05 Virtual Earth

Live ServicesSynchronizing Life

Virtual Earth6.2 Release

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeSession objectives and takeaways

• Learn about the new features in the 6.2 Virtual Earth control

• Learn about the new Virtual Earth 1.0 web services

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Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeIncluded in this Release

• Virtual Earth JavaScript Control v6.2• Virtual Earth Web Services v1.0• Updated 3D Control

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeVirtual Earth 6.2 – What’s New?

• Improved International Parsing

• International Reverse Geocoding

• Localized Maps• 85 Million Rooftops

(US)• Enhanced Search

Accuracy• Routing Landmark

• Imagery Metadata• Birds-Eye Orientation• On-Script Load• Import 3D models• Hide Base Tile Layer• Pushpin Clustering• One-Click Directions

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeVirtual Earth Web Services 1.0

• Imagery Service– Static Maps and Tiles– Image Metadata– Maps & Imagery for Mobile Devices

• Search Service– Map Collections

• GeoCode Service– Reverse Geocoding

• Route Service– Major Routes (one-click directions)


Feature Breakdown

VIRTUAL EARTH CONTROL 6.2

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeRouting Landmark Hints

Available for the U.S. and Canada, landmark-based routing adds more detail to maps and routes by including names of gas stations and fast-food restaurants (e.g. Chevron, Shell, McDonald’s, and Wendy’s.)

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeLocalized Tiles

Localized maps of Western Europe are now available in U.S. English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian. This is addition to maps in English outside Europe and in Japanese for Japan. Supported in both desktop and mobile applications.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://staging.dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6.2&mkt=fr-fr"></script>

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifePushpin Clustering

Pushpin Clustering allows you to reveal multiple pushpins to your customers at larger zoom levels and either cluster or hide pushpins to maintain visual clarity at smaller zoom levels.

var veCustomIcon = new VECustomIconSpecification();veCustomIcon.Image = "MultiplePushpins.png";

var veClusteringOptions = new VEClusteringOptions();veClusteringOptions.Icon = veCustomIcon;

var shapeLayer = map.GetShapeLayerByIndex(0);shapeLayer.SetClusteringConfiguration(VEClusteringType.Grid, veClusteringOptions);

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeImagery Metadata API

With imagery metadata of selected areas, users can now find out the relative age of a given aerial image. This additional detail will help customers assess if the imagery is still relevant to their needs.

var veImageryMetadataOptions = new VEImageryMetadataOptions();veImageryMetadataOptions.LatLong = new VELatLong(47.64432, -122.13053);map.GetImageryMetadata(ShowImageryDate, veImageryMetadataOptions);

function ShowImageryDate(metadata) { alert("Image taken between " + metadata.DateRangeStart + " and " + metadata.DateRangeEnd);}

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeHiding the Base Tile Layer

Developers may now hide the Virtual Earth base map tiles for more granular control in applications that use custom imagery or overlays.

var veMapOptions = new VEMapOptions();veMapOptions.LoadBaseTiles = false;

map = new VEMap(“Mapdiv");map.LoadMap(new VELatLong(47.644320, -122.130530), 6, VEMapStyle.Hybrid, false, VEMapMode.Mode2D, false, 0, veMapOptions);


Feature Breakdown

3D CONTROL

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeWeather Integration

Real-time weather data and cloud-rendering algorithms adds a new level of realism to the Virtual Earth 3D experience.

