Bing Maps Articles
Note
Bing Maps for Enterprise service retirement
Bing Maps for Enterprise is deprecated and will be retired. Free (Basic) account customers can continue to use Bing Maps for Enterprise services until June 30th, 2025. Enterprise account customers can continue to use Bing Maps for Enterprise services until June 30th, 2028. To avoid service disruptions, all implementations using Bing Maps for Enterprise REST APIs and SDKs will need to be updated to use Azure Maps by the retirement date that applies to your Bing Maps for Enterprise account type.
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 articles provide background information and cross-API information for Bing Maps APIs.
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Accessing the Bing Maps REST Services using PHP | A step-by-step tutorial that shows how to write a PHP application that uses the Bing Maps REST Services. |
| Accessing the Bing Spatial Data Services using PHP | A step-by-step tutorial that shows how to write a PHP application that uses the Bing Spatial Data Services. |
| Bing Maps Tile System | Describes the projection, coordinate systems, and addressing scheme used by the Bing Maps Tile System. |
| Create a Custom Map URL | Explains how to create a custom URL that displays a map with additional items such as routes, search results, and my places collections. |
| Custom Map Styles in Bing Maps | Information on the custom map style schema used throughout the Bing Maps platform. |
| Geocoding Japanese Addresses | Explains Japanese address geocoding and supported features. |
| Geospatial Endpoint Service | The Geospatial Endpoint Service is a REST service that provides information about Geospatial Platform services for the language and geographical region you specify. |
| SSL Certificate Validation for Java Applications | Explains how to download and install SSL certificates for Java applications. |
| Understanding Scale and Resolution | Explains how to determine the scale and resolution of an image. |
| Open Maps: understanding ODbL | Explains Bing Maps use of Open Data under ODbL license. |