FAQ’s on Virtual Earth
What are the components of Virtual Earth?
This search system brings together many components that enable users to find a particular location within no time. Virtual Earth components consists of aerial imagery, maps, business directories, photos, reviews and ratings.
How is Virtual Earth useful to developers and business users?
For Developers: Virtual Earth platform is a set of services that developers use for building applications with map and location based functionality.
For Business users: It not only provides personal mapping functionality but also offers business users with a set of business data and visualization tools. These tools are primarily used by business analysts and marketing professionals.
What to do if I require a specific application? Where can I get an application partner for Microsoft's virtual Earth?
You will find an application partner or a solution on the Partners page. You can browse and search this page by product and by vertical or horizontal solution area.
Is there any Virtual Earth partner program?
When you join Microsoft partner program, you can create a profile which includes your MapPoint solution or Virtual Earth. You will then be listed in Microsoft resource directory with other independent software vendors, solution providers, training providers, developers who work with mapPoint technologies and Virtual Earth.
How to become a virtual Earth technology partner?
Step1: You will have to register yourself as Microsoft certified partner. Step2: Profile your MapPoint solution or Virtual Earth in Microsoft Resource directory. Step3: You need to highlight your solution in MapPoint solution or Virtual Earth showcase.
How does Virtual Earth platform helps to maintain privacy and security?
The data center of Virtual Earth has number of processes and systems in place for preventing any leakage of data and to deal with any security issues. Enterprise servers and latest operating systems run on these systems and are kept aware with recent security patches.
Does Virtual Earth provides incident data or contraction data for traffic?
Yes, virtual Earth has contraction and incident traffic data.
Does MapCruncher supports Safari?
Virtual map control is compatible with Safari and MapCruncher's output is also Safari compatible.
Why do I require a token ?
This is needed for business customers to authenticate and may also be needed for other users to get features in future.
Is Via Virtual Earth site related to Microsoft and Virtual Earth?
This independent site is designed to help developers to build applications that make use of Virtual Earth.
Does virtual Earth platform provide accurate information?
Information is not only accurate but also reliable and in detail that can enable you to build a precise view of your organization.
Which are the two interfaces of Virtual Earth platform?
1) Virtual Earth Map control: It allows users to make requests to an AJAX map object. 2) MapPoint Web Service API: It is used to communicate with your web applications.
What are the software requirements to install Virtual Earth?
End users should have a internet connection to their computers and an internet explorer 5.5 or higher on Microsoft Windows (Mozilla Firefox 0.9 or higher on Macintosh or Microsoft Windows).
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