Bing Maps and the Steeler Nation

Since I’m a lifetime Steelers fan, I was thrilled to see this demo app of Bing Maps, Silverlight and Windows Azure.  It’s the Pittsburgh Steelers Bar locator, so you can find a local place to watch the Steelers.  Credit to John Yokim, a fellow ATS.

The application visualizes the location of over 1800 “Steeler Nation Bars” across the U.S. Simply double-click on the map to re-center the map. A circle will be drawn to highlight the radius of a search for bars that support the Steel Curtain. Clicking an icon will highlight the bar and pull down the address information for the respective location. You’ll want to use the native zoom controls to zoom in and out since the double click is being overridden to re-center and search for bars. Note: this site is neither endorsed nor provided by The Pittsburgh Steelers and is simply a mashup to show off Bing Maps Silverlight Control and unite Blitzburgh via a local fan. Now, let’s see if Charlie Batch can hold it together while Roethlisberger is out.