Bing Maps for Enterprise will be deprecated. We are excited to announce its replacement with Google Maps in MicroStation. This change is part of our commitment to providing you with the most advanced and reliable tools for your infrastructure design workflows. While Bing Maps will continue to function in previous versions of MicroStation (CONNECT Edition Update 7 and up) until June 30, 2028, please note that beginning June 30, 2024, no new customers can license Bing Maps for Enterprise.

MicroStation 2025 onwards will exclusively use Google Maps. This transition is designed to significantly enhance your experience. Google Maps, a platform trusted by billions, brings superior image quality, accuracy and more recent data. It offers a world-class mapping platform with improved imagery quality, update frequency, and global coverage.

You'll experience the same familiar embedded mapping workflows, now powered by Google. This integration means you can enhance your infrastructure designs with instant real-world site context, zooming in on project areas with precise aerial imagery to make confident, context-aware design choices. You can quickly view up-to-date roads, land parcels, and landmarks within your design environment, which helps reduce guesswork and improve stakeholder confidence. Google Maps is embedded natively within Bentley’s geospatial and design environments, eliminating the need for external exports or data conversions.

To benefit from these improvements, you must upgrade to MicroStation 2025. Our support team is ready to assist you throughout this transition, ensuring a seamless experience. This partnership between Bentley and Google aims to bring live, global context to infrastructure projects, allowing you to design in sync with the real world.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we bring you the most trusted, high-resolution, and frequently updated map data, built for better decisions.

Best regards,

The Bentley MicroStation Team