{"product_id":"9781430261100","title":"Microsoft Mapping: Geospatial Development with Bing Maps and C#","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeospatial mapping applications have become hugely popular in recent years. With smart-phone and tablet numbers snow-balling this trend looks set to continue well into the future. Indeed, it is true to say that in today’s mobile world location-aware apps are becoming the norm rather than the exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Microsoft Mapping author Ray Rischpater showcases Microsoft's Bing Maps API and demonstrates how its integration features make it by far the strongest mapping candidate for business that are already using Windows 8 or the .NET Framework. Whether you want to build a new app from scratch of add a few modest geospatial features to your existing website Ray's carefully chosen examples will provide you with both the inspiration and the code you need to achieve your goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully working code samples that show the concepts in use with ASP.NET 4.5, Windows 8 and Windows Phone. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete solutions to the common problems of geospatial development: visualisation, hosting and localization of services are all explained. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how the Bing Maps API can be connected to the Azure Cloud in order to provide a stand-alone mapping bolt-on with little additional up-front cost and great reliability. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnique coverage of how the Bing Maps API can be implanted within Windows Phone and iOS apps to provide a robust service tailored to the capabilities of each device.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for experienced Microsoft developers with a grounding in C# and .NET together with a basic understanding of WCF.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e      \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Getting Started with Microsoft and Mapping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Painless Hosting with Azure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Geospatial with Azure SQL Database\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Hosting WCF Services on Windows Azure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Map Visualization with Bing Maps for the Web\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Doing More with Bing Maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Bing Maps for WPF \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Bing Maps for Windows Store Apps \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Bing Maps for Windows Phone 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Power Map for Excel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154206933232,"sku":"9781430261100","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430261100_p0.jpg?v=1763751049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430261100","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}