- Microsoft has been providing enterprise mapping services for 15 years and their portfolio of mapping platforms and worldwide team is considered best-in-class - Their mapping platforms combine base maps, geocoding, points of interest, directions, imagery, birds eye views, and support for custom layers - Microsoft's mapping solutions can be used by real estate companies to enhance listings with additional property details, points of interest, imagery, and location finders to help buyers search and compare properties

1. Microsoft Mapping Solutions Locate. Integrate. Innovate. Peter Steckel & Alexis Harakis

4. Mapping and location is at the heart of business

5. Microsoft has made a Long-term Commitment to Mapping and Location 2008 Innovation in imagery processing Photosynth Out of R&D 2008 3D modelling Caligari Acquisition 2007 Major UK and international mapping brand, product and team Multimap Acquisition 2006 Imagery capture, cameras and public sector Vexcel Acquisition 2005 New, highly innovative platform launched Virtual Earth 2005 3D visualisation GeoTango Acquisition 2003 Major US mapping team and market Vicinity Acquisition 2001 Fully hosted mapping service MapPoint Web Service 1995 First enterprise mapping products MapPoint

6. Microsoft Mapping Platforms Features and Functionality (VE/MM and SQL Server)

8. Microsoft Mapping Platforms Commercial Applications

9. Consumer websites

26. 3D

28. Custom 3D-Models

29. Caligari trueSpace 7.6 – for free http://www.caligari.com/ New

30. Caligari trueSpace 7.6 – for free New

31. VE3D Version 2

32. VE3D Version 2 Before After

36. MapCruncher in 3D http://blog.timwarr.net/2008/09/04/mapcruncher-and-the-stubaitalbahn /

38. Photosynth

42. Photosynth VE3D - Smith Tower Seattle

43. Photosynth – crowd-sourced

45. The Pantheon, Rome – the pictures

46. The Pantheon, Rome – a panorama

47. VE and Multimedia: A flight to Denver

49. Example – car rental in Richmond (UK)

50. Example: Car rental in Mortlake misses the local outlets Although Richmond locations are very relevant, they do not appear

53. So what for you guys?