http://blogs.msdn.com/artofthepossible/archive/tags/virtual+earth/default.aspxTags: virtual earthen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/artofthepossible/archive/2008/06/13/virtual-earth.aspxFri, 13 Jun 2008 18:41:05 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8594607dsumner0http://blogs.msdn.com/artofthepossible/comments/8594607.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/artofthepossible/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8594607<p>I don’t know how many of you are familiar with our virtual earth platform, but its something that I find immensely&#160; interesting. A couple of days ago the Virtual Earth(VE) team announced they had added another 69.2 Terabytes of mapping data! Cities such as Vienna have been updated and you can see a comprehensive list of what has been added <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/archive/2008/06/05/virtual-earth-may-imagery-release-69-2tb.aspx" target="_blank">here</a> on&#160; a blog by Chris Pendelton .</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&amp;FORM=LMLTCC&amp;cp=48.208445~16.373663&amp;style=h&amp;lvl=19&amp;tilt=-13.8863880876814&amp;dir=0&amp;alt=311.785645769909&amp;cam=48.208751~16.376454&amp;scene=-1&amp;phx=0&amp;phy=0&amp;phscl=1&amp;encType=1"><img border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/virtualearth/WindowsLiveWriter/MayImageryRelease69.2TB_12245/image_9.png" width="517" height="258" /></a>&#160;</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p></p> <p>You can learn a bit more about Virtual Earth from the excellent TED site, and watch a brief <a href="http://blog.ted.com/2007/06/microsofts_step.php" target="_blank">presentation</a> regarding its capabilities. </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>What is interesting about VE is that it changes the way we can look for information, using the map, the space itself as the starting pointing&#160; for discovering&#160; information as opposed to searching by a date, or an address. It allows the customer to make a far more informed decision about how far away is the hotel from the city centre. Giving them greater confidence in the choices they are making.</p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8594607" width="1" height="1">virtual earth