Hi Niall and other developers -- If your application may use a sensor if one is available, please pass sensor=true (even if it doesn't necessarily use a sensor each time).
- pamela On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Niall Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Is it possible to pass a sensor value back to Google after the Maps JS > has already been loaded on the page? > > I load a map of locations zoomed out to cover the entire United > States. I fire a Gears geolocation request after page load, get a > response, and set the appropriate new center and zoom. Yet I'm now > violating ToS because I displayed relevant data to the viewer through > the Maps API before requesting his location. > > Passing a boolean into a method such as GMap2.usingSensor(true) or > something similar would help me comply outside the URL request. > > -Niall Kennedy > > > On Nov 20, 4:04 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hi developers- > > > > I've modified the FAQ to address some of the questions in this > > thread. > > > > See the sensor FAQ: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_reporting > > > > and the desktop FAQ:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_nonweb > > > > - pamela > > > > On Nov 15, 11:28 am, "Barry Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > "Applications that determine the user's location via a sensor must > > > pass&sensor=true when loading the Maps API JavaScript via either > thehttp://maps.google.com/mapsorwith the Common Loader. > > > ... > > > <script type="text/javascript" > > > src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=abcdefg&sensor=true > "> > > > ... > > > Note that even if your device does not use a sensing device, you must > > > still pass this parameter, setting its value to false." > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > From here: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/index.html#SpecifyingS... > > > > > andhttp://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html#section_9_2 > > > "You must implement those reporting mechanisms that Google has set > > > forth and may update from time to time in these Terms and in the Maps > > > APIs Documentation." > > > > > Does that mean that mashups that dont even have &sensor=false are not > > > complying with the terms? > > > > >http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_reporting > > > Suggests that Flash API users are not even able to comply with the > > > Terms, oh dear! > > > > > How critical is this issue? I guess its not really practical to start > > > chasing up all infringements... > > > > > Should this also perhaps be mentioned in the API changelog? > > > > > btwhttp://www.google.com/maps/api_signup.... > > > doesn't seem to make a mention of it, nor do all the demos (some do > tho) > > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:25 PM, pamela (Google Employee) > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey developers- > > > > Thanks for the feedback, keep it coming. Just wanted to say that I > already > > > > know from blog posts and such that 11.1 is the most concerning > clause, and > > > > we're already discussing that internally. But, as I mentioned, we > won't have > > > > official clarification until next week. My preference in this thread > is to > > > > find out what else in the Terms of Service is ambiguous, and to not > have > > > > this thread spiral into an 11.1 discussion (if possible). Thanks! > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 4:10 AM, maps.huge.info [Maps API Guru] > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> 11.1 is pretty interesting. For my maps in particular, the overlay > of > > > >> zip code tiles is something I hold a copyright to and enforce it > > > >> strongly. I also limit how that content can be accessed with a > fairly > > > >> robust algorithm which only permits my maps to display it, or those > of > > > >> a subscriber. With 11.1, Googe has the right to take my tiles and > use > > > >> them for other purposes without compensation to me. That certainly > > > >> doesn't seem right nor fair. > > > > > >> The big question is this a "Big Brother" issue or are they just > going > > > >> to use 11.1 as a way of promoting the use of the maps. For example, > > > >> taking a screen shot of my zip code application and including it in > > > >> some sort of ad would require USNaviguide (my company) to approve > the > > > >> use of the images. With 11.1, Google can do as it pleases without > even > > > >> letting me know they are doing so. That would be ok. > > > > > >> Pretty awesome changes here. With Yahoo potentially going belly up > and > > > >> Microsoft already an evil enterprise, the only other alternative is > > > >> the OSM and OL approach, which isn't that bad either. > > > > > >> -John Coryat > > > > > >>http://maps.huge.info > > > > > >>http://www.usnaviguide.com > > > > > -- > > > Barry > > > > > -www.nearby.org.uk-www.geograph.org.uk- > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
