Bing Maps Android SDK Released

　　Bing Maps Android SDK是一套使用JAVA語言基於微軟Bing Maps AJAX v7 Control之上開發的一套GIS開發API，並開源發布於Codeplex，以幫助Android開發人員創建基於微軟Bing Maps AJAX V7 Control的地圖應用程序。

　　項目地址：http://bingmapsandroidsdk.codeplex.com/

　　功能列表：

　　- Built on top of Bing Maps AJAX V7
　　- Touch controls added to support pinch to zoom, and double tap to zoom
　　- Majority of map functionalities are wrapped with Java code so that there is no need to write JavaScript code. This should make things easier for Android developers.
　　- Requires Bing Maps Key
　　- Supports Pushpins, Polylines, Polygons, EntityCollections, and TileLayers.
　　- Libraries for accessing Bing Maps REST service supports Geocoding (Address and query searches), Reverse Geocoding, Routing with support for all route options.
　　- Libraries for accessing Bing Spatial Data service supports FindByArea, FindByID, and FindByProperty.
　　- All service calls have an Asynchronous task which make requests to Bing Servers and parses the response on a background tread.
　　- Works in any orientation.
　　- Infobox support.
　　- Support for GeoRSS files.
 

　　未來計劃：

　　- Support for localization.
　　- Documentation of code, and articles on how to use the SDK to create an application.
　　- UI controls for rotating Birdseye view.
　　- Clustering.
　　- Best Map View support for data.
　　- Location Details view.

　　參考資料：

　　[1]、http://rbrundritt.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/bing-maps-android-sdk-released/