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Web mapping service from Microsoft

Bing Maps (previously Live Search Maps, Windows Live Maps, Windows Live Local, and MSN Virtual Earth) is a web mapping service provided as a part of Microsoft's Bing suite of search engines and powered by the Bing Maps Platform framework which also support Bing Maps for Enterprise APIs and Azure Maps APIs. Since 2020, the map data is provided by TomTom, It was a continuation of previous Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft MapPoint and TerraServer. Its original stand out feature was the aerial imagery. The original version lacked many of its distinguishing features, including birds' eye view and 3D maps, and the Collections functionality was limited to a single "Scratchpad" of points of interest. In December 2005, Virtual Earth was replaced by Windows Live Local, featuring improvements, technologies from Pictometry International, and integrated with the Local Search index on Windows Live Search. On November 6, 2006, Microsoft added the ability to view the maps in 3D using a NET managed control and managed interfaces to Direct3D. Microsoft subsequently referred to this product officially as "Live Search Maps", integrating it as part of its Live Search services. On June 3, 2009, Microsoft officially rebranded Live Search Maps as Bing Maps, and the Virtual Earth platform as Bing Maps for Enterprise. In 2010, Microsoft added an OpenStreetMap layer to Bing Maps. From 2012, Nokia (formerly Navteq) powered many aspects of Bing Maps as an extension to its Windows Phone 7 partnership with Microsoft, including mapping data, geocoding, traffic data and navigation. On June 1, 2020 it was announced the base map data of the Bing Maps Platform would now be sourced from TomTom.

Bing maps frequently updates and expands the geographic areas covered by its imagery, with new updates being released on roughly a monthly basis. Each imagery release typically contains more than 10TB of imagery. The time between image updates means that aerial and Bird's Eye images of a particular location can sometimes be several years out of date. This is particularly noticeable in locations that have undergone recent rapid development or experienced other dramatic changes such as natural disasters since the imagery was taken.

Users can browse and search topographically shaded street maps for many cities worldwide. Maps include certain points of interest built in, such as metro stations, stadiums, hospitals, and other facilities. It is also possible to browse public user created points of interest. Searches can cover public collections, businesses or types of businesses, locations, or people. Five street map views are available: Road View, Aerial View, Bird's Eye View, Street Side View, and 3D View.

Road view is the default map view and displays vector imagery of roads, buildings, and geography. The data from which the default road map is rendered is licensed from Navteq. In certain parts of the world, road view maps from alternative data providers are also available. For example, when viewing a map of London, the user may see road data from the Collins Bartholomew London Street Map. In all parts of the UK, road data from the Ordnance Survey can also be displayed. A Bing Maps app is available that will display road data from OpenStreetMap.

Aerial view overlays satellite imagery onto the map and highlights roads and major landmarks for easy identification amongst the satellite images. Since the end of November 2010, OpenStreetMap mappers have been able to use imagery of Bing Aerial as a map background. At the end of January 2012, both Bing Aerial and Birds Eye View imagery at military bases in Germany became blurred. This was on request of the German government obviously using data from OpenStreetMap.

Bird's eye view displays aerial imagery captured from low flying aircraft. Unlike the top down aerial view captured by satellite, Bird's eye images are taken at an oblique 45 degree angle, showing the sides and roofs of buildings giving better depth perception for geography. With Bird's Eye views, many details such as signs, advertisements and pedestrians are clearly visible. Microsoft has occasionally removed Bird's Eye View from areas where it was previously available.

Streetside provides 360 degree imagery of street level scenes taken from special cameras mounted on moving vehicles. Launched in December 2009 it contains imagery for selected metro areas in the United States as well as selected areas in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia associated with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games (example: Richmond Olympic Oval). Selected cities in Europe were also made available in May 2012. Between August and September 2011, German customers were allowed to appeal against integration of their house or flat in Bing Streetside. According to some officials, the number of appeals was significantly lower than with Google Street View. Only 40,000 requests were sent to Microsoft. In May 2012, Streetside imagery captured in Germany was removed entirely due to numerous requests. For OpenStreetMap editors, display of Streetside tracks and images can be enabled via a map data layer checkbox.

Venue maps provide a way of seeing the layout of the venue. Currently, Bing Maps provides maps & level wise layouts of over 5300 venues across the world. The categories are: Airports, Amusement Parks, Buildings, Convention Centers, Hospitals, Malls, Museums, Parks, Racecourses, Racetracks, Resorts, Shopping Centers, Shopping Districts, Stadiums, Universities and Zoos.

