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Leveraging Maps and Power BI for Geospatial Analytics

Leveraging Maps and Power BI for Geospatial Analytics

In our data-centric world, a great way to get the most from data is by using Power BI and Maps. You’re about to learn about the importance of geographical analytics. We’ll also explain what makes Microsoft Maps integration in Power BI a great platform for presenting geospatial analytics.
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HO HO HO Two Point OH!

HO HO HO Two Point OH!

The holiday season has come and NORAD is set to track Santa’s travels around the globe with a little help from Microsoft and other great partners. Find out the latest at NORADSanta.ORG!
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MS Build 2022 Bing Maps in Microsoft Power Pages

MS Build 2022 Bing Maps in Microsoft Power Pages

Edgar Simões, an Economist, was inspired to help Ukrainian refugees resettling in Portugal and knew he needed a live interactive map. Despite not having a developer background, Edgar leveraged power pages within Microsoft’s Power Platform, including Bing Maps, to build Ukraine Live Aid, a website with an interactive map showing donation sites around the country.
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See how Axpo uses Microsoft Maps

See how Axpo uses Microsoft Maps

The largest producer of renewable energy in Switzerland, Axpo, leverages Microsoft Maps along with Cognitive Search and Power BI to improve power grid operations with Azure-based solution platform
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Get Up and Running with the Maps SDK for Unity

Get Up and Running with the Maps SDK for Unity

Wondering how to make a 3D map mixed reality experience in Unity? The Microsoft Garage Project Maps SDK project is a great place to start! The Maps SDK is a map control for Unity that allows us to utilize Bing Maps 3D Data in Unity-Based, mixed reality experiences. Here is a quick start guide on setting up the Maps SDK control and demoing the packaged samples.
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How to Create a Customer Ranked Auto Suggest with Bing Maps

How to Create a Customer Ranked Auto Suggest with Bing Maps

From time to time I come across developers who want to have an auto suggest search box to use with their map. Your first thought might be to simply use the Bing Maps geocoding services to do this, however this often ends up generating a large number of transactions.The Bing Maps V8 Web control now has Autosuggest built right in and is included with the control itself, avoiding extra transactions you might get from other service options.
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Virtual Earth Featured on CNN

Virtual Earth Featured on CNN

A couple days ago, CNN was broadcasting news about the horrific weather in the Midwest. Well, it turns out they have a new option for illustrating their news stories with maps and imagery – Microsoft Virtual Earth. 
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