Yes, and this reminds me of why some of the GIS industry (I am a software engineer for MicroImages ... creators of TNTmips) are actually inclined to embrace Google Maps. They are a great "presentational media" especially for interfacing with the average joe and it gives a prod to the industry to improve our GUI, TNTmips our main GIS software now has the drag the map style panning and an overview map built in to the window and I blame it on Google, These tools are like the irfan view great gadget but it doesnt "really" step on the toes of photoshop why would it.
Simon wrote: > Thanks Andrew, > > There are far easier and more direct ways of providing instruction to > remote systems than through Google Maps API. The API is fantastically > useful, primarily as a visualisation and information dissemination > tool but not for systems control. We do not intend to enter the domain > of hard real time systems, and sensors recording pollutant levels or > environmental conditions are generally discreet and single function in > terms of the phenomena they observe. > > Thanks, > Simon > > On Oct 11, 12:10 am, Lance Dyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Simon wrote: >> >> Thanks Andrew, >> >> >>> ... >>> The proposed application has nothing to do with the vehicle itself -- >>> it's all about the environment surrounding the vehicle -- therefore >>> the display of this real time environmental data is within the TOU. >>> All this data could be collected from a huge network of stationary >>> sensors like weather stations but that's not cost-effective. >>> >> Well I agree mostly... but only if indeed it doesnt have to do with >> controlling the vehicle >> ie if you are not controlling the vehicle itself via the google maps data >> > > > . > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
