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Mapping development just got a whole lot easier. With the Bing Maps AJAX Control 7.0, Spatial Data Services, and mobile SDKs, you can build simple or complex maps that render fast, feature stunning imagery, and are pinpoint accurate.
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About Six years ago , millions of people were amazed when Google launched its maps.google.com. From that day forward, it revolutionize the way how a person access street maps and locate geographical boundaries in and out of any country. Many were pleased and like us, we are hoping that someday google maps may still be upgraded too. Let’s just say to make it more realistic perhaps? It appears those wishes are now being granted (a little bit) for today Bing.com is unveiling a beta version of Bing Maps . Contrary to what it’s expected, it wouldn’t use AJAX as a primary engine to run this masterpiece, it will utilize silverlight .
Bing Maps Beta Review | Pinoytutorial Techtorial
NationalGeographic Launches iPhone Atlas Using Bing Maps - Bing
@brianm76 - I wasn't blaming you or your device; I simply asking the question of whether you needed an upgrade - the latest OS and perhaps it doesn't work well on 3G versus 3Gs since I'm not an iPhone expert (nor do I claim to be). The fact that the app works flawlessly on mine and everyone I've spoken with and not yours inclines me to believe that there's something specific on your device that is configured differently and is causing the app to not work as expected. The fact that you find my comments come off to you as unprofessional and arrogant is personally offensive to me since I'm only trying to help troubleshoot the problem by asking you questions - you're the one slinging mud at me on a personal level. As for this happening for "numerous iphone users and both 3G and 3Gs," well, like I said I don't see that happening.The UK economy has emerged from recession after growing by 0.1% in the final quarter of 2009. Before this, the economy had shrunk for six consecutive quarters for the first time since records began in the 1950s, and this has hit businesses hard. Retailing giants Woolworths, Zavvi, MFI and Borders collapsed, as did many others. The most recent set of unemployment figures showed the jobless total falling slightly, having almost reached 2.5 million, although experts fear the level could rise again. But what have been the effects where you live?
BBC News - Around the UK's economy
Introduction Recently I had the honour to support our friends and colleagues in Japan in the development of a service that shows the status of roads following the tragic earthquake and the even more disastrous tsunami. Setting up this service in the cloud took only a few hours and in the following I will walk through the components of this solution and the thoughts the led to this particular implementation path.
Integrating OSM/Bing1 Maps (Part 1)
Immerse yourself in a seamless beautiful environment. From web to desktop to full dome planetarium, WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables you to explore the universe, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world and combining it with 3D navigation. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky. You can research and import your own data and visualize it, then create a tour to share with others. A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also available. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 4.0.
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NASA and Microsoft Let You Explore Mars Like Never Before
Microsoft Research and NASA have teamed up once again and brought the “most complete, highest-resolution coverage of Mars available” to WorldWide Telescope . Microsoft’s app lets you explore space either through a zoom-and-pan interface or guided tours. This imagery is the handiwork of a group informally called the Mapmakers, led by NASA’s Michael Broxton. Their job is to take satellite images from Mars and elsewhere in our solar system, and turn them into maps. Yes, it sounds like every geek’s dream job, and having a name that sounds like something from a William Gibson novel doesn’t hurt, either.
Abstract Systems such as Google Street View and Bing Maps Streetside enable users to virtually visit cities by navigating between immersive 360° panoramas, or bubbles . The discrete moves from bubble to bubble enabled in these systems do not provide a good visual sense of a larger aggregate such as a whole city block. Multi-perspective "strip" panoramas can provide a visual summary of a city street but lack the full realism of immersive panoramas. We present Street Slide, which combines the best aspects of the immersive nature of bubbles with the overview provided by multiperspective strip panoramas. We demonstrate a seamless transition between bubbles and multi-perspective panoramas.
Street Slide: Browsing Street Level Imagery
Microsoft Street Slide: it's electric! (video) -- Engadget
Remember the first time you used Google Street View ? Amazing, right? Thing is, traversing a busy urban street in a 360-degree photographic bubble can be disorienting, especially when searching for a specific address or business. So check this: Microsoft Research has developed a rather nifty solution it calls Street Slide. Zoom out of your panoramic bubble and the street is presented as a dynamic, multi-perspective "strip" giving you an instant visual summary of the surroundings -- similar to viewing the entire street from a distance. Fortunately, Microsoft took advantage of what would otherwise be the unused letterboxed screen above and below the strip to add navigational and informational aids like clickable business logos and building numbers.OpenStreetMap (OSM) is the newest layer for Bing Maps and the newest Bing Map App in the gallery. The map app, dubbed simply, “ OpenStreetMap ” loads OSM maps as a new map style option. OpenStreetMap follows a similar concept as Wikipedia , but for maps and other geographic facts (despite its name, it's by no means only limited to streets and roads). A community of map lovers and developers gather location data across the globe from a variety of sources such as recordings from GPS devices, from free satellite imagery or simply from knowing an area very well, for example because they live there. This information then gets uploaded to OpenStreetMap's central database from where it can be further modified, corrected and enriched by anyone who notices missing facts or errors about the area.
Bing Maps Adds OpenStreetMap