Maps Blog

  • Guest Blog: Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem with RouteSavvy and Microsoft Maps

    OnTerra, a Microsoft Partner, offers RouteSavvy API PLUS as great alternative to Bing Maps Multi-Itinerary Optimization API. Given the impending retirement of Bing Maps Multi-Itinerary Optimization API on June 30th, 2025, Bing Maps for Enterprise customers looking for an alternative to migrate to for Bing Maps Multi-Itinerary Optimization API can consider moving to OnTerra Systems’ RouteSavvy API PLUS.   
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  • Windows UWP Maps Control Deprecation Announcement

    The Windows UWP Map control and Windows Maps platform APIs within Windows have been deprecated as of April 8, 2025. The Maps UWP Control and Maps platform support within Windows will continue to function but will not be updated. For more information, see Resources for deprecated features.
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  • What are my options regarding Bing Maps for Enterprise Retirement?

    Bing Maps for Enterprise will be retired on June 30, 2028. Existing Bing Maps for Enterprise customers can continue to license Bing Maps for Enterprise APIs and services until June 30, 2028. Customers on the free and basic license for Bing Maps for Enterprise have until June 30, 2025.
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  • Introducing Radar the Elf

    NORAD is once again set to track Santa with the help of Microsoft Bing Maps and an AI elf named Radar. You can ask Radar anything you want to know about Santa and NORAD
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  • Bing Maps for Enterprise Migration

    We are encouraging existing Bing Maps for Enterprise customers to move to Azure Maps as it is our best in class Maps API platform, is served by the same great Bing Maps data and services and is where our innovation efforts will be focused.
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  • Commute to more places with Bing Maps on Android

    Typical commutes just cover home to work and back but what if you have more places to commute to on a regular basis?  Based on your feedback, Bing Maps allows you to commute to more places with Bing Maps on Android!
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  • Microsoft Announces Vision for Next Generation of Enterprise Maps

    We are thrilled to announce the unification of Bing Maps for Enterprise (BME) with Azure Maps, marking a significant milestone in our geospatial services at Microsoft. Azure Maps now boasts a robust stack of geospatial offerings, leveraging the powerful capabilities of Microsoft Maps, which also drives Bing Maps, our consumer maps experience. Over the past year, our team has dedicated significant time and effort to combine the...
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  • Leveraging Maps and Power BI for Geospatial Analytics

    In our data-centric world, a great way to get the most from data is by using Power BI and Maps. You’re about to learn about the importance of geographical analytics. We’ll also explain what makes Microsoft Maps integration in Power BI a great platform for presenting geospatial analytics.
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