Blogs

Can’t find the place you searched for last week? No problem!  Now you’ll see search suggestions on Bing Maps for your recent searches. To try it out, start by searching for something on the map.
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The past several weeks had a lot of exciting developments when it comes to Bing Maps. As the team prepared for Microsoft Build 2019, we were also busy working on several next level new releases that really show what maps can do! We’re making it easier than ever to build immersive, flexible and optimized experiences using Bing Maps APIs.
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We are excited to announce that the Bing Maps SDK for Android and iOS is now available for public preview.  Experience the power of Bing Maps on mobile! Bing Maps SDK for Android and iOS features new controls powered by a full vector 3D map engine with a number of standard mapping capabilities running with native performance.
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The Bing Maps team is happy to launch the Bing Maps Multi-Itinerary Optimization (MIO) API, a REST service that automates the process of building itineraries for multiple agents (e.g., drivers, sales representatives, professionals, etc.) while also optimizing the routes among all agents to save travel time and distance.
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The Bling team in Bing Web Data is proud to announce that we’ve released Bling FIRE (FInite state machine and Regular Expression manipulation) library to the open source community.
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The Bing Maps Routing and Traffic Team is constantly working to make navigation and route planning easier! Hot on the heels of our previous announcement about traffic coloring, the Bing Maps team is proud to announce that we have made it possible for users to access traffic camera images along a planned driving route!
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Say hello to Maps SDK, a Microsoft Garage project! This latest release brings all the cool things about 3D maps to Unity developers. As a map control for Unity, Maps SDK makes it possible to fold Bing Maps’ 3D world data into Unity-based, mixed reality experiences.
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Microsoft Build 2019 is taking place in Seattle, Washington, May 6 to May 8, and the Bing Search APIs team will be there. If you are registered for the event, stop by the Bing Search APIs booth to check out the rich web search API solutions available, all powered by Bing.
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Get a first-hand look at the latest tools and new features from the Bing Maps team! We are looking forward to meeting you at Microsoft Build 2019 (May 6th through the 8th, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle Washington).
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One of the many challenges faced by the mapping the world is the availability of ground truth. Today most mappers remotely map an area. Even with the variety of aerial imagery available, the details or perspective of the area being mapped can be lacking. To provide mappers with the most information possible, the Microsoft Open Maps team has created a JOSM plugin.
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