Local Insights Data

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05/23/2024

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Bing Maps Local Insights API retirement

The Bing Maps Local Insights API is deprecated and will be retired on 9/30/2024. To avoid service disruptions, all implementations using Bing Maps Local Insights API will need to be updated to use Azure Maps by 9/30/2024.

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.

Description of a successful Local Insights request. Please see Type Identifiers for a list of business types.

`LocalInsightsResponse`

JSON	XML	Field Description
`typeResults`	`TypeResults`	List of business type resources.
`origin`	`Origin`	Latitude and longitude of the center of the isochrone.

Origin Field Example

"origin": {
   "latitude": 47.811091,
   "longitude": -122.369512
}

Business Category Type Resource

JSON	XML	Field Description
`categoryTypeName`	`CategoryTypeName`	String name/ID for the specified category.
`categoryTypeSummary`	`CategoryTypeSummary`	Summary of how many entities fall under this type, given the specified time or driving limits. Example: `5 Department Stores in 30 Minutes by Driving`
`entities`	`Entities`	List of entity resources.

Entity Resource

JSON	XML	Field Description
`entityName`	`EntityName`	Name of entity.
`latitude`	`Latitude`	Latitude of entity.
`longitude`	`Longitude`	Longitude of entity.

Example

{
   "__type": "LocalInsightsResponse:http://schemas.microsoft.com/search/local/ws/rest/v1",
   "categoryTypeResults": [
   {
      "categoryTypeName": "Parks",
      "categoryTypeSummary": "5 Parks in 10 Miles by Driving",
      "entities": [
         {
         "entityName": "Richmond Beach Center Park",
         "latitude": 47.77205339744016,
         "longitude": -122.38522949061662
         },
         {
         "entityName": "Meadowdale Playfields",
         "latitude": 47.84778315817534,
         "longitude": -122.32521969622377
         },
         {
         "entityName": "Drug Rehab Lake Forest Park",
         "latitude": 47.7546081542969,
         "longitude": -122.277923583984
         },
         {
         "entityName": "Lake Forest Park City Hall",
         "latitude": 47.75391081186926,
         "longitude": -122.27754771953607
         },
         {
         "entityName": "Dogwood Play Park",
         "latitude": 47.72104,
         "longitude": -122.29211
         }
      ]
   },
   {
      "categoryTypeName": "Parking",
      "categoryTypeSummary": "0 Parking in 10 Miles by Driving",
      "entities": []
   }
   ],
   "origin": {
   "latitude": 47.811091,
   "longitude": -122.369512
   }
}

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