> I was interested in > understanding how much this model can be expanded: what if I get > 50.000 subscribers and I offer 100 points of interest? That will be > 50.000 x 100 = 5,000.000 distances to evaluate using google maps.
That probably means your approach is flawed. Why do you need all 5 million distances in advance? Can you calculate them only when required? Will a straight line approximation be good enough for many purposes (its easy to calculate that)? And look in more detail for exact distances only when needed. > ... because I do > not plan to use maps at all, I think that rules out using GDirections at all. Read the terms for yourself http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html see 10.12 Other provider's Directions services may be less restrictive - but probably not, this is regarded as a valuable commercial asset. -- 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.
