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Bing Maps Updates

Bing Maps REST Web Services

Support for Multiple Image Formats

Previously a request for static images through the Imagery-API would have always returned results in the PNG-format. With the new release you have now the choice between PNG, JPG and GIF. While PNG provides the best quality, JPG gives you the best compromise between quality and size:

 

To return a specific image format you simply append a parameter “format” or short “fmt”, e.g.
http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Aerial/51.5081443786621,-0.0762600004673004/16?fmt=jpeg&key=YOUR_KEY

For more information see the online documentation here.

Ordnance Survey GB Maps and Collins Bartholomew Style

For our friends in the UK we have added support for the Ordnance Survey GB maps and the Collins Bartholomew style to our REST web service API. The Ordnance Survey Maps are available from zoom-level 10 to 15 and the Collins Bartholomew style is available from level 10 to 17.

 

To return static maps in these styles use the imagery-set OrdnanceSurvey or CollinsBart

http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/OrdnanceSurvey/51.5081443786621,-0.0762600004673004/15?key=YOUR_KEY

For more information see the online documentation here.

Additional Languages for Driving Directions

In addition to the languages that we supported before:

  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Norwegian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish

We are now also supporting the following languages for driving directions:

  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Slovenian
  • Turkish

To return localized driving directions simply append the parameter “culture” or short “c”, e.g.

http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Routes?wp.0=San%20Francisco&wp.1=San%20Diego&c=hu&key=YOUR_KEY

 

For more information on supported cultures see the online documentation here.

Traffic Incidents

Traffic data is currently only available in the United States and in Canada. Previously we exposed traffic flow information in the REST Imagery API and as a layer in the AJAX Control. With the latest release we are now also adding traffic incident information through a separate API call in the REST web service, e.g.

http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Traffic/Incidents/47.61865471769998,-122.28084945678706,47.73839328245408,-121.98112869262691?key=YOUR_KEY&jsonp=callbackLoadAllIncidents

The result can be returned in either XML or JSON format. The latter is particularly useful, if you want to drop the response into the Bing Maps AJAX Control and you will find sample code for such an implementation here.

 

For more information see the online documentation here.

Bing Maps AJAX Control

Aside from several bug-fixes the Bing Maps AJAX Control received support for touch events in Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 (Developer Preview).

Also new is an alternative style for the dashboard as well as a breadcrumb that resembles the look and feel of the consumer site. This new look and feel is implemented as an optional module.

 

Below is an example that demonstrates how to enable the new dashboard and the breadcrumb:

 

[php]
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http:// ecn.dev.virtualearth.net /mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=7.0"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var map = null;
var MM = Microsoft.Maps;
var key = "YOUR KEY"

function GetMap() {
MM.loadModule(‘Microsoft.Maps.Overlays.Style’, { callback: function () {
map = new MM.Map(document.getElementById("divMap"), {
credentials: key,
mapTypeId: "r",
center: new MM.Location(47.6785583496094, -122.130989074707),
zoom: 12,
enableClickableLogo: false,
enableSearchLogo: false,
customizeOverlays: true,
showBreadcrumb: true
});
}
});
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="GetMap();">
<div id=’divMap’ style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; width:100%; height:100%;"></div>
</body>
</html>
[/php]

For more information see the online documentation here.

Bing Maps Account Center

The Bing Maps Account Center is your one stop shop to create keys, generate usage reports and upload and manage data sources. The latter is only available for our licensed customers. In this release we introduce some changes in the user interface as well as bug fixes and additional reports.

Most notably is the changed behavior when you upload data sources that contain both address information and latitudes and longitudes. Before, this would have triggered a process that reverse geocodes all latitudes and longitudes and overwrites existing address information which was certainly not in the interest of those who want to upload an already geocoded data source, for example when migrating from Multimap or MapPoint Web Service. Note: if you only provide a latitude and longitude the upload will still start the batch reverse geocoding.

For those still using MapPoint Web Service or the Bing Maps Token to authenticate you will now find your usage reports in the Bing Maps Account Center as well.

Further improvements include:

  • Support for pipe separated values in XML file
  • Enterprise customers can now generate an unlimited amount of keys
  • Validations on input fields for special characters

 

 

27/09/2011 | Posted in: bing, Bing Maps, internet, IT, links, mapping | Tags: account-center, api, images, json, online, rest, united-states, windows | No Comments »

Some New Updates to the Bing Maps Account Center

 

If you manage data sources in Bing Maps then you know we’ve made several updates to the Bing Maps Account Center and the REST Web Services in the last few weeks. We released more changes to the Bing Maps Account Center including bug-fixes, improved usability and some new features for the management of your own points of interest (POI) in the cloud. The top 3 improvements are:

1. Direct Publishing of Data Sources
Management of your own data sources in the cloud is generally possible through the Bing Spatial Data Service API as well as through the Bing Maps Account Center. The Bing Spatial Data Service provides a comprehensive set of REST APIs for batch geocoding and reverse geocoding your own POI data sets, uploading them into the Bing Maps data centers, and querying them.

image

In the past one of the major advantages of the Bing Spatial Data Service over the user interface in the Bing Maps Account Center has been that you were in full control of the data flow. You could decide if you wanted to geocode a data set first or if you just wanted to upload an already geocoded data set. The user interface in the Bing Maps Account Center did not give you that flexibility and would have always geocoded or reverse geocoded your data sets. This could have been particularly unpleasant if you moved your already geocoded data set, for example, from the MapPoint Web Service Customer Data Store or the Multimap Client Zone to Bing Maps. In that case the process behind the user interface would have taken the latitudes and longitudes in your data set, reverse geocoded them, and then would overwrite the address information. With the latest update to the Bing Maps Account Center this limitation has been removed and you are now in full control whether you use the API or the user interface.

image

To just upload a data set, check the box Publish without geocoding.

 

2. Map Navigation for Data Editing
Editing records in a data set has been possible before. However, in order to view the location of a record in the map you always had to click the Edit link. With the latest release you can just mouse over a record and it will show on the map, thus allowing you to have a quick look to decide if editing is necessary at all.

 

3. Enhanced POI Data Search
You can now search for any field in the data set even if it is part of the address or a custom field. This feature has been available in the API before, but is now also available in the user interface.

 

We hope these updates improve your experience with Bing Maps and spatial data services. We are continuing to enhance these services and expand all they can do. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

 

12/08/2011 | Posted in: bing, Bing Maps, internet, IT, links, mapping | Tags: account, account-center, address, api, bing, bing maps, bing maps account center, bing maps at microsoft, latest, location, mappoint, microsoft, multimap-client, search, tag | No Comments »
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