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Outlining Postal Delivery Areas On Virtual Earth
Melissa Data has just published a unique application that highlights postal delivery areas for any given postal code on a Microsoft Virtual Earth map. I was thinking WOW this would be an awesome data set of robust polygons and routes to see how hard our Read More...
Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:06 PM by Chris Pendleton | 3 Comments
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Mapvertising on Virtual Earth with Lat49
I recently wrote a post discussing the advertising opportunities on Live Search Maps . Well, it turns out there's a player in town ready to take up the opportunity to provide map-based advertising (aka mapvertising) and make YOU some money for your mapping Read More...
Posted: Monday, September 15, 2008 1:16 PM by Chris Pendleton | 0 Comments
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Virtual Sweden
Virtual Sweden (not related to Virtual Earth) has launched Microsoft Virtual Earth into their web site highlighting different points of interest around the Nordic country. The map interface is pretty straightforward with orange pins representing points Read More...
Posted: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:36 AM by Chris Pendleton | 0 Comments
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Virtual Earth and Microsoft Popfly
I mentioned in yesterday's post that there was a Microsoft Virtual Earth block in Microsoft Popfly which allows you to create your own mapping applications with a WYSIWYG interface. So, I figured it was time I posted a bit of a walk through on the capabilities. Read More...
Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:24 AM by Chris Pendleton | 0 Comments
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Formula 1 Grand Prix and Virtual Earth
Gert Van Waelvelde built a nifty little application for racing fans to be able to see all of the Formula 1 Racing locations on a Microsoft Virtual Earth map. The application sits in the Live Gallery so it can be added to your Live.com custom homepage, Read More...
Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:51 PM by Chris Pendleton | 1 Comments
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Philadelphia Open Studio Tours
If you're an art lover, a technology junkie, Virtual Earth fan and you'll be in Philly this October you'll love this. The Philadelphia Open Studio Tours is using Microsoft Virtual Earth to highlight open studio artist tours with their POST Interactive Read More...
Posted: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:59 PM by Chris Pendleton | 1 Comments
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Measuring Households Affected By Flooding Rivers
Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink - Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. And, with all the water everywhere caused by hurricanes, melting ice, and thunderous storms leading to overflowing riverbeds, it's only right to visualize Read More...
Posted: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:46 PM by Chris Pendleton | 0 Comments
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First 11 Chapters of "Precious Cargo" Featuring Virtual Earth
This may seem kind of random, but Vanguard Press (the publishers of Clyde Ford's new novel Precious Cargo) has agreed to allow me to show a HUGE preview of the book since they picked up on my blog entry, " Precious Cargo, by Clyde Ford ." It's fantastic Read More...
Posted: Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:07 PM by Chris Pendleton | 0 Comments
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Studying Climate Change in Alaska
The Microsoft Environment Team published a case study called " Studying Climate Change With a SEAMONSTER " which leverages many Microsoft technologies including Microsoft Research personnel, but most importantly Virtual Earth . If you've ever Read More...
Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:01 AM by Chris Pendleton | 1 Comments
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Hurricane Gustav Coverage with Virtual Earth
I found a couple good sites using Virtual Earth to visualize information about Hurricane Gustav (in addition to the Texas Natural Resources Information System Launches Emergency Resource Site ). See below. MSNBC - Shows the path, points along the path Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 2:19 PM by Chris Pendleton | 1 Comments
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Virtual Earth Applications on Facebook
I just joined Facebook. This is after a long, nightmarish experience of "friends" on MySpace forced me to delete my account (3 times) and depart from social networking sites altogether; however, I'm healed and recovered and now move forward Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:23 AM by Chris Pendleton | 3 Comments
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SK8R Nation on Push
Canadian web site, Push , just rolled out their Virtual Earth integration to help skaters and snowboarders (ok, skiers too) find their local skate parks ski resorts (coming soon), respectively. Users can search and view extreme sports locations on a Microsoft Read More...
Posted: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:13 PM by Chris Pendleton | 1 Comments
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A Few Virtual Earth / Silverlight Demo Applications
A few months back I posted about Lots of Virtual Earth and Silverlight Development Outside of Microsoft and things haven't quite slowed down, now have they? I found a couple interesting applications with Silverlight and Microsoft Virtual Earth that I Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:00 AM by Chris Pendleton | 3 Comments
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Precious Cargo, by Clyde Ford
Ok, here's a new one. Clyde Ford is promoting his new novel, Precious Cargo by using Microsoft Virtual Earth in an online preview of certain pages within book. The map is used mostly to show places in the "Location Index" using our Bird's Eye Read More...
Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:38 PM by Chris Pendleton | 3 Comments
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Finding Autos with EBay and Microsoft Virtual Earth
I've been in the market for a motorcycle for the last year and have struggled to come to terms with the price of a brand new Harley-Davidson . Perhaps this is why I keep them so close to me as one of my customers hoping they'll throw me a bone (in a legitimate Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:32 AM by Chris Pendleton | 1 Comments
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