Ancestry’s new Family Tree Maker 2010 released yesterday and it includes integration of Bing™ Maps right in the software. Software plus services? I think so… Bing™ Maps is a great new feature to help you map out significant events and people to the places they are respectively associated with. For example, once you add people to your family tree you can then click the “Places” button in the menu ribbon. You...
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Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters? When will they get a web site? I hate calling people now; but, I’m anti-social like that. Ah, but when the lights go out there is a web site for you to log in to for reporting the problem to your local utility – StreetLightOutages.com. Built by iFactor Consulting, StreetLightOutages.com offers a complete solution allowing reports about outdoor light problems through the Internet…and uses...
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Did you even know there’s an API endpoint for Bing Maps in China? Checkout cn.bing.com/maps to see it in action!
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ESRI made a huge push into enterprise mapping today with the launch of its MapIt product…this just got interesting! Ok, so what is MapIt? Well, it turns out it’s a lot of things, but in a nut shell “ESRI MapIt™ is a lightweight Web mapping gateway to SQL Server 2008.
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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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A dear friend of mine just moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia (dontcha know). Luckily, she’ll be able to find some good pizza to keep her warm through those freezing winters. And, she can do so using Bing Maps and search for her closest Boston Pizza’s restaurant.
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I just want to give IDV Solutions a huge shout out today. I dragged myself in to work after waking to another dreary Seattle morning. Hoping the coffee would perk me up…bring out the fail whale. However, this morning I finally got some time to investigate the latest version of IDV’s Visual Fusion (4.0). After just a few clicks, I am re-inspired to take on the mapping world – which is good because I have a web cast here in 30...
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The City of Seattle uses Bing Maps for Enterprise for The Traveler’s Information Map. Check it out for yourself and enjoy travelling Seattle!
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Subaru Canada just launched their new dealer locator and it’s pretty great white north! The new dealer locator features a Microsoft Virtual Earth map sporting a grey and blue theme with Subaru branded icons for highlighting their dealerships. Check out the slick navigation bar, eh?
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The Australian National Diabetes Services Scheme published an interesting Virtual Earth map application illustrating the spread and penetration of diabetes across the country.
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