[taken from the Bing Maps blog]
A couple months ago we changed the Bing Maps Terms of Use in a post called Bing Maps Terms of Use Changes; Benefit Educators, Not-for-Profits and Developers.
Well, we’ve gone a done it again. This time all you TV anchors are going to look so much hotter with a Bing Map playing behind your talking head. Oh, the ideas you can come up with for using anything in Bing Maps for free on your broadcast. King 5 in Seattle just happens to be a bit ahead of the game – Using Bird’s Eye on Broadcast. Or, check out the idea of using Streetside to broadcast your reporters location and playback the video with a GPS breadcrumb like I’ve seen with Inca X’s Geocasting.
In addition to licensing the Bing Maps Platform to build interactive mapping applications on Web sites, broadcasters can also use Bing Maps in video broadcasts for free, under the following conditions.
- Use includes images and video to be broadcast
- Excludes use of traffic data
Broadcasters using the Bing Maps Platform for free receive:
- Full choice of Bing Maps APIs
- Bird’s eye, aerial, road, hybrid, and StreetsideTM
- Access to user forums, developer documentation, and articles
- Access to product information, including updates and news
So, what do you do? Get cracking! Use a scan converter. Integrate it into your video software. Use Bing Maps to bring your programs to life!
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