This is a great example of how we are continuing to evolve our location technology for consumers, Enterprises using the Mappoint Web Service, and Developers. And make no mistake, they’ve got big plans for Virtual Earth & http://local.live.com.
Streetside views allow you to experience what it really looks like to be at a given location. You can select a location, and provide a viewing direction and actually see what it looks like looking forward, left, and right. The preview only provides data for Seattle & San Francisco right now.
Additionally, we will be providing some really great other features to compliment our already one-of-a-kind 360 degree Bird’s Eye views which provides a 45 degree angle view on a specific location and actually zoom in and zoom out on homes and streets.
Another great feature that we’ll be releasing is Live Traffic Views. In addition to having great satellite, Bird’s Eye and Streetside views, we’re going to be providing people with traffic and accident information directly on the map. This will work well with our mobile implementation that will provide Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PC Phones with this same information to enable people on the road to know what freeways to avoid.
And there are other features coming…
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