On May 14, 10:10 am, Ted Avery <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to develop for a client that offers discounted hotel rates > to special events and uses Google Maps to show where each hotel is > located. However, when placing markers for each hotel on the map, > there are still some landmarks embedded into the map images themselves > (e.g. Hotel Vancouver is in the map image > here:http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Vancouver,...) > These are often competing hotels that are not offering special rates, > and we do not want them displayed. > > Is it possible to modify the API to display city and road information > only on the web?
The tiles are the tiles. > I also see that imagery is allowed for use in print, > but is it against the terms of service to manually edit out these > hotels in the images used? By modifying the API tiles - that would be against the terms of use. By creating your own or finding equivalent that are not protected by copyright and displaying them as a custom map, that would be allowed. The trick is finding or creating the tiles to display. You could invesigate a custom map with just the hybrid layer. -- Larry > > Thank you! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
