Bing Maps for Enterprise

Bing Maps for Enterprise
DeveloperMicrosoft
Initial release2005
Operating systemWindows
TypeVirtual globe
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.microsoft.com/maps/

Bing Maps for Enterprise (previously Microsoft Virtual Earth) is a geospatial mapping platform produced by Microsoft. It allows developers to create applications that layer location-relevant data on top of licensed map imagery. The imagery includes samples taken by satellite sensors, aerial cameras (including 45 degree oblique "bird's eye" aerial imagery licensed from Pictometry International), Streetside imagery, 3D city models and terrain.

It also provides a point-of-interest database including a search capability. Microsoft uses the data to power its Bing Maps and Azure Maps products. It was sunset by Microsoft in May 2024, customers to migrate to the Azure Maps cloud service as an alternative. Free customers were retired by June 2025, and paid customers can access the service till June 30, 2028.