Hello, > > > The FAQ states that "Yes, the Google Maps APIs can now be used in > > > Desktop applications, provided that they adhere to the other > > > restrictions of the Terms of Service." > > > That would be referring to the javascript and flash implementations. > > If they meant Static Maps API I think they'd say Static Maps API. > > I disagree here. I think it means all the Maps APIs, including the > Static Maps API [even if that isn't actually an API in the strict > sense of the term]. So even Static Maps can be used in desktop > applications, providing they adhere to the other restrictions like the > next one...
I took it to mean all of them, including the static maps API, and the FAQ link I followed was on the Static Maps API section of the site too. > > > The terms of service still stating "you must not ... 10.8 use the > > > Static Maps API other than in an implementation in a web browser;" > > That has proved to be rather restrictive, and I guess that's the idea. > Google don't want people developing Static Maps apps for a mobile > phone which would compete with Google Maps for Mobile. Most phone apps > can't be called a "browser" where the user can enter a url of their > choice and get a web page. The irony there is that two of the three platforms we're targeting have Google Maps APIs built in for third party apps to use, so we can build the app for those using platform libraries quite easily. Sadly, the S60 platform has no mapping API for developers currently. > > Finally, there is the issue of the usage limit. Our simple testing > > here to see if this was even technically possible seems to have hit > > the usage limit much sooner than 1000 images. Not sure why, but that > > also has us concerned about whether this is a viable solution. > > How are you testing it? Static Maps are counted per IP address, so if > your GSM provider isn't very well-behaved then you could find you're > sharing your quota with a couple of million other users. > > See this thread, too, which may be of > interest:http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_thread/thread/2... The testing was over Wi-Fi which appears on a private static IP address to the outside world, so not the issue of the cellular data network. That is obviously a concern here too, but at present a secondary one to the overall issue of being able to legally use the data. Rgds, John... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
