Looking for info on how to request a static map over HTML

Question

Hi,

I am looking for information on how to make a HTML request to Bing Maps and get a static maps back please. That is it.

Is there any way to do just this in Bing Maps please? The corresponding Google Maps request in its simplest form would be something like 

<img src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=-15.800513,-47.91378&zoom=11&size=200x200&sensor=false">

I keep getting the impression that REST is what I am looking for but I can't find documentation on it. 

Thanks for any help. I hope this forum can email replies because with the amount of logins and redirections I might not find my way back here :)

Nick

Answer 1

Hi,

You should take a look at the MSDN documentation available here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff701724.aspx
The full information about the Imagery API (REST services) is here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff701721.aspx

In your case, the request would be: http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/-15.800513,-47.91378/11?mapSize=200,200&key=BingMapsKey

Hope this will help.

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