OnTerra Technology Blog

.NET Rocks! VS 2012 Launch Road Trip Tracking App

OnTerra Systems — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:27:45 +0000

The .Net Rocks duo, Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell, are also on the move. Carl and Richard head out this week for a whirl wind tour through 36 states in 72 days or roughly 1728 hours. The DNR Road Trip Tracking application, http://dnrroadtrip.onterrasystems.com , keeps tabs on the .Net Rocks RV with Tweet encouragement for the road weary travelers. All are welcome to follow the DNR RV online and add Tweet comments at #dnrRoadTrip. The app gives event information and up to the minute updates of time to next show with tweets along the route. It even gives turn by turn directions for those inclined to catch the .Net Rocks RV and follow along in the real world - .NET Rocks stalking.

Store Locator WebPart for SharePoint 2010 now available for free

OnTerra Systems — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:50:36 +0000

OnTerra Systems has created a Bing Maps Store locator WebPart for SharePoint 2010, very useful for organizations using SharePoint for Internet Sites (FIS). This WebPart is free and can be downloaded. The solution consists of a pre-integrated SharePoint WebPart to help demonstrate Bing map integration as part of any SharePoint environment (intranet or extranet).

Vehicle Routing with Time Windows

OnTerra Systems — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:09:55 +0000

In today’s economy, it is more important than ever that companies optimize and manage their supply chains more efficiently. Given today’s fuel costs, product delivery with high quality of service and short delay times is paramount; distribution accounts for a large proportion of the overall operational costs of a producer. Hence, effective and efficient management of transportation and distribution of goods is becoming increasingly important. Routing optimization with time windows is a particularly helpful way to begin to accomplish this.

Bing Maps Global Ortho in MapSavvy

OnTerra Systems — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:01:51 +0000

Here is a great new video highlighting the advancements Microsoft is making in the Bing Maps Global Ortho program, providing 1 foot ortho imagery resolution in 48 continential US states and western Europe. OnTerra MapSavvy provides access this new Bing Maps imagery in WMS standards format. Enjoy the new imagery over the coming months.

New Heat Map Creator app makes heat maps easy

OnTerra Systems — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:09:15 +0000

Bing Maps offers the capability to visualize data in various manners. Viewers are, of course, always looking for ways to better understand their data. Showing data on a map alone—customer locations for monthly sales, for example—provides quick and easy insights. However, it doesn’t allow you to see trends, like volume of sales. Advanced map-based visualizations like thematic and heat maps allow for greater extrapolation of such data. The focus of this blog is on heat maps, specifically a new heat map app that we recently released.

Full blog post is available here... http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2011/06/08/new-heat-map-creator-app-makes-heat-maps-easy.aspx

DataMarket Mapper app provides quick, map-based visualization of DataMarket data

OnTerra Systems — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:20:15 +0000

The Windows Azure DataMarket is a growing repository of data sources and services mediated by Microsoft. It allows customers to purchase vector and tiled datasets using Open Data Protocol (OData) specifications. Available datasets include weather, crime, demographics, parcels, plus many other layers. The OData working group has been looking at full spatial support for this specification; in the meantime, DataMarket datasets can still be used with geospatial applications and Bing Maps...

Full blog post is avalible here... http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2011/06/02/datamarket-mapper-app-provides-quick-map-based-visualization-of-datamarket-data.aspx

Dev Tip of the Week: Using Bing Maps with SQL Server spatial

OnTerra Systems — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:34:48 +0000

SQL Server 2008 and SQL Azure databases support spatial data types, including spatial data indexes and queries. My company, OnTerra, has developed a tool we call AJAX Map DataConnector that helps make developing spatial maps with SQL Server 2008 and SQL Azure on Bing platforms quite simple. DataConnector’s open-source framework allows you to get started quickly, reuse existing code/best practices, and focus on your application requirements and data.

Full blog article is available here...