As I've done in previous posts, I've been using longitude and latitude from a GPS or other location service (like geo-encoding postcodes), to be able to show locations on a map.
I've been trying to find a simple way to send a link to Live Maps with a pushpin, but I think I have the definitive answer.
Here is the URL string I have come up with
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=LONGITUDEHERE~LATITUDEHERE&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1&lvl=17&tilt=-90&sp=an.PUSHPINLONGITUDEHERE_-PUSHPINLATITUDEHERE_PINNAMEHERE_PINDESCRIPTIONHERE
i.e
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=51.625128~-0.150448&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1&lvl=17&tilt=-90&sp=an.51.625128_-0.150448_Location%20Of%20N111HB
I found out this information here at -
http://help.live.com/help.aspx?mkt=en-gb&project=wl_local&querytype=keyword&query=qaf
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