Virtual Earth API: Using Shaded Map Style

<P>A new map style was added for the Virtual Earth v6 Map Control API which allows you to have shaded relief maps.&nbsp; For example, here is a screenshot of the traditional road map style (VEMapStyle.Road) in Virtual Earth over the Grand Canyon:</P>
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<P mce_keep="true"><IMG style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px" height=300 src="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/shaded/veroad01.jpg" width=400 mce_src="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/shaded/veroad01.jpg"></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Here is the same location using the new shaded map style:</P>
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<P><IMG style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px" height=300 src="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/shaded/veshaded01.jpg" width=400 mce_src="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/shaded/veshaded01.jpg"></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>To use the new Shaded map style, you just need to pass the <STRONG>VEMapStyle.Shaded</STRONG> property to the LoadMap call at init:</P>
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<P>map = new VEMap('myMap');<BR>map.LoadMap(new VELatLong(36.291883, -112.806930), 12, <STRONG>VEMapStyle.Shaded</STRONG>);</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>or you can call SetMapStyle with the shaded property:</P>
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<P>map.SetMapStyle(<STRONG>VEMapStyle.Shaded</STRONG>);</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Here's a link to a working example showing the new shaded map style:</P>
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<P><A href="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/shaded/v6shadedsample.html" mce_href="http://krkinnan.members.winisp.net/samples/v6/shaded/v6shadedsample.html">Virtual Earth API Shaded Map Style Example</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5611252" width="1" height="1">

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