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Importing Google SketchUp Models into Microsoft Virtual Earth
With the release of trueSpace 7.6 for Virtual Earth, I’ve been pinged with questions about importing...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 02/06/2009
Mapping Foreclosures = $marter Home $earches
I just heard home sales were actually up for the month of January, 2009. Hmm. Considering bank loans...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 02/05/2009
Motel 6 and Virtual Earth
Motel 6 (a part of Accor Hotels) just pushed their new hotel finder application to the web and it...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 02/05/2009
CoDe Magazine: Virtual Earth 101
Jim Duffy of TakeNote Technologies, and Microsoft MVP, wrote an in depth article for CoDe Magazine...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 02/05/2009
Virtual Earth – The Webcast Series
We’re starting a new webcast series focused entirely on Microsoft Virtual Earth. Hosted by...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 02/04/2009
Angels and Demons…and a Photosynth Game
The sequel Angels and Demons to the widely popular (and for some reason controversial) movie “The Da...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 02/04/2009
Developing Virtual Earth Applications with C++
My good friend Mark Riches from VizRT / Curious recently integrated Microsoft Virtual Earth into the...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/28/2009
geekSpeak Webcast: Virtual Earth for Developers (Level 200)
Wanted to ensure you folks saw this and got it on your calendars (Wednesday, February 11 @ 12 noon...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/28/2009
Routing in Virtual Earth Web Service
I’ve been working on this one for a while and it kind of completes the basics for getting started...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/21/2009
Virtual Earth 3D Install Issue with Windows 7
If you’ve tried installing Virtual Earth 3D on Windows 7 you may have see a little problem with the...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/20/2009
Live Search for Mobile Updated
The Live Search team has published a significant update to their Live Search Mobile client...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/20/2009
EUCI GIS 2.0 Conference
I’ll be presenting at the EUCI GIS Conference in San Antonio, TX on January 27, 2009. The conference...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/19/2009
Photosynth Featured on CSI: Miami
Photosynth was featured on the season 12, episode 7 of CSI: Miami titled, “Head Case” on CBS. As...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/19/2009
MSNBC’s Interactive Inauguration Map
MSNBC has posted an interactive map featuring Microsoft Virtual Earth for the inauguration of our...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/19/2009
MSDN Article: Use GPS & Web Maps For Location-Aware Apps
Christopher Mitchell authored the article “Use GPS And Web Maps For Location-Aware Apps” for MSDN...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/13/2009
Wii Integrate with Virtual Earth. Do you?
I just read about how a Google Engineer apparently integrated Google Earth with Wii and "was...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/09/2009
The City of Seattle
Thank you Mayor Greg Nickels! The City of Seattle has embraced Microsoft Virtual Earth for their “My...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/09/2009
Auto-Upgrade of Virtual Earth 6.1 to 6.2
A little announcement for those of you NOT signed up with any kind of account and thus not receiving...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 01/07/2009
Inman Real Estate Connect, NYC, 2009
The Microsoft Virtual Earth team will be at the Inman Real Estate Connect show in New York City,...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/31/2008
Coldwater Creek
Coldwater Creek just launched their snazzy new store locator using Microsoft Virtual Earth just in...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/29/2008
Tracking Santa in Virtual Earth 3D
As a follow up to The North Pole – A Virtual Earth Christmas Experience, the boys and I created a...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/23/2008
New Version of 3DVia = Easy 3D Model Publishing in Virtual Earth
Helmets strapped on? For some time Microsoft has had a relationship with Dassault for publishing...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/19/2008
Vodaphone Releases Pocket Life Mobile with Virtual Earth
The beta release of Vodaphone’s Pocket Life is now available for free download. Pocket Life is a web...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/19/2008
Deep Earth Released Into the Wild
The open source project dubbed Deep Earth has been officially released. The project puts Microsoft...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/18/2008
Season’s Greetings from Microsoft Maps
A little token of our nod to the holidays. Check out the site built with a Silverlight interface...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/18/2008
Virtual Earth Via Seadragon on iPhone
Perhaps you’ve heard that the Live Labs team launched a free version of the Seadragon browser for...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/17/2008
The North Pole – A Virtual Earth Christmas Experience
Microsoft Virtual Earth and MSNBC are changing the game this year when it comes to tracking Santa....
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/16/2008
Virtual Earth at VS Live Conference
Steve Milroy will be presenting at the VS Live conference for Visual Studio Developers in San...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/16/2008
Virtual Earth and XNA Game Development
Here’s some sickness. I’m sure the first time you saw Microsoft Virtual Earth you were thinking,...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/16/2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Whoa. I have an idea for a new use of Microsoft Virtual Earth. Let’s say a mysterious orb is...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/12/2008
Kansas Department of Transportation
The US state of Kansas DOT just rolled out a huge improvement to their 511 site. The site has a...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/10/2008
Handling Geocoding Error Screens in Virtual Earth
In the Virtual Earth AJAX control, there are certain screens that are somewhat hard to capture and...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/09/2008
Thematic Mapping and Heat Maps with Virtual Earth
I’ve had a couple inquiries about heat maps of late, so wanted to ensure people are aware of the...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 12/02/2008
Navigation and Location USA 2008 Conference
I’ll be presenting at the Navigation and Location USA 2008 Conference in San Jose, CA on December 3,...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 11/21/2008