Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:22 PM
by
stevecla01
Integrate Virtual Earth maps into Sharepoint
I think there is a huge opportunity for integrating some of Microsoft's Live services in to SharePoint and for SharePoint gurus to really do some unique things.
Virtual Earth is a great example. I suggested this to some folks a while back and now it's real - nothing to do with me I may add, just people with similarly cool ideas. Here is a release from the Community Kit for Sharepoint that describes how to do just that.
Description
Neither Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 nor Office SharePoint Server 2007 offers a built-in rich mapping solution. By leveraging the SharePoint platform and its Web Part Framework, Microsoft's IT Information Services team developed a reusable solution for rendering a map in a SharePoint environment without any additional custom code. It enables SharePoint users to integrate Virtual Earth maps on their web site and use a database or any other data source to store pushpin data.
Go party. Oh and if you're in the UK check out details of the Virtual Earth UK Partner Day.
Hat tip to Via Windows Live Blog
