Microsoft® Virtual Earth™ Web Services is a set of programmable SOAP services that allow you to match addresses to the map, search for points of interest, integrate maps and imagery, return driving directions, and incorporate other location intelligence into your Web application.
The Virtual Earth Web Services software development kit (SDK) consists of a complete set of reference topics that cover the Virtual Earth Web Services programming interface (API).
If you are reading this help file online, you can download the Virtual Earth Web Services SDK (CHM file) for offline viewing.
The Virtual Earth map control is also available for users looking to insert location and search features into their Web application. The interactive Virtual Earth map control SDK is found at http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk.
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