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ESRI Shapefiles and Bing Maps WPF

In last week’s blog posts I talked about several different ways of overlaying ESRI shapefile data onto Bing Maps. In this post, I will walk through how to develop a simple application for loading a...

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Golden Spike Event: Team Photo

To celebrate the US completion of the Global Ortho project, the team flew one last commemorative mission which we've called our “Golden Spike” flight. Check out the full post: Global Ortho & 17...

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Global Ortho & 17 Million SqKm of New Satellite Imagery

In a recent post, we announced the completion of the Global Ortho (GO) program in the United States.  GO for Western Europe is on schedule to be completed by the end of CY 2012. Also new this month,...

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eXtremeCRM 2012 Conference & Bing Maps

Calling all partners!! Who’s plugged in to Dynamics CRM & Bing Maps?For those of you that are new to the CRM space, the eXtremeCRM Conferenceis the hub where Microsoft Dynamics CRM partners come...

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Viewing Census Data on Bing Maps

Every ten years the US Bureau of the Census counts the people in the US and collects a number of other household metrics. The last census was compiled in 2010 and the Census Bureau sent hundreds of...

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Bing Maps Platform Webcast Series for Fall 2012

Who’s in for some free geospatial insight?! Learn how your organization can take advantage of Bing Maps to enhance your line of business solutions and provide a deeper insight into your business...

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“Carmaggedon II”: Bing Maps is Your Ben Affleck

I was pinged late yesterday by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority about this whole “Carmaggedon” nightmare going on in LA this weekend. Being a SoCal native, I empathized with...

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Bing Maps SDKs for Windows Store Apps Now Available

Today we are announcing the availability of the Bing Maps SDKs for Windows Store apps. These SDKs will allow you to bring the power of Bing Maps to your Windows Store apps with support for C#, C++,...

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Getting started with Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)

If you follow this blog regularly, there is a strong chance that you are familiar with Bing Maps and all the greatness it brings to the web. And, with Windows 8, you can add that same greatness...

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REST Services in Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (Using JavaScript)

When using Bing Maps, you may find that you need to access a REST based web service from time to time. In Bing Maps there are many REST based services available that can be used to bring data into your...

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Getting started with Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (Native)

If you follow this blog regularly, there is a strong chance that you are familiar with Bing Maps and all the greatness it brings to the web. And, with Windows 8, you can add that same greatness...

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Create Heat Maps with Bing Maps and Dynamics CRM

The majority of data in the enterprise today has a location component, including most sales, operational, or service-related data. By visualizing our business data on a map, we can identify trends by...

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New Hurricane Sandy app uses High-Resolution Imagery

Our new Hurricane Sandy app provides a detailed view of the destruction left in the wake of Sandy. Once weather permitted, Keystone Aerial Surveys, one of our Global Ortho flying partners, acquired...

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New Imagery Added to Windows 8 Maps App & Bing Maps

This month we’ve added over 121 TB of satellite and Global Ortho imagery to the Windows 8 Maps app & Bing Maps, built a Hurricane Sandy map app and now feature our full spectrum of imagery daily on...

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Modules in Bing Maps for Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)

The Bing Maps V7 AJAX control is designed as a modular framework and the Bing Maps for Windows Store App JavaScript control follows the same design. Modules allow users to load only the features and...

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Geocoding and Routing in Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (Native)

In this blog post we are going to look at how implement Geocoding and Routing using the Native Bing Maps Windows Store App SDK. If you are new to developing with the Native Bing Maps Windows Store App...

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Overview of Bing Maps SDK for Windows Store apps in just one minute

Check out the new One dev minute video and tutorial that takes you through all the steps you need to display your location on a map in a C# Windows Store app using the Bing Maps for Windows Store apps...

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Geocoding Dynamics CRM Data with Bing Maps

The majority of data in the enterprise today has a location component, and this includes much of the entity data in Dynamics CRM. We can leverage the location attributes of our CRM data to provide a...

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New to REST Services: Elevations API

We are happy to announce the release of Elevations API as the latest addition to the Bing Maps REST Services offerings. The Elevations API will enable you to query for elevation information for a set...

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Bing Maps for Windows Store Apps Training Kit

Bing Maps for Windows Store apps combine the power of Windows 8 and Bing Maps to provide an enhanced mapping experience for Windows Store apps. Developers can use this Bing Maps control to incorporate...

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