Announcement: 2

Bing Maps General announcement

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    Bing Maps Time Zone API now available!
    IoTGirl

    The Reverse Geocoder team is pleased to announce the general availability of Bing Maps Time Zone API!

     

    Unlike other Time Zone APIs, that only work with a location coordinate (lat, long),  the Bing Maps Time Zone API allows developers to directly pass their location names and the service returns the relevant timezone(s). 

     

    For more info please check out:

    • The blog post announcing the Time Zone API, it calls out main features with examples.
    • The MSDN link for complete reference.

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    Bing Maps Location Recognition API Now Generally Available
    Erik_Lindeman

    Today, we are pleased to announce the general availability release of the Bing Maps Location Recognition API that we previewed in last month’s blog post. Supercharge your applications to provide users with more context about what is nearby. Given a location (latitude, longitude) the Bing Maps Location Recognition API returns a list of entities at the location. The different components of the API response provide a comprehensive description of the location. The API response consists of:

     

    • Business entities situated at the location. A wide variety of entity types are supported (e.g. restaurants, hotels, parks, gym, shopping malls and more).
    • Natural entities at the location (e.g. beaches, island, lakes and 9 other types).
    • Reverse geocoded address of the input location, with neighborhood and street intersection information where available.
    • Type of property (e.g. residential, commercial) situated at the location.

     

    For more details on the entities returned please see the Bing Maps Location Recognition Entity Types documentation.

    The Bing Maps Location Recognition API is a high-powered reverse geocoding service that is great for use cases where you want to provide users with insightful details about what is at or near a specified lat/long. The Bing Maps Location Recognition API helps answer questions such as what are the businesses and points of interest near a real estate property that I am interested in buying? What is the address associated with a given lat/long? Is it a private residence? What neighborhood am I in?

     

    Get Started:

    We encourage you to try the Bing Maps Location Recognition API using your Bing Maps API key and explore the useful location data it provides for use in your applications.

    For more information about the Bing Maps Platform, how to get licensed, and frequently asked questions, visit our website.

     

    - Bing Maps Team


Announcement: 2

Bing Maps General announcement

  • Link
    Bing Maps Time Zone API now available!
    IoTGirl

    The Reverse Geocoder team is pleased to announce the general availability of Bing Maps Time Zone API!

     

    Unlike other Time Zone APIs, that only work with a location coordinate (lat, long),  the Bing Maps Time Zone API allows developers to directly pass their location names and the service returns the relevant timezone(s). 

     

    For more info please check out:

    • The blog post announcing the Time Zone API, it calls out main features with examples.
    • The MSDN link for complete reference.

  • Link
    Bing Maps Location Recognition API Now Generally Available
    Erik_Lindeman

    Today, we are pleased to announce the general availability release of the Bing Maps Location Recognition API that we previewed in last month’s blog post. Supercharge your applications to provide users with more context about what is nearby. Given a location (latitude, longitude) the Bing Maps Location Recognition API returns a list of entities at the location. The different components of the API response provide a comprehensive description of the location. The API response consists of:

     

    • Business entities situated at the location. A wide variety of entity types are supported (e.g. restaurants, hotels, parks, gym, shopping malls and more).
    • Natural entities at the location (e.g. beaches, island, lakes and 9 other types).
    • Reverse geocoded address of the input location, with neighborhood and street intersection information where available.
    • Type of property (e.g. residential, commercial) situated at the location.

     

    For more details on the entities returned please see the Bing Maps Location Recognition Entity Types documentation.

    The Bing Maps Location Recognition API is a high-powered reverse geocoding service that is great for use cases where you want to provide users with insightful details about what is at or near a specified lat/long. The Bing Maps Location Recognition API helps answer questions such as what are the businesses and points of interest near a real estate property that I am interested in buying? What is the address associated with a given lat/long? Is it a private residence? What neighborhood am I in?

     

    Get Started:

    We encourage you to try the Bing Maps Location Recognition API using your Bing Maps API key and explore the useful location data it provides for use in your applications.

    For more information about the Bing Maps Platform, how to get licensed, and frequently asked questions, visit our website.

     

    - Bing Maps Team