Keith Kinnan's Blog : MIX09

Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP – Put Scalable Content on the Map

keithkin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:35:59 GMT

In the previous post I showed how to position Silverlight UIElements at a Location to create pushpins with the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP. You can also position content in a scalable manner using the MapLayer.MapRectangle attached property. For example, the following code will position a scalable video on the Map by specifying the bounding box in LocationRect coordinates – by specifying the Location of the corners of the bounding box. The video is from the MIX’09 conference and it is being mapped to the roof of the Venetian:

<m:Map Mode="Aerial" Center="36.12135,-115.165998" ZoomLevel="17">
    <m:Map.Children>
        <MediaElement Source="http://mschannel9.vo.msecnd.net/o9/mix/09/wmv/key01.wmv" m:MapLayer.MapRectangle="36.122098,-115.167745,36.120414,-115.164390" Opacity="0.75"/>
    </m:Map.Children>
</m:Map>

Here is a screenshot and a link to the running sample:

Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP – Scalable Video Sample

Notice as you zoom in and out the video will scale with the Map since it was mapped to the bounding box. This can be done with any Silverlight UIElement including images and other user controls. Here are 2 screenshots showing how the video scales with the Map as you zoom in:

For more details on using the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control, install the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP SDK or see the interactive SDK online.

(Note: This post is also available on the Virtual Earth Platform Team Blog)

Virtual Earth at MIX09 – Day 3

keithkin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:52:00 GMT

Thanks everyone who came to the session and to those who stopped by and visited with us at MIX throughout the week! We enjoyed launching the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP and meeting with you. Here are some pictures from Day 3:

The Introducing the Microsoft Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control session video is now available on the MIX09 site.

The CTP bits also went live at the Microsoft Connect Portal yesterday, so you can download the SDK and build some cool apps! We look forward to seeing what you can do with it!

(Note: this post is also available on the Virtual Earth Platform Team Blog)

Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP Demo at MIX09!

keithkin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:42:00 GMT

Chris Pendleton recorded a video with me, Train Chiou, and Max Artemov at MIX09 yesterday as we demoed the new Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP at 3rd Place. Check out the video:

There will be a session on the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control diving deeper into the control capabilities today at 12:30 PM with Chris Pendleton in Lando 4201. See you there!

Virtual Earth at MIX09 – Day 2

keithkin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:32:00 GMT

We had a fun time at MIX09 On Day 2! Thanks to everyone who stopped by at 3rd Place. It was fun talking with you and demoing the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP.

Don’t forget to come to the Virtual Earth Session today at 12:30 PM in Lando 4201 to come learn more about the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP! We look forward to seeing you there!

Learn about the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP at MIX09

keithkin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:54:00 GMT

We announced the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP this morning at the MIX09 keynote. We also just announced that the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP Interactive SDK is available online, and the bits will be available for download on Friday

If you want to learn more about the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP, come see the Virtual Earth session on Friday given by Chris Pendleton. Also, Train Chiou, Max Artemov and I will be around to answer any questions. We will be at Chris’s session as well as attending other MIX09 sessions and hanging out at 3rd Place sometimes. So don’t be shy to come chat with us. We’ll also be at Tao tonight. See you there!

Train, Max, and Keith at MIX09

Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP Interactive SDK Available

keithkin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:39:00 GMT

The Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP was announced at this morning’s keynote. You can now access the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP Interactive SDK at the Microsoft Connect site! Here is a screenshot of the Interactive SDK:

If you are not yet part of the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP program yet or have not registered with Connect, you will be presented with a page with instructions on how to sign up. Once you sign up you will have access to the interactive SDK which shows a how to use the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP with some code samples. The actual Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP bits will available for download to the public this Friday, March 21st at 12PM Pacific Time. Please return to the site at that time to download the installer.

Virtual Earth Session at MIX Updated: “Introducing the Microsoft Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control”

keithkin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:59:00 GMT

The content of the Virtual Earth session at MIX has now been updated with some more details since the announcement of the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP at the MIX09 keynote this morning. Chris Pendleton will be presenting the session. Here are the updated details:

Introducing the Microsoft Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP MIX09-T34F

Friday March 20 |12:30 PM-1:45 PM | Lando 4201

Come see the new Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP, and dive deep into how to build the next generation of mapping applications with Virtual Earth and Silverlight.

Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP Announced at MIX!

keithkin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:48:00 GMT

The Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control CTP was announced at this morning’s MIX09 keynote by Scott Guthrie. Here are some screenshots of the announcement:

The CTP bits will be available Friday for download! Come see the Virtual Earth Session on Friday with Chris Pendleton for more details. I will post more details soon!

Virtual Earth at MIX09

keithkin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:35:39 GMT

Team members from the Virtual Earth Platform team will be at MIX09 this week in Las Vegas March 18-20. I will be attending along with Max Artemov our SDE Test Lead and Train Chiou one of our Program Managers.

Chris Pendleton, our Virtual Earth Tech Evangelist, will be presenting a session on “The Next Generation of Microsoft Virtual Earth” on Friday, March 20th. Here’s a description of the session:

The Next Generation of Microsoft Virtual Earth MIX09-T34F

Friday March 20 |12:30 PM-1:45 PM | Lando 4201

Come see and experience new and exciting offerings from Virtual Earth. We cannot release specific details about this session until after the MIX keynotes, so please check this abstract again after MIX keynotes for more complete details.

Go to the session to see some cool Virtual Earth demos of the latest stuff we have been working on. Also, look for us in the MIX09 Third Place UnSessions Area. We hope to see you there!