Routing in Virtual Earth Web Service

Routing in Virtual Earth Web Service

I’ve been working on this one for a while and it kind of completes the basics for getting started with the Virtual Earth Web Service. The Routing Service in Bing Maps allows for route calculation and itinerary creation.  The following will get you started using the routing service. 
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Pushpins and Virtual Earth Web Service Maps

Pushpins and Virtual Earth Web Service Maps

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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Live Search Maps Argentina is Live!

Live Search Maps Argentina is Live!

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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Virtual Earth Presence at Shop.org Retail Conference

Virtual Earth Presence at Shop.org Retail Conference

Microsoft will have a booth at the National Retail Federation’s Shop.org Annual Summit at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV Monday, September 15 through Wednesday, September 17 and the Microsoft Virtual Earth team will be there to illustrate the power of location in retail scenarios, as well as, integration with other Microsoft technologies applicable to retail. I’ll be presenting a session, as will the PacNW Virtual...
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