Here's the updated deck and code.  Many folks asked about support for mobile devices.  Although we don't have an API/SDK for mobile devices yet, we do have a nice consumer app which works on both Java and Windows Mobile based phones.  More details here. Also, Kevin Adler from the Public Sector Virtual Earth team asked that I share ...

When Dec. 29th 2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST) Where Register at this link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032331002&Culture=en-US  Note: Audio will be via the Internet.  Your machine will need a speaker. Abstract The Virtual Earth Platform is an integrated set of services that combines ...

One of the questions I get asked about like clockwork when I do Virtual Earth programming sessions to government customers is ''How do I get my 'ESRI data' onto the map?''  I always caveat that I don't know much about ESRI products.  I then tell people that Virtual Earth is a platform visualization of data on a map.  It is not tied ...

If you've attended any of my Virtual Earth presentations, then you've heard me talk about and show a prototype of a ASP.NET AJAX based Virtual Earth server control.  Chris Pietchsmann has released an alpha of his PietschSoft.VE v2 control.  Have a look at his announcement here. -Marc

I was inspired by WPF/E and ''Layering'' Content and Using Opacity with a WPFE / Virtual Earth Mashup to try something similar but different.  I wanted to be able to show WPFE content (vector graphics, text, and video) on a map when I hover over a pushpin.  So I hacked away and this is what I came up with: The two ...

Heck yea!  Chris Pietschmann wrote a sweet little server control that does it!  In his own words ''PietschSoft.VE is an ASP.NET 2.0 Virtual Earth Server Control. The goal of this control is to allow ASP.NET developers to utilize Virtual Earth mapping within their applications without requiring any JavaScript knowledge.''  The full ...

Thanks to everyone who attended the Virtual Earth Public Sector Partner Event or one of my Webcasts this week on Virtual Earth programming.  As promised, here are the download links.  I have broken them up into multiple downloads because it would be a HUGE download otherwise. VeProgramming.zip - Full deck.  The deck ...

If you are interested in adding mapping capabilities to your app, please join me for this webcast next week.  At the end of the webcast, I plan on giving you a sneak peek at an ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit based server control I am working on that allows you to add Virtual Earth to your ASP.NET applications WITHOUT writing any ...