Features of Virtual Earth Map Control
Microsoft is very happy today to announce the availability of the third version of Virtual Earth Map Control. This elite new control in the system is due to a number of improvements and developments include novel features, which are not available in any of the previous versions of the Virtual Earth. This new control system features simple assimilations and high-quality compatibility. Driving directions, Polylines and routing- the new route method enables the developers to quickly drive the directions from one place to another in their application system. You are also free to make your own custom Polylines to emphasize the basic information on the maps and the imagery.
Built-in Pushpins and Pop-ups- Now, it has become very easy to create a pop-up and a pushpin by using this method in the default style without any need to design them yourself. No doubt, the simple methods of rolling yourself still exists, thus you have a choice to select from the easy default styles to full look and feel control ones. The choice is all yours. Some of the novel features of the virtual earth Map control: The most important feature is that it enables you to look up for the place and addresses geocoding. “Find that” adds a “Where” box to your application so that you can input cities, addresses, towns, zip codes, locations as well as any other landmarks to rapidly and easily pinpoint them on the map.
Quick data binding for GeoRSS- Now, you are able to bind the data to the pushpins very fast with the help of the standard data format GeoRSS. You just need to locate the control at the GeoRSS service or file. The process of making the pushpins and pop-ups can be managed automatically. This new system is quite flexible and convenient to make use of. There are no more substitutes, simpler methods and less includes like this one. Bird’s eye view, search now and routing do not depend upon proxies to operate specifically.
Public Collection Layers- This is easy than to make a GeoRSS file, you can also bind the Windows Live Local Public collection to the control system. All you need to do is just make a public collection of your favorite places in the local town, create a list of your business locations, and drop the map control in your web page with the help of the sample code in the SDK and just point it to your collection—instant mash-up and voila.
Now by making use of these novel as well as improved methods like “Find and Route” it becomes relatively simple to operate. In addition, this control can be used with a single file only that is referenced from your web site. Now the days are passed away when you were supposed to make separate includes for scripts, compatibility support, style sheets, etc. With the help of modern technologies as well as advancements in different fields, you can include the control all.
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