We are proud to announce that we have just release Web.Maps.VE v2.0!! Almost 2 weeks ahead of schedule!

This new release of the industries first ASP.NET Virtual Earth Mapping Server Control adds many new features:

• Support .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008
• Supports Shape Layers
• Plot Pushpins, Polylines, and Polygons
• Plot Driving and Walking Directions from server-side code
• Perform "Find" Searches from server-side code
• Perform Reverse Geocoding (FindLocations) from server-side code
• Impoved 3D Map Support
• No more dependency on the AjaxControlToolkit

Plus many more not listed here! To view a full list of functionality click the More Info link below.

More Info: http://simplovation.com/page/webmapsve20.aspx

Product Roadmap: http://simplovation.com/page/webmapsve20/roadmap.aspx

Thanks you for your support of Web.Maps.VE!!
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Chris Pietschmann
Owner, Simplovation LLC
Microsoft MVP - Virtual Earth

I just posted the Web.Maps.VE v2.0 Feature Roadmap to the site. Go check it out to see what features are coming in the next release of Web.Maps.VE that is due out June 30th, 2008.

Some of the features coming in Web.Maps.VE v2.0 are Find, Reverse Geocoding (via FindLocations), CustomIconSpecification, Enhanced 3D Map Support, Plus many more.

See the list for yourself: http://simplovation.com/page/webmapsve20/roadmap.aspx

Plus, Web.Maps.VE v2.0 will be released under a "Per Developer" license, instead of the "Per Website" license that v1.0 uses.

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Chris Pietschmann
Owner, Simplovation LLC
Microsoft MVP - Virtual Earth

We just released the Web.Maps.VE v1.00.08 update release. This is just a small release that mostly contains some bug fixes in the Birdseye map style support, along withe a couple other things.

Download Web.Maps.VE v1.00.08 FREE Developer / Trial License

This update contains the following items:

New Features

• Add support for BirdseyeHybrid Map Style

Enhancements/Fixes

• Better Birdseye Map Style Support - This will be done via some bug fixes that prevented certain functions to be done from within server-side code while in Birdseye map style.
• Remove Server-Side "_Handled" Properties - Removed the server-side Map objects properties suffixed with "_Handled" to clean up the API. These properties weren't meant to be used on the server-side, and the value was just pushed down to the client. The proerties were removed, but the values are still pushed down to the client and used internally.

View the full Web.Maps.VE v1.0 Product Roadmap

Also, as a reminder, we will be releasing the all new Web.Maps.VE v2.0 at the end of June. The Web.Maps.VE v2.0 release is a complete new version of Web.Maps.VE, and will contain a number of enhancements that greatly improve upon what the v1.0 release has to offer.

We are happy to announce that we are working on Web.Maps.VE v2.0, and plan to release it by the end of June 2008.

Here's a list of a couple of the major features coming in Web.Maps.VE v2.0:

No More Dependancy on the AjaxControlToolkit!
In v2.0 we are breaking free of the AjaxControlToolkit by re-architecting it to get rid of the dependency.

ShapyLayer Support Will Be Added!
In v2.0 we are redesigning the way that Shape collections work, and will be supporting Shape Layers via the new ShapeLayer class and Map.Layers property.

Better VE 3D Support!
In v2.0 we are adding better support for the Virtual Earth functionality surrounding the 3D map view. For example, we are adding Altitude and AltitudeMode properties to the Shape and LatLong objects.

VECustomIconSpecificiation Object Support!
We are changing the way you specify the look of your Shape icons by adding support to for the VECustomIconSpecification object. This gives you better support for customizing the look of your Shape Icons, and will also enable the custom icons to be displayed in 3D map view.

Also, Web.Maps.VE v2.0 will only target .NET 3.5.

Well, that's all I can say about what's coming in Web.Maps.VE v2.0. More information will be announced when we get closer to the release date.

Updated 6/16/2008: See the Web.Maps.VE v2.0 Feature Roadmap for more information about this release.