Microsoft Live Map Example

Published: 2007-04-13

I'm quite a fan of Google Maps and its associated API but when comparing map quality in locations outside of the major UK cities Microsoft's Live Maps often come up trumps.  As a quick example here's the javascript source I used to generate a map for a recent project.

<script
  src="http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=5">
</script>
<script>
   function addLoadEvent(func) {
      var oldonload = window.onload;
      if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
         window.onload = func;
      } 
      else {
         window.onload = function() {
            oldonload();
            funct();
         }
      }
    }
    addLoadEvent(GetMap);

    var map = null;
    function GetMap();
       map = new VEMap('myMap');
       map.setDashboardSize(VEDashboardSize.Small);
       map.LoadMap(new VELatLong(52.7747, -1.5645), 18 ,'h' ,false);
    }
</script>
<div id='myMap' 
  style="position:relative; width:520px; height:300px;"></div>
     

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