topic Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions

Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

LanceCrumbliss — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:37:31 GMT

Hi There,

How do I utilize the more recent Bing Maps style of tiles instead of the older ones? I'm speaking of the Bing Map cartography displayed by default in this web app:

http://gis.cdatribe-nsn.gov/flashmaps2_1/

Lance

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

DaveTimmins — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:15:19 GMT

Hi,

it should use the new style bu default as of May 1st. As per this link

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

LanceCrumbliss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:34:14 GMT

interesting, thanks. I take it that there is no way to opt in currently then?

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

DaveTimmins — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:52:41 GMT

The only way to do it now would be to create your own Bing layer and specify the mapVersion parameter in the querystring of the request but that seems like a waste of time to me given that it's only a month until it will default to the new style. If you really wanted to do that I'd just use reflector to get the current code and update the request url.

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

FredericGoulet — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:22:41 GMT

It is May 4 and I do not see the new style for road.

Is it because I am located in Canada ?!?

Does anybody see the new style ?

Thanks

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

dotMorten_esri — Fri, 06 May 2011 21:15:13 GMT

According to the link Dave provided, it looks like Microsoft changed the date to July 6th.

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

FredericGoulet — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:38:38 GMT

Ha, too bad. 😞

Can we expect a new parameter "Version" be added to the bing.TileLayer in the next SDK release ?

I am eager to allow my users to use the new road map style, witch is much better suited for our application.

Thanks

Frédéric

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

dotMorten_esri — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:10:48 GMT

Since the change will happen very close to the next release of the API (and originally prior to), we are not planning on adding a parameter that is as good as outdated already.

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

FredericGoulet — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:43:25 GMT

Nevertheless, a version parameter could be useful to opt in right away when updates is made to the bing maps style, without having to wait in the future.

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

dotMorten_esri — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:53:10 GMT

Unfortunately a version parameter would do no good, since the bing service doesn't expect a version number but a new enumeration value. Without an updated proxy (meaning a new build of the bing assembly), there's no way to set that value.

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

FredericGoulet — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:52:07 GMT

Ok I see.

Thanks for the explanation Morten.

Re: Using the more recent Bing Maps Style

MichaelWalters — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:31:02 GMT

For those of us using the bing basemap in ArcMap with authorization contained in our esri license manager file, will the new bing style be updated/visible automatically come July 6 or will a new license file be required from esri?