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On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Michael Katz <[email protected]>wrote: > In my OpenLayers application application, the user will have the option of > using many types of basemaps: google, bing, yahoo, OSM, plus some custom > types. > > I see that in the terms of usage for google, bing, and yahoo, it says that > geocoding results must be used with the corresponding map (e.g., results > from google's geocoding service must be displayed in some way on a google > map). I also see they all put a limit on the number of geocoding calls you > can make per day. > > Two questions about this: > > (a) I'm trying to understand how strict the part about using the result on > the corresponding map is. For instance, if my application offers all these > various map types, including google, is that sufficient for using google > geocoding results on *any* of the map types. Or would I have to use google > geocoding only when the user has selected a google basemap, bing geocoding > when the user has selected a bing basemap, and so on? If that's the case, > what are my options for geocoding when OSM is the base map? > In the strictest sense, you are only allowed to use Google's geocoder if you display the results on a Google Maps API (mobile or web), but I have not seen this rule enforced. > > (b) I'm trying to understand whether the daily limits on the number of > calls to the geocoding service are per machine or per application across all > client machines. I think it must be the former, but it's not clear. > It is per API key.
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