Can someone answer this? Why does including the key parameter change the results?
Thanks, SS On Aug 8, 3:17 pm, mightymurrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems it would be in violation to the ToU, are there any ideas as > to why theykeychanges theresultswhen included? It seems it should > not have any effect. > > On Aug 8, 4:11 am, "Barry Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > As per the terms of use of the MapsAPI, thekeyneeds to be included, > > but also do note that as per the same ToU the geocoding is only for > > use with a map, so not displaying a map would be against the ToU > > anyway. > > > So if you are notusingakeythey you are notusingtheAPI, and so > > the ToU applies from Google Maps/Local. And that is even less liberal > > what you can do with it. > > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:31 PM, mightymurrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > This post is in regards to the service noted @ > > >http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/services.html#Geocodin... > > > > for info i have read the similar messages in regards to this but my > > > question has to do with the "key" parameter that on the services page > > > is noted to be required. > > > > The odd thing is that when thatkeyis included in the URL - the > > >resultschange. And not only do they change but they are less > > > accurate. > > > > An example of this would be 13450 Hwy 135 Palmyra Indiana United > > > States. > > > > You can put the following URL into a browser... > > >http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=13450Hwy135 Palmyra Indiana United > > > States&output=csv&key=ABCDEFG > > > > and get a result like so: 200,6,38.683504,-87.439195 > > > > Yet if you put the same URL but without the &key=ABCDEFG... > > >http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=13450Hwy135 Palmyra Indiana United > > > States&output=csv > > > > You get a slightlydifferentlat/lng: 200,8,38.393058,-86.110632 > > > > It can be noted that the accuracy level also changes from an 8 to a 6. > > > > I know Mike Williams mentioned in another message post that it has to > > > do with the limitations of the web request versus Google's in-house > > > function. However this is only affected by including akeyor not. > > > > So besides asking just to see if anyone know why this happens - does > > > anyone know if it would be illegal to use the web request without > > > having akeyattached? It is only used for populating latitudes and > > > longitudes internally and would not be for any outside use. Please > > > let me know and thanks in advance! > > > -- > > Barry > > > -www.nearby.org.uk-www.geograph.org.uk-- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