The 3D maps feature allows users to see the environment (e. g. buildings) in 3D, with the added ability to rotate and tilt the angle in addition to panning and zooming. To attempt to achieve near photorealism, all 3D buildings are textured using composites of aerial photography. To view the 3D maps, users must install a plugin, then enable the "3D" option on "Bing Maps". In addition to exploring the maps using a mouse and keyboard, it is possible to navigate the 3D environment using an Xbox 360 controller or another game controller in Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP. More than 60 cities worldwide could be viewed in 3D, including most of the major cities in the United States and a few cities in Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. Some additional cities have had a select few important landmarks modelled in 3D, such as the Colosseum in Rome. Terrain data is available for the entire world. It is also possible to use a 3D modelling program called 3DVIA Shape for Maps to add one's own models to the 3D map. Since 2014, new 3D imagery has been introduced to a number of new cities.

Users can get directions between two or more locations. In September 2010, Bing Maps added public transit directions (bus, subway, and local rail) to its available direction options. Although at the beginning it was only available in some cities: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Newark Metro Area, New York Metro Area, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver BC, and Washington DC, now you can find information from all over the world. Currently, a wide coverage of transit information is being reached in other countries such as Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and many others.

Bing Map Apps is a collection of 1st and 3rd party applications that add additional functionality and content to Bing Maps. Examples of map apps include a parking finder, a taxi fare calculator, an app that maps out Facebook friends, and an app which lets users explore the day's newspaper front pages from around the world. These apps are only accessible through Bing Maps Silverlight. A source code is available on Microsoft Developer Network to explain integration of Maps in Web Applications. A sample ongoing project on locating Blood Donors on Maps is available here.

Bing Maps shows users current traffic information for major highways and roads. The feature uses 4 color codes (black, red, yellow, green) to indicate traffic volume, from heaviest traffic to lightest traffic. Microsoft announced in March 2008 that it will release its latest software technology called "ClearFlow". It is a Web based service for traffic based driving directions available on Bing. com in 72 cities across the U. S. The tool took five years for Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence team to develop. ClearFlow provides real time traffic data to help drivers avoid traffic congestion. ClearFlow gives information for alternative routes and supplies traffic conditions on city streets adjacent to highways. Clearflow anticipates traffic patterns, while taking into account sporting/arena events, time of day and weather conditions, and then reflects the back ups and their consequential spill over onto city streets. Often, ClearFlow found it may be faster to stay on the highway instead of seeking alternative side street routes, which involve traffic lights and congestion as well.

Bing Maps allows users to share maps and embed maps into their websites. By clicking the e mail icon in the bottom left corner of Bing Maps, a window will open that displays a shareable URL so others can access the map currently being viewed. This window also provides HTML code to embed a small version of the map onto any web page.

In August 2010, Bing Maps launched an overhauled design for its default view. The new colors create a more visually appealing backdrop for information delivery that helps content ‘pop’ on the map. The backdrop provides clear differentiation for pushpins, labels and red, yellow and green traffic overlays. These design principles also works well in black and white and creates differentiation for those with the most common forms of color blindness. Also, larger fonts correspond to larger roads to help customers more easily identify main roads in cities. More readable labels eliminate the need for bolding and less attractive glows. The inclusion of neighborhood labels allows users to quickly find or convey locations in a commonly used and highly relevant format.

The search box at the top of Bing Maps can be used to locate places, businesses and landmarks, and people. Search results appear both on a left side rail and as pushpins on the map (linked together by numbers). Search results often include addresses, contact information, and reviews for businesses and landmarks. For relevant searches, the user will also see a description of the landmark or place (powered by Wikipedia) if a Wikipedia article exists. The search process can also be guided using local directories for numerous categories (restaurants, hotels, tourist attractions, retail stores, etc. ).

Bing Maps users can also view and add "user contributed" entries to the map. These user contributions must be toggled on by users. Such items can include businesses, landmarks, buildings, and locations. Users can browse user contributions by tags and subscribe to RSS feeds to receive updates of new user contributions to a specific area.

In August 2010, Bing Maps added dynamic labels to its Silverlight experience (bing. com/maps/explore). Turn on the dynamic labels beta from the map style selector on bing. com/maps/explore and the labels become clickable. This allows users to quickly zoom down to a region or location anywhere on the map with just a few clicks. Zooming back out in a single click is also possible by using the ‘breadcrumb’ trail at the top left of the map.

Bing Maps has two separate versions for users: an AJAX version (located at Bing. com/Maps) and an opt in Silverlight version (located at Bing. com/Maps/Explore—not available anymore) that requires Microsoft Silverlight to be installed. The Silverlight version is positioned to offer richer, more dynamic features and a smoother experience. In November 2010, the AJAX and Silverlight versions were combined into a semi hybrid site where Silverlight features such as Map Apps and Streetside could be enabled through the Bing. com/Maps site these features still required Silverlight to be installed, but does not require use of a separate Bing Maps site. The AJAX and Silverlight site share the following features: Road View, Aerial View, Bird's Eye View, Sharing Maps, People/Business/Location Search, Building Footprints, Driving Directions, Walking Directions. Silverlight users exclusively can use Map Apps, StreetSide View, Photosynths, and Dynamic Labels.

