So, I haven't done a Virtual Earth code sample for a while and have noticed that I've been hit with the question of "I have pushpins that I don't want rollover popups for. How do I disable them?" Well, here's how. 1. We'll start with a very simple Virtual Earth application which loads a map and adds a pushpin in the center. You can copy and paste the code below into notepage and run it in a browser (IE 6+ or FF 1.5+). <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd "> <html> <head> <title></title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <script src=" http...
Several years ago we had a product called MapPoint Location Server. The concept was that we could tie into phone networks to find and/or track the location of people via their cell phones. The product itself was nothing more than a server client application that proxied calls between different cell phone networks and MapPoint Web Service . Locations could be rendered on maps on a desktop application (sort of like a dispatch) or on a mobile device (for the person trying to find themselves or others - which reminds me I could use something to help find myself, but, I digress). Because of the E911 initiative, carriers were required to be able to located cell phone users within a certain radius ...
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) - 2006 Central Florida - 2006 Buelton, CA - 2006 Lancaster, CA - 2006 Madera, CA - 2006 Santa Maria, CA - 2006 California City, CA - 2006 Sanger, CA - 2006 Jacksonville, FL (outskirts around 3Di imagery) - 2006 Raleigh, NC - 2006 Lake County, CA - 2006 Salt Lake City/Park City, UT - 2006 IL-West - 2006 SE Michigan - 2006 Omaha/Lincoln, NE - 2006 Central Colorado - 2007 Miami/Ft.Lauderdale, FL ...
Recently, one of our enterprise customers decided to re-evaluate their mapping options for their software needs. Now, of course, I'm going to be a little biased but I think the article lends itself to many who have to go through the trouble of deciding which mapping platform is right for you. A la Mode out of Arkansas posted a great blog on the pros and cons of each of the major mapping platform players - Microsoft Virtual Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, and MapQuest. Take a read for yourself to see what they found in their research: http://www.alamode.com/labs/projects/VirtualEarth/default.aspx . CP
Better late than never, but I guy's gotta take vacation after the fiscal year! In case you haven't seen it elsewhere, here's the latest imagery updates pushed out to Live Search Maps / Virtual Earth (15.65 TB in all): New 3D Cities: a. Montreal, Canada. b. Toulouse, France. US Obliques (Bird’s Eye): a. California i. San Francisco, CA ii. Stanislaus, CA b. Connecticut i. Connecticut State (Parts 2 & 3) c. Florida i. Milton, FL ii. Brevard, FL iii. Santa Rosa, FL iv. Clay, FL v. Polk, FL d. Georgia i. Chatham, GA ii. Richmond, GA iii. Macon Metro, GA e. Iowa i. Pocahontas, IA f. Indiana i. Allen, Ft. Wayne, IN ii. South Bend, IN g. Kansas i. Kansas City Metro, KS h. Kentucky i. Muhlenberg,...
