth platform. This is great for offline...

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