An open source mapping control from Microsoft…

Jan 5, 2009

An open source mapping control from Microsoft…

ProgrammableWeb reports of a new open source mapping control from Microsoft named DeepEarth. The control integrates their Virtual Earth mapping service and their Silverlight web platform.

A demo has been developed by Soul Solutions here.

For some background on the history of DeepZoom, the underpinning technology, TED have a video:

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