Bing Maps Advanced Series One: initial knowledge of Bing Maps map Service

The Bing maps provides a set of WCF map services that we can use to facilitate geographic search and other related functions in our application systems. They are geocoding services (geocodeservice), geo-imaging Services (IMAGERYSERVICE), Routing function Services (Routeservice), and geographical search services (Searthservice).

I. Geographic coding services (Geocodeservice)

The Map Coding service provides the function of matching the map address (both geographical longitude and latitude coordinates) with a valid physical address on the map and reverse matching the physical address path with geographical longitude and latitude coordinates. We can use this service by adding the service to the Silverlight project to the local project.

The address of the service is: http://dev.virtualearth.net/webservices/v1/geocodeservice/GeocodeService.svc

Second, map image services (Imageryservice)

The map image service provided by Bing Maps is mainly composed of class and enumeration objects, which can be used to retrieve the URL mapping of image information and picture system.

The address of the service is: http://dev.virtualearth.net/webservices/v1/imageryservice/imageryservice.svc

Third, the Routing function service (routeservice)

The routing function service can realize the function of the route indication on the map, for example, to realize the driving route and the place, the tour route and so on.

The address of the service is: http://dev.virtualearth.net/webservices/v1/routeservice/routeservice.svc

Iv. Map Search Service (Searthservice)

The Map Search service provides a resolution search query service and returns the results of the query.

The address of the service is: http://dev.virtualearth.net/webservices/v1/searchservice/searchservice.svc

If you are not familiar with the basic functionality of Bing Maps, it is recommended that you read my first series of articles on the basic features of Bing Maps Silverlight control, "Silverlight" Bing Maps series, which will be in the The "Silverlight" Bing Maps series is based on an in-depth introduction to the map services offered by Bing Maps.

For the Bing Maps map service to introduce here, more information on map services I will be in this series of subsequent articles, to learn more about the Bing Maps map Services, please inquire:

Msdn:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc980922.aspx

Bing Maps Development Station: http://www.microsoft.com/maps/developers/

Bing Maps Development Sdk:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd877180.aspx