Upload a Bing map

What is a Bing map?

Bing is a search engine produced by Microsoft. Bing Maps is its map service. To use a Bing map, you need an API (Application Programming Interface) key. For more information, see this link.

How to upload a Bing map to Materials?

1. Go to Materials. Click + Map and choose Bing from the drop-down menu. 

   

2. Enter the Bing API key of your organization in the window that opens.

   

3. Once Maptionnaire has established a connection to the server, the map should be visible in the area that was grey in the previous window. You can now:

   • Name the map.
   • Write a Description for it (to be displayed in the item card). 
   • Write a Control label or the map layer name that will be used in the map menu of the questionnaire if several map layers are in use.
   • Choose the type of Bing map that you want to use from Imagery set.
   • Customize the Bing map

4. Finally, click Create item, or Save if you are editing the settings after creating the item.

   

How do I use this map in a questionnaire?

For more information on how to use maps in questionnaires, please see Questionnaire backgrounds