Virtual Earth Adding the 3 rd Dimension Tyler

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 • 3 years in the geospatial community • Microsoft MVP, Virtual Earth & Map. Point Web Service • Microsoft Certified Application Developer • Manages team of 11 Virtual Earth and Map. Point developers • Authored most content on http: //go. mappoint. net/mappointmpac/ • tdavey@infusiondev. com

Agenda • • The Virtual Earth Story Virtual Earth v 4. 0: Going 3 D Developing Virtual Earth in 3 D Q&A

The Virtual Earth Story MVP, Virtual Earth

The Virtual Earth Story Terra. Server • Terra. Server • • 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”

The Virtual Earth Story Map. Point Web Service • Map. Point 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.

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

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

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 Geo. RSS and Windows Live Layers integrated Local Live for Outlook, MSN, and other Office platforms http: //dev. live. com launched

The Virtual Earth Story …And Gets Accessorized • Virtual Earth 3. 1: Crunching a Map • • Map. Cruncher comes out of the labs Polygons are integrated – but not with Map. Point 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

Virtual Earth 4: Going 3 D MVP, Virtual Earth

Virtual Earth 4. 0: Going 3 D Launching 3 D • November 6, 2006 • • • Massive marketing campaign Code started over two years ago – entire 3 D layering written in house at Microsoft Requires installation of Active. X control (and a killer computer) Available across the globe, but… http: //local. live. com/

Virtual Earth 4. 0: Going 3 D Demo: http: //local. live. com

Programming Virtual Earth 3 D MVP, Virtual Earth

Summary & Call to Action MVP, Virtual Earth

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 3 D and Bird’s Eye! Sign up for a developers account Virtual Earth: Locate. Integrate. Innovate.

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/

Questions & Answers MVP, Virtual Earth