Windows® Phone 7.5 Unleashed

Chapter 16. Bing Maps

In This Chapter

• Creating a Bing Maps API key

• Tracking geographic location on a map using an IGeoPositionWatcher

• Switching Map Modes (Aerial and Road) using a viewmodel property

• Hiding the Bing logo and copyright text

• Highlighting map locations using pushpins

• Searching and displaying routes using Bing services

• Panning and Zooming the Bing Maps control

• Creating a custom zoom bar

• Binding a pushpin collection to a map layer

• Using images with pushpins

• Calculating a route using Bing Services

• Using Rx to coordinate concurrent service calls

• Controlling the VisualStateManager via viewmodel properties

Mapping capabilities are now an expected part of just about every smartphone, and, as you might expect, ...