Drag and Drop GeoJSON files onto Bing Maps V8

Drag and Drop GeoJSON files onto Bing Maps V8

GeoJSON is a common file format used for storing spatial data as a JSON object and is easy to import and export in Bing Maps V8 using the GeoJSON module. In this blog post we will take a look at how to make enable dragging and dropping of GeoJSON files onto Bing Maps using the HTML5 FileReader and Drag and Drop classes.
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Four New Bing Maps Web Control Modules

Four New Bing Maps Web Control Modules

By Ricky Brundritt, EMEA Bing Maps Technology Solution Professional In September of 2011 we started the Bing Maps v7 Module Code Project. The purpose of this project is to create a single place where developers can find and share useful modules that expand the functionality of the Bing Maps Web API. 
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ESRI Launches MapIt Using Bing Maps in a Microsoft Geostack

ESRI Launches MapIt Using Bing Maps in a Microsoft Geostack

ESRI made a huge push into enterprise mapping today with the launch of its MapIt product…this just got interesting! Ok, so what is MapIt? Well, it turns out it’s a lot of things, but in a nut shell “ESRI MapIt™ is a lightweight Web mapping gateway to SQL Server 2008. 
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Locking a Virtual Earth Map

Locking a Virtual Earth Map

There may be times when you want to have a restricted map view. The map.SetView option can get your map viewer to focus exactly where you want them to...and stay there!
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Drawing Tools for Virtual Earth

Drawing Tools for Virtual Earth

I get asked by developers a lot about how they can leverage the nifty drawing tools that are on Microsoft Maps. Well, you can try them yourself at https://samples.bingmapsportal.com/?search=drawing
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