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Geospatial Map Annotations in the Spatial Wiki

We in the GIS and LBS world have long wondered how it would be possible to create such a mapping...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 11/20/2008

Tracking Wild Fires with Pitney Bowes and Virtual Earth

Some may be thinking Public Enemy prophets with their song “Burn Hollywood Burn” after seeing some...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 11/19/2008

Developing Virtual Earth iPhone Applications with Objective-C

You’ve been waiting for this post. If you’ve tried doing any iPhone development with Virtual Earth...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 11/13/2008

Virtual Earth Survey, November 2008

We’re putting out another survey to get your feedback on Microsoft Virtual Earth. Tell us how you...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 11/12/2008

Photosynth Exploration in Live Search Maps

Finding cool Photosynth’s just got a heck of a lot easier. We’ve just introduced a new way to...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 11/06/2008

Pushpins and Virtual Earth Web Service Maps

With the Virtual Earth Web Service not only can you get static maps via the Imagery Service, but you...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 11/05/2008

Virtual Earth @ PDC Demonstration Applications

As promised during the Virtual Earth session Thursday at the PDC 2008, we are making available all...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/30/2008

WorldWide Telescope - New Release!

The Microsoft Research Team has released an updated version of WorldWide Telescope for free...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/29/2008

Draggable Pushpins with Microsoft Virtual Earth

Using Pushpin objects in Microsoft Virtual Earth is pretty straightforward – you pass in latitude...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/28/2008

The Cincinnati Enquirer

Well, the Bengals are once again the Bungles but that doesn’t mean the city can’t celebrate...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/27/2008

Live Image Search Adds Virtual Earth

Microsoft Virtual Earth just crossed into another Live Search domain - Image Search. Live Image...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/25/2008

Ultra-Wide Screen Virtual Earth 3D

OMG. Double click to go full screen Now, THIS is how Microsoft Virtual Earth should be viewed! The...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/24/2008

Virtual Earth @ PDC (Professional Developers Conference)

Virtual Earth will have a presence at PDC 2008 in Los Angeles, CA from October 27-30. We'll have a...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/21/2008

Live Search Maps Argentina is Live!

Argentina now has it's own Live Search Maps beta site. I'm a little late getting this on the blog,...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/18/2008

400: Bad Request for Virtual Earth Web Service

I've been getting quite a few messages about this "400: Bad Request" error people are...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/16/2008

NBC Local Affiliates Launch with Virtual Earth

Good morning, Chicago. It's time to check traffic with NBC (and Microsoft Virtual Earth)......

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/14/2008

Maps.ca (Yellow Pages Canada) and Virtual Earth

Yellow Pages in Canada just got a whole lot more interesting. Maps.ca (or Mappes.ca for you French...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/14/2008

WorldWide Telescope Stars in Virtual Earth

I haven't talked about WorldWide Telescope since it launched; but, since Microsoft Virtual Earth is...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/06/2008

U-Haul

U-Haul just made the move from MapQuest to Virtual Earth. Actually, U-Haul has been a long-standing...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/04/2008

Virtual Earth 6.2 and Web Service Webcast Recording

Thanks to everyone who attended my "Momentum Webcast: See More and Do More with Microsoft Virtual...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/03/2008

Imagery Metadata and Reverse Geocoding with the Virtual Earth AJAX Control

I couldn't think of a good way to break these apart, so I developed both imagery metadata (date of...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 10/01/2008

Virtual Earth Gallery in trueSpace; Plus a Contest

We're looking for a few good 3D designers to submit their best 3D work in Microsoft Virtual Earth...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/29/2008

Getting a Map with the Virtual Earth Web Service

The most basic element of Virtual Earth - maps. The Virtual Earth AJAX control is pretty simple...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/26/2008

Building Virtual Earth Applications for iPhone

Ok, so let's just jump in with both feet here. I have a post for "Getting a Map with the...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/25/2008

New Version of Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D and 3DVia

We've released a new version of Virtual Earth 3D today. When you get to Live Search Maps and click...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/24/2008

Authentication and Tokens with Virtual Earth

So, there's an MSDN technical article posted online showing users how to authenticate and grab...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/23/2008

Disabling the Bird's Eye View Indicator

Microsoft Virtual Earth has a very helpful indicator window that lets you know when Bird's Eye View...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/22/2008

Texas Loves Virtual Earth

And, Virtual Earth loves Texas! Check out the Texas Department of Transportation web sites that are...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/22/2008

Adding Live Search Maps As An Internet Explorer Search Provider

If you have Internet Explorer 7, you may be aware of the ability to add custom search providers to...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/21/2008

Outlining Postal Delivery Areas On Virtual Earth

Melissa Data has just published a unique application that highlights postal delivery areas for any...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/19/2008

Virtual Earth Imagery Release - September, 2008

For those of you who follow the imagery releases, there was no release for August. September,...

Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/17/2008

Virtual Earth and Microsoft Commerce Server

If you've visited us at the Microsoft booth at the Shop.org conference, you may have seen the...