Geoffrey InnisBing Maps Technical SpecialistSession 2-654

Engaging Windows Store Apps with Bing

2-654

Intro to Bing APIsFour integration scenarios for Windows 8.1Top code resourcesWhat’s newQ&A

Agenda slide

Bing Toolset overview

Ads APIManage ads on Bing and Yahoo

Translator Your window to the world

App ProducerFor news publishers

Webmaster APIAutomated access to your data

Maps Building with Bing Maps

Search APISearch by Microsoft

Ads SDKMonetize your ideas

SpeechInteracting with voice

Synonyms APIAlternate entity names

Bing feature availability by platform

Maps Speech Search Translate

Synonym

Windows Phone 8

Windows 8.1 (XAML)

Windows 8.1 (JavaScript)

Web Service

= Via Web browser

= Via Web service

= Availability

Bing Maps overview

APIs• JavaScript• XAML• REST• SOAP• More

Rich maps and imagery• Roads• Aerial• Birds eye• Venue maps

Location-based services• Geocoding• Reverse geocoding• Routing

Powerful visualization• Heat maps• Thematic maps• Custom symbology

Geospatial data• Points of interest• Elevation• Traffic

Spatial data hosting• Point/line/poly shapes• Spatial querying• Non-spatial filtering

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Bing Speech overview

Speech recognition (Windows Phone 8)• 12+ languages

supported• Custom array and

SRGS grammars

Speech recognition (Windows 8, Windows 8.1)• Supports 6+

languages• Transcribe speech

into text

Speech synthesis(Windows 8.1)• 12+ languages• Male or female• Support for

SSML standard

Voice commands(Windows Phone 8)• Open app• Deep link into app• Navigate

Speech synthesis(Windows Phone 8)• Plain text and

SSML support• Support for external

SSML docs

Bing Translator overview

Toolset includes• Translate strings or

arrays• Return audio• Detect languages• Add translations

Control for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1• No UI element needed

Supports 40+ languages• Linguistic context

used to interpret text• Get supported

languages

Translator widget for websites available

Web Services available include• REST• AJAX• SOAP

Bing Search overview

Individual or composite service operations

Available via web service• REST interface• JSON/XML responses

Six source types• Web• Images• Videos• News• Related searches• Spelling suggestions

Filters for• Image size, aspect,

etc.• News category,

location• Video duration,

resolution• Web filetypes

Search inputs• Query term(s)• Location and market• More

Speech-powered maps (with demo)

Bing Speech+ Synthesis + Bing Maps + Geolocation API Speak place name to navigate map or obtain directions from current location

Place names, driving instructions, and feedback spoken to user

Application walkthrough and full code: http://aka.ms/bingspeechmaps

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Voice translation

Code download: http://code.Msdn.Microsoft.Com/voice-translator-sample-59be8627

Bing Speech + Synthesis + Bing Translator

User speaks in one language =>App says phrase in anotherIncludes code to manage language support overlap

Map-driven search

Code download: http://code.Msdn.Microsoft.Com/map-driven-search-in-28278e3d

Bing Search + Bing Maps

• News• Images• Video• Web

Intuitive map-based UI accesses geo-relevant content

Localizing custom map content

Application Walkthrough: http://aka.ms/bingmapstranslate

EN FR

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Bing Translator + Bing Maps

Localize custom mapping content in a variety of languages

Augment the in-built localization of map labels, directions, and place names

Top code resources

Top Maps code for Windows 8 apps (XAML)

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Draggable-Pushpin-in-Bing-939eaaa5

Draggable pushpins

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Clustering-Pushpins-in-95fb729a

Clustering pushpins

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/06/17/infoboxes-for-native-windows-store-apps.aspx

Infoboxes

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/11/11/complex-polygons-in-bing-maps.aspx

Complex polygons

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Bing-Maps-C-GPX-Route-c945656b

GPX Route Viewer

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/06/24/augmented-reality-with-bing-maps-in-a-windows-store-app.aspx

Augmented reality

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/Sharing-maps-using-the-7866f512

Share maps with Charm

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Top Maps code for Windows 8 apps (JS)

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/01/31/venues-maps-in-windows-store-apps-javascript.aspx

Venue maps

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/06/25/retrieving-boundaries-from-the-bing-spatial-data-services-preview.aspx

