In an effort to beat Google at mapping, Microsoft Bing will use crowd-sourced photos to create a 3-D virtual worlds in its Maps application, the company has told FastCompany.com. The 3-D models will ...

A little geeky, but for those trying to generate a 3D model of elevation data from Bing Maps REST Elevation Service, Ricky Brundritt shows us how to create it using HTML5 and Bing Maps. He takes us ...

Bing Maps has added new 3D cities and Streetside imagery as part of an update. The Google Maps rival now allows users to embark on a virtual flight through famous locations across North America, as ...

Google’s ongoing project with Street View is ambitious, but it’s also not the only one going on at any given time. Microsoft has had its own “Streetside” photography project ongoing for Bing maps and, ...

Roughly two years ago Microsoft introduced “WorldWide Telescope.” At first it required a software download. It then was made available as a Silverlight web app ...

In early 2017, Microsoft added real-time traffic information on Bing Maps in 55 countries worldwide to bolster the platform's real-time and predictive route calculations. Today, the Redmond-based ...

It’s tempting to compare Bing Maps Beta, Microsoft’s revamped mapping service, to Google Maps. And the two services do have plenty of common features. But once you start exploring Bing Maps Beta, ...