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November 10, 2009
Bing Maps Gets a Major Makeover; Silverlight Control 1.0 Released
There are some big changes happening at Bing Maps, both on the user end and the developer end.
On Bing.com/maps, you can check out the following updates:
- Draggable Routes
- Zoom Bar with predefined settings
- Command Parsing
- Embed a Map
- Dynamic Compute
- New Navigation
- World Wrap (no longer stops at International Date Line)
- Diet Bing Maps - loads faster due to lighter load
Meanwhile, Bing Maps Silverlight Control 1.0 has been released. This allows developers to incorporate Bing Maps into their applications. There are a ton of updates, too many to mention in this post, so be sure to check them out here if you're a developer.
The terms of use have changed, allowing educators and tax-exempt non-profits to use Bing Maps on their sites for free.
There are also the following updates to the terms of use, per the Bing Maps blog:
- Bing Maps AJAX Control - all maps rendered onto the client upon the initial request is considered 1 session. Session includes any requests for geocoding, routing or search.
- Bing Maps Silverlight Control - all maps rendered onto the client upon the initial request is considered 1 session. There are no services built into the Bing Maps Silverlight Control, so you would use the Bing Maps Web Service for geocoding, routing and search, but we'll include those too.
- Bing Maps Web Service - all maps, geocodes, routes and searches will each invoke 1 transaction.
What do you think of the updates for Bing Maps? Map your thoughts in the comments section below.
Posted by Nathania Johnson on November 10, 2009 4:16 PM
Comments
msolution November 11, 2009 9:29 AM
How do you now locate aerial and birds eye views-- these seem to have been recently discontinued.
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Geriatric mel November 11, 2009 12:19 PM
msolution: just hover over the 'aerial' link on the map, you'll see what you're looking for in the drop-down menu... good luck...
seezeey November 12, 2009 1:59 AM
Where did the bird's eye view images go in 3d mode? They are only available in 2d for NJ.
Steve G November 17, 2009 10:14 AM
Where is Bird's Eye. It would be horrible if this is gone. Way too many people LOVE it and would leave Bing map and go back to Google. That was the distinguishing difference that made Bing SSSOOOOOO cool!
Bring back the BIRD!!!
Ineedacalculator November 18, 2009 9:01 PM
They destroyed it. It used to be so fantastic with the way you could birdseye and navigate in birdeyes. Now it painful to use. God I hope they put it back the way it was.
paul potok November 28, 2009 2:37 PM
this is coming of pure competition for google maps! for long google maps have powered sites, as a developer would love to see how Bing Maps cuts in :)