GeoData API integration

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/07/29/heat-maps-in-windows-store-apps-javascript.aspx

Heat maps of POI

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Top Speech code for Windows 8 apps

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Bing-Speech-Recognition-210c8978

Web Search (C#)

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Speech-Recognition-19c452b4

Custom UI

(JS + C#)

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/11/20/how-to-extend-your-app-with-talking-maps.aspx

Speech + Maps (JS)

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http://aka.ms/bingspeechmaps

Speech + Maps (XAML)

Top Search code for Windows 8 apps

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=272626&clcid=0x409

Quick Start code samples

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd251066.aspx

SourceType samples (C#, VB)

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=272627&clcid=0x409

Schema guide

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Map-Driven-Search-in-28278e3d

Map-driven search (C#)

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Top Translator code for Windows 8 apps

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Bing-Translator-Control-410cbc43

Control demo sample (C#, JS)

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Voice-Translator-Sample-59be8627

Voice translator sample (C#, JS)

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/translation/p/windows8walkthrough.aspx

Tweet translator (C#)

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/08/22/localizing-custom-mapping-data-with-bing-translator.aspx

Localizing map data (C#)

eBook: Location Intelligence for Windows 8 appsAvailable for free download Apps

• Drawing shapes• Augmented

reality• Compass control• Cross-platform

app development

Tools• Prerequisites• Sensors• Javascript SDK• XAML SDK• REST services• Spatial data

ingestion

In-depth review of available tools, as well as application scenarios

Book download: http://rbrundritt.Wordpress.Com/my-book/

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SpatialToolbox for Windows Store appsAvailable now on CodePlex

Import spatial data• WellKnownText• WellKnownBina

ry• ESRI shapefiles• GeoRSS• GPX• KML• KMZ• GeoJSON

Author: Ricky BrundrittBing Maps TSP EMEA

Library for XAML apps+ Component for JavaScript

Clustering• Point based• Grid based• Heat mapping

Utilities• Calc bearing• Calc

destination coordinate

• Calc geodesic• Calc midpoint• Convert

distance• Decimal to

DMS• Generate circle• Generate

regular poly• Haversine

distance• ToDegrees• ToRadians• Vertex

reduction

Import Bing data• GeoData API• Navteq POI• REST geocoder• REST

directions

Codeplex project: http://mapstoolbox.Codeplex.Com/

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New for Maps: storing geometries

Augmented storage limits for data sources

• Point• LineString• Polygon• MultiPolygon

Display via well-known text

Host in SDS data sources for querying and display

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Use cases• Find

properties in polygon

• Find sales territory for given address

• Find counties in hurricane path

• More

New for Maps: advanced spatial queriesQuery using intersection of geometries

Query against custom points or geometries in SDS data source

Filter based on administrative boundaries• County• Neighborhood• City or zipPass

geometry as parameter to query API

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Dev tool: Bing Code Search add-in for C#Available now in Visual Studio GalleryCode

sources• MSDN• StackOverflow• Dotnetperls• CSharp411

Code snippet searching• Triggered from

IntelliSense• Snippet

inserted into your code

Extension download: http://aka.Ms/bingcodesearch

Leverages Bing Search to identify relevant snippets

Example: “read a file line-by-line”

Accessing and provisioning Bing APIs

Status Provision via Authentication Support Free usage Paid

licensing

Maps Available Bing Maps Portal Bing Maps KeyDedicated team* + Forum

50k trx/day* Dedicated team

Speech AvailableAzure Marketplace

Azure MarketClient ID/Secret

Bing Dev Forum500k trx/month

None

Search Available Azure Marketplace

Azure Market Account Key

Marketplace Forum

5k trx/monthAzure Marketplace

Translate

Available Azure Marketplace

Azure MarketClient ID/Secret

Dedicated Forum

2M chars/month

Azure Marketplace

Synonym

Available in CTP

Azure Marketplace

Azure Market Account Key

Bing Dev Forum 5k trx/month None

Q A Contact alias: geinnis

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Bing Maps version 7 Modules (JavaScript)

• Nine contributors

• 20 modules• 6000+

downloads• 1M+ users a

day

http://bingmapsv7modules.codeplex.com

Drawing tools

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Clustering

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Heat maps

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