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This example shows how to display a tile layer that uses an X, Y and Zoom tile URL schema. The source of this tile layer is a weather radar overlay from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title></title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <script type='text/javascript'
            src='https://www.bing.com/api/maps/mapcontrol?callback=GetMap'
            async defer></script>

    <script type='text/javascript'>
    var map;

    function GetMap() {
        map = new Microsoft.Maps.Map('#myMap', {
            credentials: 'You Bing Maps Key',
            center: new Microsoft.Maps.Location(40.75, -99.47),
            zoom: 4
        });

        //Weather radar tiles from Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University
        var weatherTileLayer = new Microsoft.Maps.TileLayer({
            mercator: new Microsoft.Maps.TileSource({
                uriConstructor: 'https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cache/tile.py/1.0.0/nexrad-n0q-900913/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png'
            })
        });
        map.layers.insert(weatherTileLayer);
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="myMap" style="position:relative;width:600px;height:400px;"></div>
</body>
</html>

Running this code in a browser will display a weather radar tile layer over top of the USA.

Screenshot of a Bing map that shows a weather radar over the physical map of the United States of America.

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