Connecting a SharePoint List to Bing Maps

Connecting a SharePoint List to Bing Maps

In this blog post we will look at an easy way to integrate Bing Maps with SharePoint and connect to a SharePoint list. Many of the things shown in this blog post are not limited to SharePoint Server and can extend to SharePoint Online and Office 365. 
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Geocoding and Routing in Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)

Geocoding and Routing in Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)

In this blog post we are going to look at how implement Geocoding and Routing using the Bing Maps Windows Store App JavaScript SDK. If you are new to JavaScript development with the Bing Maps Windows Store App SDK I recommend reading the Getting started with Bing Maps Windows Store Apps blog post first. 
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Geocoding and Routing in Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (Native)

Geocoding and Routing in Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (Native)

In this blog post we are going to look at how implement Geocoding and Routing using the Native Bing Maps Windows Store App SDK. If you are new to developing with the Native Bing Maps Windows Store App SDK I recommend reading the Getting started with Bing Maps Windows Store Apps blog post first. 
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Modules in Bing Maps for Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)

Modules in Bing Maps for Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)

The Bing Maps Web control is designed as a modular framework and the Bing Maps for Windows Store App JavaScript control follows the same design. Modules allow users to load only the features and functionalities they need, rather than loading everything up when the application starts. You can save yourself a lot of development time by using modules and avoid reinventing the wheel. 
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Getting started with Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (Native)

Getting started with Bing Maps Windows Store Apps (Native)

If you follow this blog regularly, there is a strong chance that you are familiar with Bing Maps and all the greatness it brings to the web. And, with Windows 8, you can add that same greatness directly into your applications using the Bing Maps SDK for Windows Store Apps. When developing with the Bing Maps SDK for Windows Store Apps you have the option of using JavaScript or Native code (C#, VB or C++). 
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Reducing the Complexity of Rendering Shapes

Reducing the Complexity of Rendering Shapes

One of the most common themes I hear about Bing Maps is that we don’t make it easy to render “GIS Stuff” via our APIs. In fact, one of the first features I spec’d when I moved to the Bing Maps team as a Lead PM was the ability to render holes in our polygons.
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Three New Bing Maps Web Modules

Three New Bing Maps Web Modules

In September of 2011 we started the Bing Maps Samples Project The purpose of this project was to create a centralized location where developers could find and share useful modules that expand the functionality of the Bing Maps Web Control
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Introducing PHP and VB .NET SDKs for Bing Maps Platform

Introducing PHP and VB .NET SDKs for Bing Maps Platform

Over the years we’ve provided developers with tons of code samples, SDKs, interactive SDKs, external SDKs, etc., etc. Today, we’re adding to an already loaded artillery of Bing Maps SDKs by providing a new SDK for PHP developers who want to use our REST, SOAP and Spatial Data APIs.
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