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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:59 AM

Blog Deprecated....

I should've wrote this a year ago, but I was too lazy to find my credentials, login and actually do it. So, sorry. Anyway, by now perhaps you know I power the Virtual Earth Blog on MSDN , so if you haven't already point your RSS reader over there. I'm
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Friday, April 27, 2007 6:47 PM

Come see me @ MIX

I'll be @ MIX working the midnight mashup camp. If you're going to be around and plan on hitting the camp between 8PM and 2AM Monday night, stop by and chat. You can also code against the lab I wrote for Version 5 due out shortly.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:52 PM

Rooftop Geocoding Now Available!

The era of rooftop geocoding is upon us. Rooftop geocoding is now available in MapPoint Web Service. What is rooftop geocoding? With the popularity of aerial photography interpolation geocoding which has been in use for years is no longer sufficient to
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Friday, April 13, 2007 11:52 PM

Illustrating Signal Strength on Virtual Earth

Ironically, I was sent 2 applications using Microsoft mapping today both of which are illustrating coverage maps for the range of their networks. 1 - Cincinnati Bell is using MapPoint Web Service to highlight their wireless coverage on a map .The site
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 6:36 PM

Virtual Earth Version 3 & 4 Map Controls Compressed

Versions 3 & 4 of our API were compressed yesterday - they went out with the release of the new version of Windows Live Local/Maps, Live Maps, Live Search Maps or choose your favorite name, but remember Virtual Earth is the platform and not the web
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:29 AM

Evidence of Virtual Earth's Power in the Enterprise

We've recently published a case study and video highlighting British Petroleum's use of Virtual Earth - see it here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/mar07/03-07crisisresponse.mspx . Now, I love to demo this application - it's a powerful
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Friday, March 30, 2007 6:36 AM

Sweet Home San Diego - You're in 3D!

Along with a few more cities, plus more bird's eye and our first exposure into the GlobeXplorer library. Also, Chicago you finally get your bird's eye (Germany too). And, Norway? Are you kidding me? Check out Oslo! And how about some International 3D?
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Friday, March 30, 2007 3:51 AM

MWS 5.2 is now Live!

I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but for those customer who use Microsoft's MapPoint Web Service, today marks a fantastic day. With the release of Version 5.2 we have moved out of the Microsoft Extranet system (which is great and all), but now you are
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:52 PM

InfoNow parts ways with MapQuest for Microsoft

It's official - InfoNow is now a Microsoft partner and will be pushing the Virtual Earth and MapPoint Web Service platforms for its customers. Why is this significant? Oh, I don't know....maybe because they are one of if not the biggest integrator of
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Monday, March 26, 2007 9:18 PM

Farallon Geographics Builds Web Based GIS Redevelopment Project Tracking Portal for Boston Redevelopment Authority

Check the press release here: http://www.fargeo.com/company/press/2007/03/farallon_geogra_2.html . This is a great example of how Virtual Earth can help in government applications. You can see screen shots of the application via the link which illustrates
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Monday, March 26, 2007 6:57 PM

Plan out your Trips with TripHub.com and Virtual Earth

http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-26-2007/0004552820&EDATE Check out TripHub.com's use of Virtual Earth - You have to sign up to get access to most of the features, but a sick little site highlighting
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Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:36 AM

Going to ETech 2007?

ETech (Emerging Technology Conference) is in San Diego which is reason enough, but now you have another reason - ME! Ha! I'll be presenting a 45-minute session titled "Virtual Earth in the Enterprise" March 28 @ 5:25 You can read about me and my session
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Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:28 AM

Microsoft Hosting Summit 2007

If you're coming to the Microsoft Hosting Summit Tuesday, March 20 expect to see a kick ass Virtual Earth demo by none of than yours truly. I'll be presenting an application you've probably seen before, as well as, one you probably haven't. I'll get 4
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:20 PM

SuperPages.com - Maps Powered by Virtual Earth

Superpages.com recently launched their new " map-based searching " using Virtual Earth. The site looks, oh, too familiar - almost as a replica of Windows Live Local ; however, there some more aesthetically pleasing portions of the site. Pros: The site
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Sunday, March 04, 2007 5:52 AM

Aesthetically Pleasing Uses of Virtual Earth

The MSN Branded Entertainment and Experiences Team has created several unique mashups using Virtual Earth and I wanted to get them documented in a single blog post. LeBron James Bike-A-Thon - The "King for Kids" Bike-a-thon is a fund-raising event hosted
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