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Friday, 13th November 2009

Bing Maps Now Available on Bing UK, Impressive Release

Yes, another day and more news from Bing. Bing has announcedthat Bing Maps are now available on the UK version of the service. Previously, users were being redirected to Multimap.

Bing Maps UK Features Include:

Aerial and "Bird's Eye" Imagery. Here's a "Bird's Eye" of Big Ben and of the home of BBC Monitoring (you can zoom-in on this image)

When you hover over the Road (maps link) you’ll see in addition to the Road map options for London Street Map and Ordnance Survey Map, plus thumbnails of each.

Default search queries to location instead of business. So, put in a location and you’ll be directed accordingly.

The popular and well know A-to-Z style maps are now available via Collins Bartholomew. The A-to-Z style maps provide a high level of detail in a very readable format. These are great for getting to know you way around London.

Ordnance Survey Maps-Maps for the outdoorsman (or outdoorswoman).

Symbols representing the different types of public transit are now clearly marked on the map. We no longer have clashing or overlapping symbols – they are just nicely arranged next to each other. You can hover over a station symbol to identify what the station name is. Also, each symbol is clickable to give you information about the station such as name, the lines that cross it and a link to the Transportation for London web site for planning your trip.

Tube Maps, Nearby Stations (try a postcode), and "What's Nearby." (Look in the left panel, click and the results are mapped.

London congestion info, walking directions, and several other features listed in the blog post.

Source: Bing Blog

See Also: Bing! Bing! Bing! A Busy Week at Bing and It’s Only Wednesday


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