With the Virtual Earth Web Service not only can you get static maps via the Imagery Service, but you can add some of the default pushpins you see in Live Search Maps to the static map that is returned to you if you set the Pushpins as a part of the request.
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The Live Search Maps China site just got some improvements.
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Argentina is now live on Virtual Earth! Thiscomes with geocoding places and addresses, road maps, satellite imagery and photography and traffic incident and flow information.
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We’ve just made updates to our consumer site, Bing Maps which are tied back to some of the updates in the Virtual Earth platform, so please…enjoy!
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We’ve just launched the new Live Search Maps India site and for a v1 it is SUPER robust. Check out this list of features: Street Maps for 9 important Indian cities Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur and National Road Network of India with roughly 20,000 cities/towns/major localities (as points on the map).
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You can "Claim your Business" at Bing Places (BingPlaces.com) and once complete, they will apear on Bing Maps
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Live Search Maps Taiwan just made it’s debut (as a live page). This service is a joint effort between Microsoft Taiwan and Chunghwa Telecom, the largest telecommunication operator in Taiwan.
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Inertia is that cool spinning of the globe effect in Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. You can try the online experience in our new Bing Maps 3D Cities.
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Another big day for Virtual Earth in the portal space. Granted, it’s our own search portals but it’s great to see the platform getting more use and exposure worldwide.
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I need to mention an API that many people don’t know exist and that’s the API that allows you to publish data right to Live Search Maps using URL parameters.
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