Geocoding and Managing Data Sources
Note
Bing Maps Spatial Data Service Data Source Management API retirement
Bing Maps Spatial Data Service Data Source Management API is deprecated and will be retired. Free (Basic) account customers can continue to use Bing Maps Data Source Management API until June 30th, 2025. Enterprise account customers can continue to use Bing Maps Data Source Management API until June 30th, 2028. To avoid service disruptions, all implementations using Bing Maps Spatial Data Service Data Source Management API will need to be updated to use an alternative, such as an Azure-based solution, by the retirement date that applies to your Bing Maps for Enterprise account type. For detailed migration guidance, see Migrate Bing Maps Data Source Management and Query API.
Azure Maps is Microsoft's next-generation maps and geospatial services for developers. Azure Maps has many of the same features as Bing Maps for Enterprise, and more. To get started with Azure Maps, create a free Azure subscription and an Azure Maps account. For more information about azure Maps, see Azure Maps Documentation. For migration guidance, see Bing Maps Migration Overview.
The following topics describe how to use the Bing Maps Dev Center at https://www.bingmapsportal.com/ to create and manage data sources.
In this section
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Uploading and Publishing Entity Data to a Data Source | Describes how to create, upload and publish entity data to a data source. |
| Editing a Data Source | Describes how to edit entity data and data schemas for published data sources. |
| Downloading a Data Source | Describes how to download entity data from a data source. |
| Deleting a Data Source | Describes how to delete a data source. |
| Getting Data Source Information | Describes how to get master key and query URL information for all the data sources that associated with a Bing Maps Dev Center. |
| Making a Data Source Public or Private | Describes how to specify data source access as private (can be queried by query key or master key only) or public (can be queried by anyone with a Bing Maps Key and the query URL). |
| Geocode and Data Source Limits | Describes the limits on geocoding and managing data sources using the Bing Maps Dev Center and Bing Spatial Data Services. |
Note
For information on data source limits that apply to this feature, see Geocode and Data Source Limits.
Transaction Accounting
Transactions are recorded for when you use the Bing Maps Dev Center to create and manage data sources. For more information about billable and non-billable transactions and how to view them, see Understanding Bing Maps Transactions.