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dev.virtualearth GET request succeeds in browser but returns empty JSON string in a program
This question is NOT about the Windows API, but no other category comes close and…


How to cite Bing Maps API
Hi. I am using Bing Maps API for reverse geocoding in my master thesis. I show the results that I get from the API (the addresses) in one of the pictures. My question is: is it ok, that I use the results in a thesis? If so, how do I cite them? The url…


How to color clustering numbers in Bing Maps
Hello. I'm using clustering, and white seems to be the default text color. I want to change it to black, how can I do it?


How Up-to-Date is the data returned by the PointsOfInterest Data Source?
Hi, Regarding the public data sources referenced by the Bing Spatial Data Services page (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/spatial-data-services/), how up-to-date is the data that is returned by the PointsOfInterest data source (i.e.,…


Routes with Bing Maps API: what is the correct format of postcodes in Europe ?
I use the Bing Maps webservice from an Excel sheet to calculate the distances between 2 points (post codes only) in Europe. Strangely this works for Belgium but often gives errors for other European countries. See printscreen attached. The formula I use…


Error code 500 with Bing Maps Multi Itinerary Optimization API
Hi, I have a problem with the Bing Maps Multi Itinerary Optmization API. I am using Power Automate to send a POST request to the MIO API, with the following URI:…


Bing Map TimeZone API not returning timeZoneDisplayAbbr
I rely on this API to give me an abbreviation for the timezone and a specific lat/long. It's worked regularly but this specific API call is not including the timeZoneDisplayAbbr value that I regularly get. Does anyone know what is wrong about this call…


Bing Maps REST API why is location-data returning Medium confidence instead of High for well-established address?
Sample Address: 339 Avenue A Ronkonkoma, NY Bing Maps REST lookup URL:…


Get physical address' coordinates of concatenated address in Hebrew using excel formula
Hi all, I'm trying to add the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of an address in Excel using this formula: =FILTERXML(WEBSERVICE("https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Locations?q="&SUBSTITUTE(K2,"…


How to disable event to propagate in Bing Maps v8?
I am trying to temporarily disable user's panning ability in a mapping application using Bing Maps v8 (JavaScript). This code sort of works, but I see in the debugger console that I get an error saying "preventDefault is not a function". The…


Drawing circle in Bing Maps does not work
I am trying to create a code to draw a circle on Bing Maps. I do have a valid API-Key but something in the following code seems to be wrong: When I save the code as .HTM(L), nothing is being displayed. When I omit everything after…
Why does Bing MAP API return wrong distance when using routeSummariesOnly?
When I apply the routeAttributes=routeSummariesOnly, the result deviates drastically from the results I get otherwise. When I look…


How to get Weather Warnings from Bing API Truck Route?
When requesting Truck Routes from this endpoint https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Routes/Truck, how do I enable Weather Warnings to be included in the response? Is there a certain parameter that needs to be included in the request? Is it dependent on…


Bing Maps, mussten diese Veränderungen sein?
In diesem Fall ist es mir zu anstrengend, alles auf Englisch zu übersetzen. Deshalb auf deutsch. Warum, warum wurde das System von Bird's eye view so umgestellt, dass jetzt alle einzelne Bilder wie zu einem Panorama zusammen gestitched erscheinen? Auch…


How to filter a card-diagramm by klicking on the countries in the map?
Good morning, i have a problem with my card-diagram (map) in excel. I've got some slicers to visualize the diagramm in different colours etc. I can filter the shown countries in the map by klicking on the countries in the slicers. Now i want to…


How to find optimize shortest route distance aganist multiple location in UWP bing map control
Problem Statement: Our solution:Below are the line of code we are using to depict shortest path on Map. private async Task<bool> ShowRouteOnMap(MapControl myMap, ObservableCollection<ViewRouteDetailsUIModel> SelectedCustomerList) …


BingMapsRESTToolkit nuget package doesn't have the latest versions
The latest stable version available for the BingMapsRESTToolkit is 1.1.4 from nuget.com, while the actual latest release is 1.1.5. I'm wondering if this is ever going to be updated? The nuget was last updated in March of 2018. There's currently someone…


Route API - how to use Current location in URL
hi using this url for example - …


Bing Maps Ordnance Survey UK not working properly
The Ordnance Survey UK is displaying a mixture of OS map tiles and Road map tiles. It's been happening for a number of days now. Can someone from Microsoft fix it please? David


Bing map polygons are not returned properly for ISO country type
The Bing map with ISO country code does not fetch a proper polygons. For example, I have used SpatialDataService to get the boundary of IND and FRA, but both the resultant polygons are not related to the IND or FRA. Please provide a solution/code to…

