Virtual Earth Madness
Virtual Earth Madness
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:30 AM -12:00 PM
Microsoft Waltham Office
201 Jones Road
, 6th Floor
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
Let’s have some fun!
Virtual Earth is a new map and search system. It brings together a number of components that allow the user to find out “what is here?” and “where are the nearest things to here?” The components of Virtual Earth consist of maps, aerial imagery, photos, business directories, ratings and reviews. The Virtual Earth Standard control includes the capability to choose a map style, add pushpins, zoom in or out on the map with the mouse wheel, zoom in by double-clicking a location, move the map by dragging it, and more. In this session we will learn how to build applications that take advantage of these new components.
We will be announcing
Stay to the end of the session to hear how you could win a chance at a new XBOX 360 by putting your coding skills to the test with the First East Region Virtual Earth Mashup!