The Microsoft Maps team has been busy since our last Building footprints blog in 2020. Not only have we added Australia, South America, Nigeria & Kenya but we have also updated our previous collections from 2019 by leveraging newer imagery. As with our other releases, you can find all of the latest building footprint sets in Github and on Open Street Maps!
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Maps Blog - Page 5
11 new 3D cities from around the globe are now available on experiences powered by Microsoft Maps. For example, check out the beach in Calais, Portugal.
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Move Faster with Bing Maps Isochrones for Travel Time. What schools are within a 20-minute walk from my home? What available jobs are within a 30-minute transit commute? Where you are located and what is near you brings context to the choice of where you want to live. Bing Maps Isochrone API can help you bring that location intelligence into your applications.
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Maplytics is a geo-analytical app Certified for Microsoft Dynamics (CfMD) that seamlessly integrates Bing Maps with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to visualize Dynamics CRM/365 data on a map, helping improve business processes and engage the right customers at the right time. The April release includes a new feature using the Bing Maps Truck Routing API, which defines routes for trucks by taking into consideration attributes such as size, weight and...
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Read on to find out how developer, SkyLite Systems created a location-aware map application for The Labor Management Compliance Council (LMCC) using a suite of developer friendly Bing Maps API features
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China Mobile International caters to the needs of the millions of Chinese citizens who travel internationally each year. As part of its ongoing goal to better serve its customers, the company is creating a one-stop tourism platform within its JegoTrip app. Adopting multiple Bing Maps APIs, the app incorporates a live COVID-19 map tracker, travel safety information, automated and personalized itinerary planner , and real-time local transportation...
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The partnership with TomTom enhances our mapping portfolio, helping us deliver the best mapping experience across multiple platforms. As a result, Bing Maps is switching to TomTom for base map data for regions outside of China, Japan, and South Korea. In March we began gradually rolling out the new TomTom base map data to Bing.com users and Microsoft first party products. Today, we are starting the migration period for the Bing Maps Platform.
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On June 18, Bing Maps EMEA and APAC Distributor, Grey Matter, is teaming up with Ashley Song from the Bing Maps team to bring you a webinar about the new features and capabilities of the Bing Maps Multi-Itinerary Optimization (MIO) API, which can help solve the complexities of multi-delivery optimization .
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The Bing Maps team continues to release more stunning high-resolution oblique (45-degree angle) aerial Bird's Eye imagery. This most recent wave released over the last several months represents over 80,000 square kilometers of new imagery spanning 100+ cities in the United States.
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The demand for deliveries has surged because of the COVID-19 pandemic. People are staying home and getting their groceries and other essentials delivered to their doorsteps. Since launching in May 2019, we have listened to customer feedback and made a series of enhancements to meet the growing need with the Bing Maps Multi-Itinerary Optimization API.
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