Join the Bing Maps APIs team at Microsoft Ignite 2018 in Orlando

Join the Bing Maps APIs team at Microsoft Ignite 2018 in Orlando

The Bing Maps team will be at Microsoft Ignite 2018, in Orlando, Florida, September 24th through the 28th. If you are registered for the event, stop by the Bing Maps APIs for Enterprise booth in the Modern Workplace area of the Expo, to learn more about the latest features and updates to our Bing Maps platform, as well as attend our sessions.
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Realtime Transit Trip Updates Added to CalcRoute API

Realtime Transit Trip Updates Added to CalcRoute API

We are announcing the addition of real-time transit trip updates to the CalcRoute API. Real-time transit data is made available by a limited set of transit agencies who provide their data in real-time format. We have coverage provided by 100 agencies in metro areas across the world including New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Toronto, Houston, and Baltimore. Currently, the 4 markets where coverage exists are the United States, Canada...
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Bing Maps Autosuggest API GA Release

Bing Maps Autosuggest API GA Release

Introducing the Bing Maps Autosuggest API, the newest addition to the Bing Maps REST services. The Autosuggest API is used to return a ranked list of suggested entities based on a user's partial query. The service can return three possible entity types: Addresses (including roads), points of interest, and businesses (currently available in the US only with new markets coming soon).
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Bing Maps Routing API knows the shortest route that visits all waypoints!

Bing Maps Routing API knows the shortest route that visits all waypoints!

Working with routes that involve multiple stops? Create optimized routes for multiple addresses and minimize map route distance with a Bing Maps API key! A powerful addition to the Bing Maps routing API is now available! With waypoint optimization you can pass in up to 25 waypoints (stops) and they will be re-ordered and optimized to minimize travel time or distance.
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CAMS Software Reduces Costs and Increases Efficiency By Using the Bing Maps Distance Matrix API

CAMS Software Reduces Costs and Increases Efficiency By Using the Bing Maps Distance Matrix API

Based in British Columbia, CAMS Software is a small transportation management software company with big customers. The company’s flagship transportation management solution, Prospero, is used by the majority of major grocery chains in North America, including industry giants. CAMS Software switched from its old maps provider to Bing Maps to simplify customer interactions, reduce operating costs, and gain efficiency and a competitive edge.
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Enhanced Security Update for Bing Maps API Keys

Enhanced Security Update for Bing Maps API Keys

As announced on May 24, the Bing Maps Developer portal shipped a new feature allowing you to restrict access on your Bing Maps API keys to a set of domains that you specify. Starting today, wildcard is now supported for referrer security whitelist setting
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