What new features you will get Virtual Earth version 6
The Microsoft has released the new version of the program Virtual Earth. This version has numerous new as well as advanced features. It has the ‘GetDirections’ –for numerous route mapping, advanced ‘Geocoding’- for more accurate and recent information, the Safari support- for B2B customers, and the traffic tile overlay- for the information of the flow of the traffic. You can easily update it from the previous version by simply changing the name of the ‘.ashx’ link.
The Microsoft has also released the version 5 of the program Virtual Earth. This version has a number of advanced features than the previous versions. If you have the previous version of the Virtual Earth program then you can easily update from it by simply changing the ‘.ashx’ link. You only require changing the last word, which is replaced 5 by 6.
Now let us have a look at the new features added in this new version. The ‘GetDirections’ API feature will provide users the number of points for a place instead of the start as well as the termination points that the previous version provided. This will also assist you for the better planning of a trip. In this new version, you are also able to put the routes that you will bring from the ‘GeoRSS’ API. However, you need to note down that the ‘Get Route’ API yet supports the starting as well as the termination points only.
This new version of the program Virtual Earth has the latest ‘Geocoding’ features for the Virtual Earth. Making use of this new version, the users will gain the most precise as well as the latest information, which is available. In addition to this, it also makes use of the features like ‘Map View’, ‘ReverseIP’ and even the ‘Culture’ for the results.
The ‘Map View’ feature automatically gives users the inferences according to the recent map views for the region in which they are searching something. Therefore, they do not require entering the location while searching in any place. It will automatically give them the inferences for that region.
The ‘ReverseIP’ lookup feature enables the program Virtual Earth for giving you the results according to the location from where the user is making use of the Virtual Earth.
‘Culture’ feature is a helpful feature for the setting the culture settings in a map control device. The use of this feature will certainly limit the results as well as display according to the culture. However, you should also note down that this feature is available with the ‘GetDirections’ as well as the find-where calls. In the future the Microsoft is planning to include the ‘what-where’.
The ‘Safari’ support feature supports the Safari 2.0. This is very useful for the B2B customers. They have of Mac users. The program Virtual Earth officially supports the Safari 2.0 but it will attempt a sanity test for the Safari 3.0 beta.
Nevertheless, it is very significant to remember that this facility at this movement does not have the functionality of route line. Also in addition to this, you are also able to apply it on a live site or an ‘iPhone’.
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