The Bing Maps AJAX Control is a JavaScript library that adds mapping functionality to a web page. In this chapter, we've learned how to load a map on a page, and how easy it is to customize its appearance and functionality. We've looked at the map methods for getting and setting options, zoom, map type, and so on. We've also introduced the map events, and have added handlers to a custom map dashboard. In the next chapter, we will extend these events to draw polygons on the map.
Learning Bing Maps API
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Learning Bing Maps API
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Overview of this book
Provided as a part of Microsoft's Bing suite of search engines, Bing Maps is a web mapping service powered by the Bing Maps for Enterprise framework. The need for geospatial data has increased dramatically in the last few years. Adding a mapping context to any location-based data is becoming more and more common, and businesses are embracing it to improve their user experience with new data richness. Comprising of simple, follow-along examples, Learning Bing Maps API will show you how to use the many features of Bing Maps, from dropping a simple map on a web page, to fetching geospatial data from the Microsoft servers. Through the course of this book you will build a solid foundation for creating your own geo-applications.Following the hands-on recipes of this book, you will build a different web app in each chapter as you communicate with different APIs provided by Bing Maps. You will build your own library of JavaScript modules that talk to the Microsoft Maps API.You will create a custom theme for the map, with your own controls. Taking advantage of the global reach of Bing Maps, you will learn how to build a route scheduler for a delivery company in Madrid, Spain, and then you will discover how to create jobs on the Bing Maps servers for geocoding addresses in California, USA. By the end of the book you will have learned everything you need to know to embed a map on a web page, with your own geo-data, or data obtained by the Bing Map Services.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Learning Bing Maps API
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Bing Maps AJAX Control Version 7
Diving into Bing Maps AJAX Control Version 7
Introduction to Bing Maps REST Services
Diving into Bing Maps REST Services
Spatial Data Services
Diving into Spatial Data Services
Enriching Bing Maps with Overlaying User Data
Index
Customer Reviews