Depending on the type of application you are creating, you may find it useful to be able to share a map with someone. Whether it’s a map of a single location or a map with a route on it, this can easily be accomplished in a Windows Store app.
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Bing Maps Web control can now show traffic incidents in addition to traffic flow and gives you the control to show or hide both with the new TrafficManager.
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We are happy to announce the release of Elevations API as the latest addition to the Bing Maps REST Services offerings. The Elevations API will enable you to query for elevation information for a set of points, polyline or a region on the Earth described by latitude and longitude pairs.
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In a recent post, we announced the completion of the Global Ortho (GO) program in the United States. GO for Western Europe is on schedule to be completed by the end of CY 2012. Also new this month, Bing Maps adds nearly 17 Million SqKm of new satellite imagery!
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The latest publication of Bird’s Eye includes 215 TB of new data that spans across the United States and features certain areas in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Tokyo.
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We’ve just rolled out some exciting new updates to www.bing.com/maps that make it easier for you to find information on the map, explore the layouts of over 850 venues, as well as get to where you’re going with public transit (or transport). Read on to learn more! Pushpin and Popup refresh
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Who hasn’t wanted to quickly send a map to a friend? With today’s update, we’ve enhanced and expanded the ways you can share your Bing Maps results from your PC by introducing shorter URLs, expanded “send to mobile” functionality, and easier sharing to Facebook and Twitter. Click to Share To get started!
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Need to calculate routes with more than 25 waypoints when using our Web control? “King of Bing” Ricky Brundritt has created a module to do just that! Check out his blog post for more information. Thanks Ricky, another great module for the web! What module are you building? What would you like to build? Let us know!
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If you have looked at a Bing map in the last 24 hours you might have noticed a few new things about our road map style. The result is a new style designed to communicate more important information at a glance.
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Over the past few months, we’ve been testing some enhancements to the Bing Maps interface that we’re excited to now make available for everyone. The most apparent changes are to our task and navigation controls, where—based on your feedback—we’ve made it easier to find the most common actions to complete your task at hand.
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