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Is it possible to get geometry/vector data from Bing Maps, such as a set of points that describe the shape of the continent of Australia, in a certain zoom level? I couldn't find anything about it, except for this discussion from 2009, which states that it is impossible.

So I wonder if anything had changed since then... I would be glad to know about any other possible solutions.

Thanks!

gipouf
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    There are some free, open source solutions, such as http://thematicmapping.org/downloads/world_borders.php and http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ – John Powell Aug 17 '14 at 07:28

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You will be able to retrieve such information by using the Bing Maps Spatial Data Services with the Geodata API. See : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn306801.aspx

And you can find examples here:

http://blogs.bing.com/maps/2013/06/25/retrieving-boundaries-from-the-bing-spatial-data-services-preview/

Nicolas Boonaert
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