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeSimplified 3D Model Import

Instead of creating a collection to integrate their own 3D models into the platform, customers can now host them themselves and retrieve them from a model data file and merge them into the built-in 3D landscape & buildings.

map = new VEMap("mapdiv");map.LoadMap(modelLocation, 12, VEMapStyle.Aerial, false, VEMapMode.Mode3D);

var modelSpec = new VEModelSourceSpecification(VEModelFormat.OBJ, "/Model/House.obj");map.Import3DModel(modelSpec, onModelLoad, modelLocation, new VEModelOrientation(), new VEModelScale());


Feature Breakdown

VIRTUAL EARTH WEB SERVICES 1.0

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeGeocoding & Reverse-Geocoding

GeocodeServiceClient geocodeService = new GeocodeServiceClient();GeocodeRequest geoReq = new GeocodeRequest{ Credentials = new Credentials { Token = token }, Address = new Address { AddressLine = “1 Microsoft Way", Locality = "Redmond", AdminDistrict = "WA“ }};GeocodeResponse geoResp = geocodeService.Geocode( geoReq );

The full power of Microsoft's geocoding engine is available through the new Virtual Earth Web Services. 85 Million rooftop locations in the US, and many millions more locations around the world can be found with a simple server-side call.

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeStatic Map Generation

ImageryServiceClient imageryService = new ImageryServiceClient();MapUriRequest mapuriReq = new MapUriRequest{ Credentials = new Credentials { Token = token }, Center = new Location { Latitude = 47.64122, Longitude = -122.107848 }, Options = new MapUriOptions { ZoomLevel = 5, Style = MapStyle.AerialWithLabels, ImageType = ImageType.Gif, ImageSize = new SizeOfint { Height = 400, Width = 400 }, }};MapUriResponse mapuriRep = imageryService.GetMapUri(mapuriReq);

The new Virtual Earth Web Services offers static map images from road and aerial maps in both standard and mobile-optimized forms.

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeTile Metadata

With imagery metadata of selected areas, users can now find out the relative age of a given aerial image. This level of detail will help your customers assess if the imagery is still relevant to their needs.

ImageryServiceClient imageryService = new ImageryServiceClient();ImageryMetadataRequest metaReq = new ImageryMetadataRequest{ Credentials = new Credentials { Token = token }, Style = MapStyle.Aerial, Options = new ImageryMetadataOptions { Location = new Location { Latitude = 47.64122, Longitude = -122.107848 }, ZoomLevel = 12 }};ImageryMetadataResponse metares = imageryService.GetImageryMetadata(metaReq);

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeSearch Service

“One Box” and “What/Where” search services that include custom metadata filters allow users to search for businesses in ways that match their specific needs.

SearchServiceClient searchService = new SearchServiceClient();SearchRequest searchReq = new SearchRequest{ Credentials = new Credentials { Token = token }, StructuredQuery = new StructuredSearchQuery { Keyword = "Coffee Shop", Location = "Seattle" }};

SearchResponse searchResp = searchService.Search( searchReq );

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeRouting

The full power of the Microsoft Virtual Earth routing engine, exposed through SOAP-based web services, expands the potential for powerful location-based mobile applications or by letting server-side code work with routing data before it is sent to the user.

RouteServiceClient routingService = new RouteServiceClient();Waypoint[] points = new Waypoint[2];points[0] = new Waypoint { Location = new Location{ Latitude = 47.741278, Longitude = -121.107844} };points[1] = new Waypoint { Location = new Location{ Latitude = 47.068869, Longitude = -117.364317 } };

RouteRequest routeReq = new RouteRequest { Credentials = new Credentials { Token = token }, Waypoints = points};RouteResponse routeResp = routingService.CalculateRoute(routeReq);

Live ServicesSynchronizing LifeOne-Click Directions

Allow your customers to get directions in one click directly from your Virtual Earth Web application. Users instantly get directions from east, west, north, and south, without having to enter a starting address. Route options include shortest time, shortest distance, or traffic flow.

RouteServiceClient routingService = new RouteServiceClient();MajorRoutesRequest majReq = new MajorRoutesRequest{ Credentials = new Credentials{ Token = token }, Destination = new Waypoint { Location = new Location{ Latitude = 47.641278, Longitude = -122.107844} }};MajorRoutesResponse majResp = routingService.CalculateRoutesFromMajorRoads(majReq);


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