So , javascript API is the only way to access google maps for any desktop application ?
I also have a similar use case in which i am limited to use only C for desktop application. Can some one suggest how to go about it. I have come across applications like maemo-mapper which use to directly fetch tiles from map tile server. It seems that it does not comply to ToS and has removed the usage of tile server. regards, Sanny On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Gregory Short <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think you're confusing a couple clauses of the TOS. The static maps > api is the one you can't use anywhere but a web browser (see 10.8.) > And yes, altering the images to remove any notices, logos, etc. would > be a violation of the TOS (10.7, 10.13.) Last I remember, there was > nothing in the TOS that would prevent a person from using the > javascript api in a regular desktop application, provided said > application and its gmaps-related functionality is freely available to > the general public (9.1, 10.4.) > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html > > -G > > On Oct 1, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Watchwolf wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> I need a browsable map in my C application. I only need the maps, no >> marker, no path ... The user must have these maps without having a >> google account. >> >> I have found 3 Google Map API: >> - the classic API, javascript is required and it can only be used in >> a web application >> - the API Data, a account is required >> - the static API, very good API. this is exactly what I need but I >> have 2 problems with it : >> - the google logo is displayed at the bottom-left of >> each images, consequently when the user will browse inside the map we >> will have some logos in the middle. I can avoid this and split the >> image but I am not sure I have the right to do this. >> - this is slow. I can buy a enterprise API key but I >> want to be sure what am I doing before. >> >> What do you think about this ? Is there a better way to do it ? >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
