On Sep 1, 2:55 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am involved in updating our websitehttp://www.beatcrime.info > I would like to use the google static maps to display our crimes and > boundaries, but I am concerned by the ToU specifically: > > Can anyone (preferably from Google) advise me.
It's extremely unlikely that Google will give any advice over and above the TOU and FAQ. For what it's worth, I reckon that clause is designed to stop you doing things like distorting, recolouring, using server-side image modification to change road-names, and the like. What it is saying is that what is delivered to the browser must be exactly what left Google's servers. You're not changing what is delivered to the browser. You are overlaying other items. You need to ensure that you don't obscure the Google Brand Mark, copyright text etc, but apart from that I don't see how adding objects within the *page* as displayed makes any difference to a Static Maps image. > I'd hate to have to > resort to O/S maps generated manually again! If you already have a licence to use Ordnance Survey digital data, perhaps in conjunction with MapInfo, it may conceivably be easier to add your datapoints/lines using that than generate overlay images and calculate their positions for a Static Map. Andrew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
