Bing Aerial Maps

Example of Aerial Image in 0.5 m grid resolution - Part of the Krogstrup enge wind farm (Source: Danish Geodata Agency, Danish Springtime Orthophotos, 2019)

Introduction

Bing Aerial Maps in windPRO provides amazing, high-resolution aerial imagery for most parts of the world. Coverage varies by area, country, and region. The Bing Maps team continuously adds and updates this aerial imagery.

Usage Notes

• The Microsoft Bing Aerial Maps are provided with windPRO 4.0 (beta) as an experimental feature.
• For information about map updates, please consult the Bing Maps blog.
• Billing of the Bing Aerial Maps in windpRO is covered as part of your windPRO service subscription, as long as your usage is following the license and usage conditions below.

Availability from within windPRO

• From map window: Click the ‘Add map’ globe-icon -> then ‘Dynamic Maps’.
• From main menu: Click ‘Project’ -> ‘Properties’ -> ‘Background Maps’ -> ‘Dynamic Maps’ -> 'Bing Aerial Maps'

License and Attribution

Use of this layer and maps created with it implies agreement with the terms and conditions of the Microsoft Bing Maps Services Terms of Use.

Acknowledgement

• The Danish Geodata Agency are thanked for producing this digital dataset – and disseminating it in the public domain and thus for aiding the development of renewable energy.
• Integration of this dataset into EMD services was co-supported through the InnoWind project (www.innowind.dk) which is co-funded by the Danish Innovation Fund