Benefits of the Bing Maps API mapping platform

Benefits of the Bing Maps API mapping platform

Microsoft.com/maps offers both REST & SDK options and Developers can expect a wide range of benefits when using Bing Maps API as a mapping platform, ranging from accurate worldwide geolocation coverage to high-res location data.
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Bing Maps Autosuggest API GA Release

Bing Maps Autosuggest API GA Release

Introducing the Bing Maps Autosuggest API, the newest addition to the Bing Maps REST services. The Autosuggest API is used to return a ranked list of suggested entities based on a user's partial query. The service can return three possible entity types: Addresses (including roads), points of interest, and businesses (currently available in the US only with new markets coming soon).
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Drag and Drop GeoJSON files onto Bing Maps V8

Drag and Drop GeoJSON files onto Bing Maps V8

GeoJSON is a common file format used for storing spatial data as a JSON object and is easy to import and export in Bing Maps V8 using the GeoJSON module. In this blog post we will take a look at how to make enable dragging and dropping of GeoJSON files onto Bing Maps using the HTML5 FileReader and Drag and Drop classes.
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Locking a Virtual Earth Map

Locking a Virtual Earth Map

There may be times when you want to have a restricted map view. The map.SetView option can get your map viewer to focus exactly where you want them to...and stay there!
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