Coming up on Oct 3 is a Deep Dive on Virtual Earth web cast on Channel 9. Learn about the next major release of Virtual Earth. Come see the improvements to the parsing and geo-coding engines, clustering, localization, and routing. Hear how the new Virtual Earth Web Services provides server-side support for building location-based applications on desktops and mobile devices.

For the new stuff, they have just released version 6.2 AND Virtual Earth Web Services 1.0. Check out Mark Brown's blog for all the details.

Also, there are some really interesting background presentations on Virtual Earth available that you shouldn't miss. Behind the Maps - UltraCam gives you a detailed look at the cameras used to photograph map images. You'll learn about the cameras and software and get an up close look at both.

Then, join Mark for Behind the Maps - Flying the UltraCam for a flight over Philadelphia to see how Keystone Aerial Surveys uses the UltraCam to capture Virtual Earth imagery.

Finally, get into the rich array of developer tools at http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/default.aspx.