Bing Maps added some new major functionality yesterday.
First of these is the OpenStreetMap view. Described as the Wikipedia of maps, it allows the the user to view lots of different sets of data for the same location, without leaving the Bing Maps interface.
Secondly, Bing Maps announced that its “Sexy Maps” (Microsoft term;-)) built with Silverlight have been rolled out to all Bing Maps users. The new maps are a “combination of both raster tiles and vector graphics rendered in the browser at run time”.
The new dynamically labeled areas are clickable and will zoom you into the respective region, like peeling back layers of an onion, with this, Bing Maps will add more emphasis on its Local Search
Theres a load of visual effects as well, designed to make seeing the map when you are colour blind easier, and using some of the local machine hardware, and the power of Silverlight to make zooming a load more smoother.
More details can be found at TheNextWeb http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2010/08/03/new-features-in-bing-maps-openstreetmap-taxi-fare-calculator-enhanced-silverlight-maps
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