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Brian Flood from Spatial Data Logic has released an add-in for ESRI ArcGIS which enables data visualization in Microsoft Virtual Earth called Arc2Earth . Arc2Earth has historically allowed for visualization in Google Earth and Google Maps, but most recently added Virtual Earth to it's list of mapping platforms to which users can publish. In their own words, Arc2Earth, " was created to convert and publish your ArcGIS data to view in Google Earth, Google Maps or Virtual Earth with a click of a button. There are some advantages and disadvantages to using one product over another. Google Earth is a full fledged application with all of the tools available to the user at startup. Some of the tools...
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We had some features for Version 6 that didn't make it into the last release in October, but we really wanted them to be available now so we shipped them in a QFE. There was a newsletter that went out to all licensed customers and I wanted to ensure the community at large was made aware of these features. I've pasted the contents of the letter below... Dear Virtual Earth Platform Customer, We are pleased to announce that the localization and 3D model collection and KML import features have been released to Virtual Earth v6. Localization: Localized driving directions: Virtual Earth now offers localized driving directions in the following languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Canada), English...
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The latest release of imagery and photogrammetrics includes 36.3 TB of photography and models of 58 new cities worldwide! At a high level we've updated the Manhattan imagery, added 44 new cities with our Microsoft (Vexcel) ortho imagery, 36 new US bird's eye areas, 26 new European bird's eye areas, 5 areas of US orthos from GlobeXplorer, 17 international orthos from GeoEye, updated UK photos from GetMapping and Holland orthos from Digital Colour Orthophotomap of the Netherlands (DKLN). The image processing pipeline team is pumping out some serious bytes. One of these days I'm going to document how exactly this gets done.... Orthos (3Di Hi-res {15cm, unless indicated - Microsoft proprietary})...
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Every now and then the Virtual Earth Marketing Team posts case studies for technical decision makers to read about how other companies are leveraging Microsoft mapping platforms. We've posted two of them recently that give an in depth understanding of not just the the power and flexibility of the Virtual Earth platform, but the cost savings as well. Yesterday, we posted a case study for MarketLinx (a First American company) and a couple weeks ago we posted a case study about iFly (3D commercial flight tracking). Below is a summary of each of them with links to both. And, don't miss the videos ( MarketLinx & iFly , respectively) with interviews listed under the case study documents. Real Estate...
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We've set up a few surveys to get a better understand of what it is you actually want out of a mapping platform; or, at least from our mapping platform. Better route data? Higher resolution imagery? More data layers? Tell us your thoughts. There are a three different surveys established for providing your feedback: 1. Enterprise Customer w/ Production Access - If you are an existing Virtual Earth or MapPoint Web Service customer with a license you'll want to fill out this survey . At the end of the survey, as a token of appreciation, you will be offered a $25 gift certificate from Hallmark Insights. Or you can choose to have us donate $25 to International Services of American Red Cross on your...
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Yesterday we announced the launch of our Live Search Maps localization of world locations in Chinese including street level data for China. Today, we've added Live Search China results to include local links through to our Live Local Search using our localized Chinese maps. We have over 7 million local listings in 114 cities in China which we've indexed into and have directly accessible through Live Search. The area in red above is called Instant Answers as a part of Live Search results . These instant answers will now link you directly into Live Local Search with maps of China. From here you can be immersed into the full Live Search Maps China experience. This is the first Microsoft Live entry...
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We've launched our Live Search Maps site in Chinese ! Not only that but we have street data for China! The first public release supports most basic map and local search features across China with details for 114 cities, plus a Public Transit feature for 11 cities, but without Driving Directions and Public Collections; we will enable Public Collections in the QFE, and add Driving Directions in a future release. Enjoy! CP
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Today, we're announcing our acquisition of Multimap . Here's the release briefing: Microsoft Acquires One of Europe’s Top Online Map Services Acquisition of Multimap will help Microsoft deliver new, expanded services on the Web. LONDON — Dec. 12, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. has acquired Multimap, one of the United Kingdom’s top 100 technology companies and one of the leading online mapping services in the world. The acquisition gives Microsoft a powerful new location and mapping technology to complement existing offerings such as Virtual Earth, Live Search, Windows Live services, MSN and the aQuantive advertising platform, with future integration potential for a range of other Microsoft products and...
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