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user755806
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Reputation: 6825

Google places API similar API from Bing?

Google provides google places API (https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/ ) to get local listing information.

Ex url : http://www.google.com/maps/place?source=uds&q=Priority+Computer+Solutions,&cid=13222445107995448542

Is there any similar mechanism from Bing which gives listing information? I tried using Bing Maps REST Locations API but still it lacks some information like phone number, business url etc....

Even Bing gives adequate information using below url:

http://www.bing.com/local/details.aspx?lid=YN873x102579773&q=Ace%20Auto%20Detailing%2c%2020165&qt=yp&tid=6fa705c250b34f5184fae60

Does bing local has any API which gives the information as above URL?

Basically i need any business listings Address including its phone number and URL. I want to try with Bing only.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 5

Views: 7209

Answers (2)

Abhishek Mathur
Abhishek Mathur

Reputation: 1

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg585126.aspx You can query for local listings by area, of by the Id if you have it. You can 1) Query by Area to get a full list of entities and then lookup details of any particular id.

<entry xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <id>https://spatial.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/data/20181f26d9e94c81acdf9496133d4f23/FourthCoffeeSample/FourthCoffeeShops('-22067')</id>
  <title type="text" />
  <updated>2011-01-11T02:22:18Z</updated>
  <content type="application/xml">
    <m:properties>
      <d:EntityID>-22067</d:EntityID>
      <d:Latitude m:type="Edm.Double">57.003766</d:Latitude>
      <d:Longitude m:type="Edm.Double">9.874434</d:Longitude>
      <d:AddressLine>Løven</d:AddressLine>
      <d:PrimaryCity>Aalborg</d:PrimaryCity>
      <d:Subdivision>Nordjyllands Amt</d:Subdivision>
      <d:PostalCode>9200</d:PostalCode>
      <d:Phone>0800-XXXXX</d:Phone>
      <d:SecondaryCity />
      <d:CountryRegion>Danmark</d:CountryRegion>
      <d:Name>Fourth Coffee Store #22067</d:Name>
      <d:DisplayName>Fourth Coffee Store #22067, Aalborg, Nordjyllands Amt, Danmark</d:DisplayName>
      <d:Manager>Alan Steiner</d:Manager>
      <d:StoreOpen>Y</d:StoreOpen>
      <d:StoreType>Drive-Thru</d:StoreType>
      <d:SeatingCapacity m:type="Edm.Int64" m:null="true" />
      <d:Open m:type="Edm.Int64">700</d:Open>
      <d:Close m:type="Edm.Int64">1800</d:Close>
      <d:IsWiFiHotSpot m:type="Edm.Boolean">0</d:IsWiFiHotSpot>
      <d:IsWheelchairAccessible m:type="Edm.Boolean">0</d:IsWheelchairAccessible>
      <d:AcceptsOnlineOrders m:type="Edm.Boolean">0</d:AcceptsOnlineOrders>
      <d:AcceptsCoffeeCards m:type="Edm.Boolean">1</d:AcceptsCoffeeCards>
      <d:CreatedDate m:type="Edm.DateTime">2010-11-03T00:00:00</d:CreatedDate>
      <d:LastUpdatedDate m:type="Edm.DateTime">2010-11-03T23:31:36</d:LastUpdatedDate>
    </m:properties>
  </content>
  <rights type="text">© 2011 Microsoft and its suppliers. This API and any results cannot be used or accessed without Microsoft’s express written permission.</rights>
</entry>

Upvotes: 0

Nicolas Boonaert
Nicolas Boonaert

Reputation: 2952

Yes in fact there are multiple services depending on your needs, you can use:

  • Bing Maps REST Spatial Data Service (Public Data sources):

NAVTEQEU: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh478193.aspx

NAVTEQNA: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh478192.aspx

  • Bing Maps REST Location API, if you're more interested in location and geocode:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff701711.aspx

  • Bing Maps SOAP Search service (consider not using it, I recommend to use REST instead of this one)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc980849.aspx

  • Bing Search 2.0 also includes location information, see on Azure Data Markeplace:

http://datamarket.azure.com/dataset/bing/search

Upvotes: 3

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