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Building a truly versatile app that can cater to every customer’s needs requires a platform that can handle a multitude of different tasks, whether that’s mapping or data management. Bing Maps API is a mapping platform equipped with a robust set of tools that enable developers to incorporate geolocation and other advanced features. Here’s a
Read MoreWith the pandemic raging across the world and a seemingly infinite supply of information coming from multiple sources about vaccine shipments, it was necessary to create a platform that could centralize information. The Microsoft Bing team leveraged the full capabilities of the Bing Maps Platform to create a one-stop website for location mapping and visualizing
Read MoreIt is no secret the Microsoft Maps team partners with world builders from the video game industry to create experiences like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (https://www.flightsimulator.com/). Microsoft takes petabytes of high-definition aerial imagery from specialized cameras and feeds them into a specialized Azure pipeline to automatically create detailed, fully textured, 3D models. This rich 3D
Read MoreImagine you are a store owner and would like to target customers that live within a 15-minute drive from your store with advertising for your weekly specials. You could draw a circle on a map, guessing that is about 15 minutes away, but it will not truly represent the time it will take for customers
Read MoreMicrosoft continues to make significant investments in deep learning, computer vision, and AI. The Microsoft Maps Team has been leveraging that investment to identify map features at scale and produce high-quality building footprint data sets with the overall goal to add to the OpenStreetMap and MissingMaps humanitarian efforts. As of this post, the following locations are available
Read MoreOn July 31st, 2020 I announced my resignation from the Bing Maps Inside Sales Team as Senior Account Manager. After almost 3 1/2 years, and a lot a hard work and successes, it was time to move on to a new adventure, I have nothing but respect and pride for the Microsoft Bing Maps Team
Read MoreMaplytics is a geo-analytical app Certified for Microsoft Dynamics (CfMD) that seamlessly integrates Bing Maps with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to visualize Dynamics CRM/365 data on a map helping improve business processes and engage the right customers at the right time. Built by Inogic, a leading Independent Software Vendor (ISV) with a portfolio of productivity apps, Maplytics uses
Read MoreSkyLite Systems is an award-winning Microsoft partner focused on delivering commercial and custom solutions built around SharePoint and Office 365. Presented with the challenge to develop an agile solution for the Labor Management Compliance Council (LMCC) to complement their SharePoint Case Management tool, SkyLite Systems leveraged Office 365 and Bing Maps to deliver a mobile
Read MoreChina Mobile International caters to the needs of the millions of Chinese citizens who travel internationally each year. As part of its ongoing goal to better serve its customers, the company is creating a one-stop tourism platform within its JegoTrip app that delivers smarter and safer travel guidance. To achieve this, the app is powered
Read MoreThe Bing Maps Platform is powered by multiple data providers and, to ensure it is using the best data, that mix of providers evolves and improves over time. In February of 2019, Microsoft and TomTom announced an expansion of our existing partnership to incorporate all of TomTom’s map and traffic data into a multitude of
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