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Virtual Earth: Adding the 3 rd Dimension

Virtual Earth: Adding the 3 rd Dimension. Tyler Davey MVP, Virtual Earth & MWS Team Lead, Virtual Earth Infusion Development tdavey@infusiondev.com 902 832 2219. November 15, 2006. About Tyler Davey MVP, Virtual Earth. 6 years software development experience 4 years .NET experience

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Virtual Earth: Adding the 3 rd Dimension

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  1. Virtual Earth: Adding the 3rd Dimension Tyler DaveyMVP, Virtual Earth & MWS Team Lead, Virtual Earth Infusion Developmenttdavey@infusiondev.com902 832 2219 November 15, 2006

  2. About Tyler Davey MVP, Virtual Earth • 6 years software development experience • 4 years .NET experience • 3 years in the geospatial community • Microsoft MVP, Virtual Earth & MapPoint Web Service • Microsoft Certified Application Developer • Manages team of 11 Virtual Earth and MapPoint developers • Authored most content on http://go.mappoint.net/mappointmpac/ • tdavey@infusiondev.com

  3. Agenda • The Virtual Earth Story • Virtual Earth v4.0: Going 3D • Developing Virtual Earth in 3D • Q & A

  4. The Virtual Earth Story MVP, Virtual Earth

  5. The Virtual Earth Story TerraServer • TerraServer • Launched in 1998 • Brought Aerial and • Topographical maps into one site • Provides free downloads of Aerial • imagery to customers • Microsoft’s first venture into • “Virtual Earth”

  6. The Virtual Earth Story MapPoint Web Service • MapPoint Web Service • a.k.a. Vicinity, purchased by Microsoft • Web service, WS-I Compliant • Provides static, topographical • maps • Maps are rendered on the fly by • a rendering engine • Provides geocoding, routing, and • Points-Of-Interest • Currently on version 4.4 • and used by over 1000 active • clients.

  7. The Virtual Earth Story Virtual Earth the Beta’s • What if you could bring the power of aerial with the power of MapPoint, and add a touch of AJAX?

  8. The Virtual Earth Story Virtual Earth the Beta’s • Welcome to Bird’s Eye • 45 degree views as • close as 25 yards away • Launched with over 50 • cities covered • New map control and • high resolution coverage • Additional imagery • brought online

  9. The Virtual Earth Story Virtual Earth Goes Live… • VE 3.0: Making the Developer Smile • Up and running in 10 lines of code • Single API, all styles and JS located in one control • USA high-resolution coverage expanded • Route API is brought in • Polyline API is brought in • GeoRSS and Windows Live Layers integrated • Local Live for Outlook, MSN, and other Office platforms • http://dev.live.com launched <script src="http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/v4/mapcontrol.js"></script> <script> var map = null; function GetMap() { map = new VEMap('myMap'); map.LoadMap(new VELatLong(47.6, -122.33), 10 ,'h' ,false); } </script> <body onload="GetMap();"> <div id='myMap' style="position:relative; width:400px; height:400px;"></div>

  10. The Virtual Earth Story …And Gets Accessorized • Virtual Earth 3.1: Crunching a Map • MapCruncher comes out of the labs • Polygons are integrated – but not with MapPoint Web Service polygons • New methods for disambiguation • Australia, Italy, and additional imagery updates • Virtual Earth 3.2: Adding Images and Disambiguation • Custom disambiguation for addresses • Canada get’s updated! • Japan in Japanese • UK update

  11. Virtual Earth 4: Going 3D MVP, Virtual Earth

  12. Virtual Earth 4.0: Going 3D Launching 3D • November 6, 2006 • Massive marketing campaign • Code started over two years ago – entire 3D layering written in house at Microsoft • Requires installation of ActiveX control (and a killer computer) • Available across the globe, but… • http://local.live.com/

  13. Virtual Earth 4.0: Going 3D Demo: http://local.live.com

  14. Programming Virtual Earth 3D MVP, Virtual Earth

  15. Summary & Call to Action MVP, Virtual Earth

  16. Summary & Call to Action • Microsoft is investing heavily in geospatial visualization • Virtual Earth is easy to use and develop • Simple API, Interactive SDK • Integrate mapping within your existing applications • 3D and Bird’s Eye! • Sign up for a developers account • Virtual Earth: Locate. Integrate. Innovate.

  17. Summary & Call to Action References • Windows Local Live • http://local.live.com/ • Windows Live Dev • http://dev.live.com/ • Via Virtual Earth Community • http://www.viavirtualearth.com/

  18. Questions & Answers MVP, Virtual Earth

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