Ok, with MIX behind us (just barely) I’m now looking forward to the GITA (Geospatial Information and Technology Association) Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference.
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Maps Blog - Page 46
Many more 3D Cities from all over the world! Use the Windows Map app "..." menu to find a city or just search by name!
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NBC Weather Plus has integrated some seriously slick weather tracking data with Microsoft Virtual Earth.
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David Carradine has spoken. Yellow Book is the latest portal to agree to use Microsoft Virtual Earth for their mapping needs. Search by product / service or business name and by location.
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27+ TB of imagery have just been added to Virtual Earth 3D Cities
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The Yellow Pages Group published a press release about their launch with Virtual Earth.
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Virtual Earth is a part of the Live Local Search team which is a part of the Live Search team which is a part of Windows Live which is a part of Microsoft.
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O-HIO! This is pretty awesome. The State of Ohio’s Department of Transportation has rolled out a site for all you Buckeyes (and those of you living in the Ohio who didn’t go to The Ohio State University). Navigate to BuckeyeTraffic.org and you’ll see a huge bing map!
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The British Broadcast Corporation has agreed to use Virtual Earth. The plane crash at Heathrow was detailed in this article on the BBC News web site. The article included many illustrations about the accident and the plane itself, but also included a map of the area highlighting the points of interest around the effected area. This allows their readers to get a better understanding of exactly where the plane stopped, where the plane touched down...
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I can’t read this article, but some of my cohort here in Redmond can. The folks at ZOL (CNET) have rated Live Search Maps China higher than both Google Maps China and Baidu Maps. ZOL specified that Live Search Maps China was better because of the “superior user interface, integration with local search result, personalization and bus transit.”
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