On 16/06/2009, JavaJive <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jun 16, 12:42 pm, Barry Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: > > What you *can* and what you *may* do are too different things. > > > > Check the OpenSpace terms, you only may use the postcode to center a > > OpenSpace map - nothing else. > > > Which is all that I actually use it for.
You seemed to be suggesting to use in conjuction with the Google API > > > > You can as you note get it from the LocalSearch API, but note that 1) > > Google have said this is short lived and will disappear (esp if people > > abuse it) and 2) check the terms of the said API, can see nowhere > > where it allows you to use it as Geocoder. > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/terms.html > > > But equally: > 1) It doesn't say that you can't. Quote: "1.1 ..... You are allowed to use the API only to display, and to make such uses as are necessary for You to display, Google Search Results on your Property. ..." pretty explicit.... (but careful with 1.4 too) It could also be argued its not within the 'spirit' of the terms either. basically it boils down to, if Google where allowed to have third party developers geocode UK postcodes then they would simply enable it in the Maps API geocoder (they have the data, its a policy decision not to allow it). Using a different API to get round that restriction is just 'wrong'. > 2) It doesn't define what is meant by geo-coding > > I can understand that if one were to systematically lookup all the UK > codes and publish a geo-coding file that qave all their lat/lngs, or > some such, that woiuld most probably be considered a breach, but to > look up a small subset of them and use them to manipulate a Google > map - to centre it, or, as here, work out a distance, I would hope > and expect that would be considered fair use. Not by the Royal Mail it isn't. And as responsible users we should activily work to stay within the restrictions, otherwise a very useful facility (for centering during a 'search' session) could and will be withdrawn. (I not saying I agree with the situation, but its what we have) > > > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
