Introducing Bing Maps Web Services

Bing Maps Web Services is a set of Web services that allow you to add mapping and search functionality to your application, including location finding, map imagery, and routing capabilities. For example, you can:

• Use the Geocode Service to match a geographic entity or address to a location on the map, or find a geographic entity or address at a given location.
  
  
• Use the Imagery Service to:
  
  
  • Return a link to a map with a pushpin at a specific location.
    
    
  • Provide a road map or aerial or bird's eye imagery to your users.
    
    
• Use the Route Service to:
  
  
  • Get directions that include traffic warnings and route hints between multiple locations.
    
    
  • Get directions from all major roads to a destination (1-click directions, also referred to as a "party map") and then use the Imagery Service to map those routes.
    
    
• Use the Search Service to parse a search query that contains a location or keyword (or both), and to return search results.