Hunting for Movie Locations on Bing Maps

Hunting for Movie Locations on Bing Maps

As you know, Bing Maps helps you understand your world. Last month I described how you can use imagery on Bing Maps to interactively learn about history by exploring where important events like the Civil Rights Movement took place. This month I’m going to focus on a lighter topic—learning about filming locations from your favorite movies. I like movies and love seeing places featured in movies I’ve seen. With Bing, you can explore these locations...
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BBC Goes Big on Bing Maps

BBC Goes Big on Bing Maps

BBC has been quite the busy bees publishing some innovative applications on Bing Maps. Check out this list of applications:   Save Our Sounds – BBC wants you to help build an interactive map of the world. So get involved and send in recordings of sounds from where you live. Listen to the sounds of the world – and then send us your audio.   Cannes 2009 Map – Use this map to explore 2009’s Cannes Film Festival...
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New Virtual Earth 3D Techno Movie

New Virtual Earth 3D Techno Movie

2 Unlimited need not show for this party. Check out the latest video showcase the V2 Virtual Earth 3D building models. V2 of our building models are available in Las Vegas, Dallas, Denver and Phoenix.
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BBC News: School Report News

BBC News: School Report News

The BBC is expanding their use of Virtual Earth. They released their School Report which brings in the news from all of the local schools from the UK and puts them on a map for easy navigation and exploration.  I love this. When I was a kid reporting the news in my monthly class newsletter (or even as a writer for the SDSU Daily Aztec!), I think it would’ve been so cool to see my news story up on a major news web site. Even if it was...
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NBC Weather Plus

NBC Weather Plus

NBC Weather Plus has integrated some seriously slick weather tracking data with Microsoft Virtual Earth.
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Virtual Earth and the BBC

Virtual Earth and the BBC

The British Broadcast Corporation has agreed to use Virtual Earth. The plane crash at Heathrow was detailed in this article on the BBC News web site. The article included many illustrations about the accident and the plane itself, but also included a map of the area highlighting the points of interest around the effected area. This allows their readers to get a better understanding of exactly where the plane stopped, where the plane touched down...
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