• Use Bing maps – How to insert satellite imagery

    Downloading Bing map tiles from Microsoft is available for PTV Developer Components. Avoiding misunderstandings only satellite imagery is downloadable in order to combine these map tiles with PTV Maps.

    The document we uploaded to the PTV Components customer area (go to customer area > PTV xServer > documents) describes what to do in order to integrate satellite imagery e.g.…

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  • Ways to integrate a touch-friendly PTV xServer map for the Windows 8 UI

    The “Windows 8 Modern UI” (formerly known as “Metro”) defines a new programming model for apps which supports tablets and other touch devices.

    Accessing xServers from these apps is simple: Just use SOAP with C#/VB or the new JSON API (see blog post of September 2012) with JavaScript to access the xServer functions directly from a Windows 8 app.…

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  • Keep PTV xServer rolling

    Dear users,

    please download the current PTV xServer (login is required). Following changes are integrated (affects version 1.16.0.3):

    • PTV xLocate: Fixed detailLevelDescription for long postalcodes
    • PTV xRoute: Fixed toll calculation on Tauern motorway.

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  • PTV Group on Multimodal 2013 in Birmingham

    PTV Map&Guide internet – PTV xServer-based transport route planning in the cloud – live at Multimodal 2013 (see blogpost)

    James de Roo, Logistics Market Development at
    PTV Group

    Save the date: PTV is participating at Multimodal 2013 and would like to invite you to join us at the NEC Birmingham on 23-25 April, Stand  FTA 1

    Click here to register by quoting your VIP priority code VIP179!…

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  • Online tutorials are important!

    Dear all,

    PTV has recently provided a new version of PTV Cookbook which is our synonym for the PTV online tutorial for PTV xServer with exercises from the daily practice.

    The sections are devided as follows:

    • Basic information such as general programming topics, updated technical documention (March 2013) and a lot more.

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  • Ready for web applications?

    Dear all,

    PTV has released its combined PTV xServer add-on WebSDK version 1.16.0.1 last week which is now online at our website “Product download“. Please notice that a login is required otherwise apply directly a test version.…

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