This is a portable .NET class library which provides a set of tools that make it easy to access the Bing Maps REST services in .NET based apps.

Getting Started

Features

• Uses HTTPS by default.
• Imagery Metadata allows HTTPS tile urls to be returned. ????
• Automatically encodes query parameters. A commonly overlooked stepped which greatly reduces th chances of invalid queries being sent to the service.
• Handles errors and rate limiting by catching exception and returning response with error message.
• Extentions added to make it easier to work with elevation data:
  • Method to get the coordinates that relate to each elevation data point.
  • Automatically determines if a POST request should be made.

Supports Target Platforms

• .NET Framework 4.5+
• ASP.NET Core 1.0
• Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
• Windows 8
• Windows 8.1
• Windows Phone 8.1
• Windows Phone 10
• Windows Phone Silverlight 8
• Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1
• Xamarin.Android
• Xamarin.iOS
• Xamarin.iOS (Classic)

Additional Resources

• Bing Maps REST Services MSDN Documentation
• Bing Maps MSDN Docuemntation
• Bing Maps Blog
• Bing Maps forums
• Bing Maps for Enterpise site

Contributing

We welcome contributions. Feel free to file issues and pull requests on the repo and we'll address them as we can. Learn more about how you can help on our Contribution Rules & Guidelines.

You can reach out to us anytime with questions and suggestions using our communities below:

• MSDN Forums
• StackOverflow

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information, see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

License

MIT

See License for full license text.