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    Super Moderator Super Moderator Big Booger's Avatar
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    Exclamation Microsoft Virtual Earth

    http://virtualearth.msn.com/Default....014b745e734a16

    Features:

    Virtual Earth features:
    - Beginnings of a rich immersive map experience
    - Street and label enhanced aerial maps
    - Layering of local search information (Multiple search queries)
    - Personalization (Scratchpad)
    - Community sharing of experiences (E-mail and MSN Spaces)
    - And more at launch…

    Virtual Earth for developers:
    - Free for non-commercial use
    - Easy to use Jscript Map control
    - URL API and Permalinks make linking easy
    - Developer Portal to coincide with launch of the Website
    - Documentation, code samples, tutorials, discussions
    - App gallery for developers to show off their applications

    OrbImage Partnership:
    - Exclusive worldwide satellite coverage
    - Access to extensive worldwide image library
    - Image base for Virtual Earth international
    - Important element of immersive experience
    - Underlying reference for traditional map view
    - Coming to Virtual Earth in fall 2005

    SOURCE:
    http://www.xpsource.com/2005/07/24/s...virtual-earth/

    Via
    Warp2search.net

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    Old and Cranky Super Moderator rik's Avatar
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    Oooo, now this is scary. This is an option to find your own location on the map: "Try to find my location based on my IP address".

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    webguru4god writes "The Register has an article detailing a significant omission from Microsoft's new Virtual Earth application. Apparently the satellite image view of 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, CA shows a large empty lot, whereas Google Maps shows the sprawling Apple campus. Hmmm, I wonder if the Google campus is missing too?"
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    Anything they can't buy over, MS makes their own version of... Wonder what would have happened if they hadn't bought over hotmail...

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