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 updates this aerial imagery dataset.

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 compliant with the "Microsoft Bing Maps Services Terms of Use"

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 License [here and here. EMD holds a "Developer License" that covers use of bing-maps within windPRO.

Acknowledgement

• A big thank you goes to the Microsoft Bing Maps team and its data providers - for producing this amazing digital dataset: It surely helps us in the development of renewable energy projects.