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May, 2007

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  • Updated Imagery - May 23, 2007

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    The following imagery was added to Virtual Earth (and Live Search Maps) today. Can you say 11.5 terabytes of new imagery data? Hi-res Orthos (using the UltraCam camera) Canadian Areas... • Toronto US areas... • Savannah, GA • SaintPaul, MN • Queens, NY...
  • Webcast: Virtual Earth Platform, Version 5 Overview

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    I'll be doing a web cast covering the technicalities for Virtual Earth, Version 5. It's a Level 200 course and should last about an hour with time at the end for Q&A. It's on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 @ 10AM PDT. Here's the description: Join this briefing...
  • Virtual Earth @ Maker Faire 2007

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    I'll be working the booth at the Maker Faire this weekend in San Mateo, CA. I'll be showing some cool sites that are using VE, showing off some coding and highlighting our consumer site features. Stop by and chew the fat with me.
  • Virtual Earth @ Where 2.0

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    I'll be working the booth at Where 2.0 and running the " Going Deep with Virtual Earth " session of "Bird's of a Feather." You'll want to get there early for Erik Jorgensen 's session called, " Building out a 3D World. " Also, see Stephen Lawler talk...
  • Priceline Goes Live with Virtual Earth

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    Priceline.com just rolled out a new way to visualize locations on a map using Virtual Earth. Do a search for a hotel and under the "Area Map" tab you will see your results on a Virtual Earth map. The map includes a mini-map in the upper right hand corner...
  • Find Real Estate in Canada

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    RealEstatePlus.ca just launched their site using Virtual Earth. To try it out, enter postal code "M6S 4H7" in the search box. Hover over a listing on the map and select “View Demographics” in the pop-up. You get tons of demographic data about that neighborhood...
  • MSDN Webcast: The Russ and Joe Developer Show: Virtual Earth (Level 100)

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    Mark Merchant - Virtual Earth Technology Specialist for the East Coast - will be presenting on the Russ and Joe Developer Show on Wednesday May 16. Mark will cover how to build applications with Virtual Earth and provide an under the covers look at Virtual...
  • Momentum Webcast: Discover Microsoft Virtual Earth 5.0 (Level 100)

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    Tyler Davey from Infusion Development will be providing a business (level 100) overview of Virtual Earth May 7 @ 1PM PDT. Follow this link to register for this web cast.
  • The Virtual Earth Lab @ MIX '07

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    Tonight is the night of the big mashup camp for all you late night campers. It will be @ The Venetian in the Tuscana Room 3701 (3rd Floor) from 8P - 2A. For those of you unlucky enough to not be here, fear not. You can have access to the Virtual Earth...
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