You can use the Geocode Service to match addresses, places, and geographic entities to latitude and longitude coordinates on the map, as well as return location information for a specified latitude and longitude coordinate.

The Geocode Service methods are:

• Geocode Finds a geographic location based on a request that may include the address, place, or entity type names to find.
  
  
• ReverseGeocode Finds geographic entities and addresses for a specified map location.
  
  

You can use the Imagery Service to retrieve information about imagery data as well as getting URIs for maps.

Note Bing Maps draws maps by using an orthographic projection centered on the center point of any given map and based on WGS84 datum.

The Imagery Service methods are:

• GetImageryMetadata Returns information about the requested imagery, including imagery date stamps, vendor attribution, and imagery tile URIs.
  
  
• GetMapUri Returns a URI to a static map that may contain traffic data, routes to a destination from major roads, and pushpins.
  
  

You can use the Route Service to generate routes and driving directions based on locations or waypoints.

The Route Service methods are:

• CalculateRoute Calculates a route between specified stops and returns route directions as well as other route data.
  
  
• CalculateRoutesFromMajorRoads Calculates starting points or route directions to a specified location from nearby major roads.
  
  

You can use the Search Service to parse a search query and return search results for a query.

The Search Service methods are:

• Search Returns a parsed query or search results for a given search input string.
  
  

Note For information about how to reference the Bing Maps Web Services, see the Bing Maps Web Services Metadata topic.