Windows phone search the nearest place using bing maps

Question

Hi all,

how i can get a few data from nearest place i search into listbox. the sample is like local scout. but, here i am want to search other places, maybe like mosque, temple, or etc.

kind regard

Answer 1

There are several services that can be used to do this. From Bing Maps there is the Bing Spatial Data Services and the Navteq data sources which have point of interest (POI) data for North America and Europe. Here is some documentation:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh478189.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg585126.aspx

There is also the Bing Search SOAP API which is available here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc980922.aspx Note, I personally do not recommend using the old Bing Maps SOAP service. The REST services are much faster and have a lot more features.

There is also the Bing Search service which is available through the Azure Data marketplace: https://datamarket.azure.com/dataset/5BA839F1-12CE-4CCE-BF57-A49D98D29A44

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Answer 2

Thanks for your information, its so helpful

kind regard

Answer 3

Hi r aditya gumay !

I recently posted som apps on windows Phone 7 that uses Bing Maps. Take a look on them, it's so simple and you will find in them how to zoom in and out, also you will learn how to change from Aerial mode to Road mode and vice versa :

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wpapps/Bing-Maps-950491b9

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Using-Bing-Maps-in-Windows-d7edd3d1

If you want more advanced features, go to:

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wpapps/Path-Finder-9cbfd6da

They may help you!

Answer 4

Hi, Houssem Dellai

Thanks for your information :D
i think, works on bing maps for web services is more difficult..

kind regard