Just because something is technically feasible using Google's interface does not mean it complies with Google's legal requirements.
As I said above, there is still an open question about interpreting the language of the Terms and Conditions: ""Also, you may not use Google Maps in a manner which gives you or any other person access to mass downloads or bulk feeds of numerical latitude and longitude coordinates." At some point that provision applies. It may be feasible to geocode 1,000 addresses in about an hour by pasting 50 at a time into a spreadsheet. The question is whether that or similar scenarios are legal. IMHO it is not prudent just to assume that they are. On Nov 2, 6:18 am, Esa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 2, 1:02 am, boomerbubba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Therefore, my original question and observations still apply. I do > > wonder how this fits in with the Terms and Conditions of Google Maps. > > I am posing the question, not giving an answer. To be useful to most > > of us, a technique must be both feasible and legal. > > I don't think we are violating the term you mentioned earlier. We are > not scraping data from Google Maps but we are using the goecoder in a > way that it is intended to be used. > > > > > (BTW, is "Bill Gates" supposed to be an insult or a compliment? I'll > > just assume the latter.) > > Right. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
