Virtual Earth: FAQs on imagery and data
What do you mean by reverse geocoding?
Reverse geocoding allows conversion of longitude and latitude coordinates into a address.
Is reverse geocoding supported by Virtual Earth?
Fortunately this search system supports reverse geocoding in United States.
Is rooftop geocoding available in all countries?
Virtual Earth has rooftop geocoding currently in United States, China and Japan.
Can I make use of Virtual Earth 3DVIA for commercial purposes?
At present, Virtual Earth 3DVIA is available for consumers. Commercial version of this software will be made available in the near future. The date will be announced soon.
Will it be possible to overlay other kinds of formats such as text file or Word document onto maps?
The possible formats include *.pdf and formats of raster image files that are supported by Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (*.png, *.jpg, *.gif and many more)
Virtual Earth platform mentions about bird's eye imagery. What does it exactly mean?
This feature is extremely useful as it allows to change from aerial or road view to a bird's eye view (45 degrees) of the map. This feature currently covers main metropolitan areas in USA. As with radial and road map styles, you can make use of standard navigation methods to move a bird's eye image. You can easily click and drag the map. You can also take the help of arrow keys on keyboard and also use HYPHEN (-) and PLUS SIGN (+) keys for zooming in and out. You can click zoom box for selecting one of the available two zoom levels.
Is virtual Earth of any use if a particular application does not need any kind of imagery at all?
Virtual Earth platform gives customization and flexibility to your applications. You can select dynamic, drag and drop maps that are available through virtual Earth control.
How frequently data in Virtual Earth is updated?
Virtual Earth data is continuously being updated with new imagery. People who are using virtual earth will surely get the best possible information. At present, makers of virtual Earth are working not only for updating existing aerial imagery but also for adding new datasets such as global satellite imagery. These future upgrades will continue to give quality service that will allow users to search places like never before.
What type of directions does virtual Earth provide?
Virtual Earth provides driving and walking directions for its users which can be useful to find the exact location of a particular place.
Is traffic based routing provided by virtual Earth?
Yes, the search system considers traffic for generating efficient routes for users.
Is it possible to customize the feel and look of routes in my maps?
Yes. Virtual earth will allow you to modify the feel and look of routes.
What are the maximum no. of points required for multipoint routing?
Recommended no. is 25 points. No matter what are the number of points, time taken for calculating the route is directly proportional to the entire distance of the total multipoint route.
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