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!
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