Gifts for map and geography geeks

Gifts for map and geography geeks

This holiday season, are you looking for gift ideas for someone who loves maps or geography? Or are you looking for a unique gift for someone who is hard to buy for? There are all kinds of great gift ideas for map geeks, relating to maps and geography, that we at the Bing Maps API team wanted to share!
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How to Build a Mobile-friendly Asset Management Platform

How to Build a Mobile-friendly Asset Management Platform

Whether you’re an operator managing a fleet from a desktop or an agent completing a sequence of deliveries with a mobile app, great asset tracking software should work seamlessly across a range of different devices. Learn how to build mobile-friendly asset management and tracking software designed for your business with this Bing Maps API guide.
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Batch Geocoding and Batch Reverse-Geocoding with Bing Maps

Batch Geocoding and Batch Reverse-Geocoding with Bing Maps

Geocoding and reverse geocoding are services that Bing Maps provides in SDKs, such as the Web Control, Windows, iOS and Andriod as well as in REST API web services. This process takes text descriptions or addresses and outputs accurate geographic coordinates that correspond to a given physical location. What happens if you are about to start a project and you have to geocode thousands of addresses? Or what if you have a...
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Follow the Soccer Madness Anywhere with Bing Maps

Follow the Soccer Madness Anywhere with Bing Maps

As the world gets ready to celebrate the most popular sport in the world, Bing has you covered. We’re providing you with a unique view into the world of "futbol" right in Bing and Bing Maps. Spatial Data Search capabilities continue to be a focus for Bing and these experiences are the latest example of how we’re bringing information to maps to make more informed choices.
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Creating a Store Locator (With Examples!)

Creating a Store Locator (With Examples!)

Create a robust store locator for your business with this Bing Maps API guide, including examples, and achieve more with a truly seamless mapping experience. A well-functioning store locator is one of the most important features a commercial website can have, particularly for brick-and-mortar stores. It’s easy to create your own store locator with Bing Maps API’s developer resources, including examples and documentation.  
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