Virtual Earth & MapPoint B2B

There are some really great products on this list, so being on the list is huge, even if we're only ranked #39: http://pcworld.com/resource/printable/article/0,aid,125706,00.asp . XBox 360 is #89, so being 50 points in front of the most killer gaming...

Steve Milroy will be presenting on how to integrate data into a Virtual Earth application. Live Webcast, Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:00:00 GMT Many applications can benefit from location capabilities, such as store locators, data analysis/business intelligence...

Bollocks you Brits! You can finally stop asking when we'll have oblique imagery for UK. And hey, what better way to show you the new UK bird's eye than with a new WLL feature? Here's a collection from Steve Lombardi illustrating where we have BE coverage...

The following is a list of our Bird's Eye imagery coverage which is inclusive of the Windows Live Local / Virtual Earth V3 release: County, State - Square Miles Imaged Elmore, AL - 124.58 Etowah, AL - 235.18 Benton, AR - 277.26 Washington, AR - 149...

http://outlook.local.live.com/minisites/local/outlook/default.aspx Map and get driving directions to and from appointments, get timing information, find places near where you are or where you're going - all within the Outlook client.

Here's the low down from Alex Daley (VE Product Manager): Tonight, we launched the new version of Windows Live Local, introducing features like user collections and integration with Windows Live Favorites, real-time traffic in 35 US metros, expansion...

Forget the text based SDKs, this SDK is interactive. Whatever it is you're looking at you can quickly switch over to see the source code, copy it to your notepad and paste it into your application. Sick: http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk/ .

I’ve discovered a way to easily (and cheaply) improve store locator relevancy by using a driving distance calculation to determine the closest locations to a user instead of as the crow flies. “As the crow flies?” you ask. The FindNearby() method in MapPoint...

Map Cruncher is a secret little project that Microsoft Research has been working with the Virtual Earth team. The basic idea is that you can take any map in PDF format and overlay onto a Virtual Earth map. The benefit being that you can have your own...

We're rolling out some updates for MapPoint Web Service on May 15 that you'll need to be aware of. The next CSR will consist of the following features: New geocoding engine for the Find() API, specifically FindAddress(). Our geocoding has been spotty...

We put together a new mashup feautring some hot celebreties and Virtual Earth. You can see the site @ http:// www.celebfavorites.com (or http://celeb.local.live.com for those of you who like to type). If you've ever flown on American Airlines it's very...

Ok, so I've been saying all along that MapPoint 2006 is backwards compatible, blah, blah, blah, but it's not. I just learned that the demographic information for Canada is gone. You can still import your own demographic data into the product, but Canada...

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Steve Lombardi (VE Program Manager) is presenting Virtual Earth at the Location Intelligence Conference in San Francisco, June 11-14. Here's an overview and information on how to win an XBox 360: http://www.locationintelligence.net/agenda/ms Learn...

Win an XBox 360, baby: http://www.viavirtualearth.com/vve/Blog/1/108.ashx . Throw your hat in the ring.

We just loaded some new Bird's Eye imagery into the Virtual Earth platform, and thus into the Windows Live Local application. We now have imagery for the following counties: · Benton, AR · Broomfield, CO · Orange, FL · Catoosa, GA · Marion...

If you're a MapPoint Partner (ISV, etc), you would be interested to know that we have an upcoming event for you: http://www.msreadiness.com/ws_abstract.asp?eid=15003935 Here's a description: Join the Virtual Earth Briefing for Partners to hear the...

I posted some time ago about the cool new features in MapPoint 2006. I also said it was set to be released in Q1 of 2006 which the end is creeping up quickly, so what's the scoop? Well, I just installed the latest build, so you want to know what I know...

Live.com has gadgets you can add to your customized home page. Here's one featuring Virtual Earth maps with UK traffic: http://microsoftgadgets.com/forums/3399/ShowPost.aspx

It's finally over. Today marked the end of MSN Maps & Directions (US). The days of competing with MapQuest.com on the consumer front have reached the end with the redirect of MSN Maps & Directions now forwarding to Windows Live Local. MQ did...

We're taking it to the next level - street side imagery. Today @ noon PST we will launch Windows Live Local's version of street side imagery @ http://preview.local.live.com/ . Some facts about it: Right now the imagery resides in Seattle and...

Check out this site: http://www.birdseyetourist.com/ . It's a great reference for finding unique eye candy available in Windows Live Local. Plus, I found some imagery where I didn't know we actually had imagery!

I've seen a few implementations of MWS routing (driving directions) used by our customers that aren't necessarily done correctly and it's actually creating some consternation with customer's end users. With that I give you, how to use MWS Driving Directions...

There's been some confusion around moving from V1 to V2 beta of Virtual Earth. Hopefully, this helps clarify the situation. 1. The first VE control was posted to http://www.virtualearth.com/standard/v1/MapControl.js . 2. It was then moved to http...

Someone asked me recently what the scales for the different zoom levels were. Of course, I went to Windows Live Local and zoomed down one level at a time and produced the following list: Level - distance 1 - 7100 mi 2 - 3000 mi 3 - 1000 mi 4 - 600...