Just checked on maps.live.com and noticed a bunch of new features, and checked with the Virtual Earth / Live Maps blog and sure enough the new release is now live.
Denver in 3D (you really have to try it out, much improved!)
Man there's a lot of stuff here. Just taking the high points from Steve Lombardi's blog post:
- Lots of back end improvements (seems much snappier, right off the bat)
- Safari and IE8 compatibility
- Map Control update to version 6.1 (for developers
- Export your Collection to your Nav/GPS device (nice!)
- Improved "version 2" cities (Las Vegas, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix to start, lots more to come)
- 3D modeling with 3DVIA (much improved)
- Labels for Bird's Eye imagery
- 1-Click Directions improvments
- MapCruncher integration (this is very cool, add layers of information from within Live Maps)
- "GeoWeb" tagging and collections enhancements
- Neighborhood Subscribe via GeoRSS
- Tour Enhancements including Hi-Def Movies
- Directions and Traffic Enhancements
- Improved KML display including Google MyMaps links
So much stuff it's going to take a lot more than one post to tell you about. Check out Live Maps, and the Virtual Earth / Live Maps blog and let us know what you think in the comments.
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