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Geocoding a SharePoint List Item
Bing Maps is often integrated into SharePoint sites to display different types of information, from the location of customers to advance business intelligence information. A common task that needs to...
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New Traffic Manager in AJAX v7
Bing Maps AJAX v7 control can now show traffic incidents in addition to traffic flow and gives you the control to show or hide both with the new TrafficManager. Check out the following view of Seattle...
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Connecting a SharePoint List to Bing Maps
I have seen a lot of different ways to integrate Bing Maps with SharePoint. Some more complex than others. In this blog post we will look at an easy way to integrate Bing Maps with SharePoint and...
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Data source staging, rollback and more comes to Spatial Data Services
Bing Maps Spatial Data Services is now giving you even more options for managing and querying your data source entity data. Check out these new features. Stage your data source before you publish. Two...
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Bing Maps in AutoCAD 2014
We are excited to announce that Bing Maps is the default mapping service in Autodesk’s AutoCAD 2014 software. For those not familiar with AutoCAD, AutoCAD is Autodesk’s flagship software product and is...
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HTML5 Canvas Pushpins in JavaScript
One of the more interesting features of HTML5 is the canvas elements. The canvas provides us with a feature rich, low level 2D rendering panel and is supported by all the major web browsers.In this...
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Upcoming Bing Maps Events - Spring 2013
Bing Maps EventsThe following events have been organized by the Bing Maps team. Bing Maps Windows Store Apps Developer EventDate: May 10, 2013 @ 9:30am – 12:30pmLocation: Microsoft Cardinal Place,...
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Image Overlays with Bing Maps (JavaScript)
There are a lot of different types of data that can be overlaid on top of Bing Maps. In this post, we are going to look at how to overlay images on top of the Bing Maps V7 AJAX and Windows Store...
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Venue Maps in Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)
Within Bing Maps you have the ability to view Venue Maps. Venue Maps are often thought of as maps of indoor structures such as malls and airports; however, venue maps can be opened up to so much more....
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Geocoding and Routing in Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)
In this blog post we are going to look at how implement Geocoding and Routing using the Bing Maps Windows Store App JavaScript SDK. If you are new to JavaScript development with the Bing Maps Windows...
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Moore Tornado App with High-Res Before/After Imagery
Our hearts go out to all the people affected by the tornadoes that recently struck the Midwest. We ask everyone to please consider supporting the disaster response and relief efforts. Here are a couple...
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Bing Maps Publishes Equivalent of 100,000 DVD’s of Bird’s Eye Imagery
Today, we are excited to announce a number of updates to Bing Maps, including the largest shipment of Bird’s Eye imagery yet, nearly 270 terabytes of data or the equivalent of 100,000 DVD’s, along with...
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Infoboxes for Native Windows Store Apps
Recently there has been a number of requests for information on how to create infoboxes using the Bing Maps Native control. Many developers who have used our JavaScript controls are used to an infobox...
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How To Load Spatial Data From SQLite In A Windows Store App
Sometimes it can be helpful to hold geospatial data locally and to distribute it with the application. In this example, we will use SQLite to store geospatial information and visualize it as a layer in...
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Automating the Windows Map App
Windows allows a Windows Store application to register as the default handler for a certain URI schema. This process is called Protocol Activation and it can be leveraged in the WinRT as well as the...
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Geocoding With the Search Charm
In this blog post we are going to create a simple mapping application that allows the user to search for locations using the Search charm. To do this, there are three main tasks that have to be done:...
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Traffic Notifications with Bing Maps & Windows Azure Mobile Services
Windows Azure Mobile Services is a great set of services which provide a cloud backend for your mobile applications. It provides native SDKs for Windows Store apps, Windows Phone, iOS and Android as...
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Augmented Reality with Bing Maps in a Windows Store App
In this blog post we are going to take a look at augmented reality apps and how to create them as Windows Store apps. When many people hear the words “augmented reality” the first thought that comes to...
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Retrieving Boundaries from the Bing Spatial Data Services (Preview)
The Bing Spatial Data Services (SDS) allow you to submit large amounts of addresses for batch-geocoding as well as GPS-coordinates for reverse geocoding. You can download the results or keep them in...
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Build 2013 Announcements: Developer Services, New Bing Developer Center, and...
A new set of developer services and the new Bing Developer Center were announced at Build 2013 today. The new streamlined Bing Developer Center puts all the content you need in one single location,...
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