Virtual Earth, An Evangelist's Blog
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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...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/17/2008
Mapvertising on Virtual Earth with Lat49
I recently wrote a post discussing the advertising opportunities on Live Search Maps. Well, it turns...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/15/2008
Virtual Earth Webcast For Upcoming Release
Come listen to me drone on and on about the next version of Virtual Earth. Register for the free...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/12/2008
Virtual Earth and Microsoft Popfly
I mentioned in yesterday's post that there was a Microsoft Virtual Earth block in Microsoft Popfly...
Author: Chris Pendleton Date: 09/11/2008