Bing Map Apps are accessed either through the "Map Apps" button in the Bing Maps Explore Bar or through direct perma links. The Map Apps button is only viewable if the user is in the Bing Maps Silverlight experience or in Windows 8.

Bing Map Apps also allows third parties to create and submit map apps. The following are a list of 3rd party map apps:
Destination Maps: Create a custom map to a party or place Everyscape Eats! : Explore 360 degree views of restaurants Gas Prices: See gas prices for nearby gas stations GeoSalesTax: View a heat map of sales tax rates in the US Global Action Atlas: View ongoing global efforts to help people in need and help the environment DonorsChoose. org: See micro donation opportunities to help classrooms in need Oodle Rentals: Find places to rent housing ParkingFinder: Find parking and get parking rates in major cities Random Location: Jump to a random location on the map Ricky's Data Viewer: Import shape files and GSS files to view on Bing Maps Roadside Sculptures: See sculptures found on US highways Roadside Attractions: Learn about attractions found along US highways Seattle Issues: Shows SeeClickFix civil issues in the Seattle area Signs & Billboards: Unique and noteworthy signs and billboards Taxi Fare Calculator: Estimate taxi care costs Today's Front Pages: View the front pages of newspapers from around the globe TrafficLand: See traffic cameras across the US Travel Webcams: View webcam feeds at global attractions Urban Graffiti: Images of graffiti from cities Urban Murals Wall paintings from urban corridors Wcities Events: Find local events WCities Places Nearby: Find nearby hotels, attractions, venues, and restaurants Weather: See weather conditions and forecasts Wiki Explorer: Explore the 50 most recent entries to Wiki Places World of Football: See scores of top European soccer teams

In July 2010, Microsoft and DigitalGlobe, a provider of high resolution earth imagery, announced the collection of the first imagery from the company's Advanced Ortho Aerial Program. Through a special agreement with Microsoft, the Advanced Ortho Aerial Program will provide wall to wall 30 cm aerial coverage of the contiguous United States and Western Europe that DigitalGlobe has the exclusive rights to distribute beyond Bing Maps. The program's first orthophoto mosaics are of Augusta, GA, San Diego, CA and Tampa, FL, and can be viewed on DigitalGlobe's website.

Country Navteq Coverage Bird's Eye Map POIs United States Full Yes Yes Bahamas Full No Yes Canada Full Yes Yes Cayman Islands Full No Yes Mexico Full No Yes Puerto Rico Full No Yes Virgin Islands Full No Yes Argentina Full No Yes Brazil Full No Yes Chile Full No Yes Colombia Full No Named Places & Transportation Hubs French Guiana Full No No Guadeloupe Full No No Martinique Full No No Saint Barthelemy Full No No Venezuela Full No Yes Anguilla Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Antigua and Barbuda Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Aruba Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Barbados Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Belize Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Bermuda Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Bolivia Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Costa Rica Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Cuba Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Dominica Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Dominican Republic Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Ecuador Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs El Salvador Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Greenland Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Grenada Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Guatemala Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Guyana Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Haiti Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Honduras Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Jamaica Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Montserrat Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Netherlands Antilles Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Nicaragua Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Panama Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Paraguay Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Peru Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Saint Kitts and Nevis Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Saint Lucia Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs St. Pierre and Miquelon Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Suriname Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Trinidad and Tobago Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Turks and Caicos Islands Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Uruguay Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs

Country Navteq Coverage Bird's Eye Map POIs Algeria Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Angola Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Botswana Full No Yes Benin Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Burkina Faso Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Burundi Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Cameroon Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Cape Verde Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Central African Republic Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Chad Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Comoros Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Congo Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Côte d'Ivoire Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Djibouti Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Equatorial Guinea Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Eritrea Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Eswatini Full No Yes Ethiopia Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Gabon Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Gambia Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Ghana Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Morocco Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Guinea Bissau Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Kenya Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Liberia Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Lesotho Full No Yes Namibia Full No Yes Madagascar Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Malawi Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Mali Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Mauritania Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Mauritius Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Mayotte Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Mozambique Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Niger Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Nigeria Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Rwanda Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs São Tomé and Príncipe Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Senegal Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Seychelles Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Sierra Leone Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Somalia Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs South Africa Full No Yes St. Helena Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Sudan Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Tanzania, United Republic of Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Togo Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Tunisia Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Uganda Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Western Sahara Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Zambia Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs Zimbabwe Limited No Named Places & Transportation Hubs