On Dec 23, 11:07 am, Andrew Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 23, 3:57 pm, Kevin N <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Are there any legal experts who can answer the OP's question? > > The OP didn't have a question.
s/I want to/How can I/ and add punctuation. > > I am in sort of the same boat. I am currently evaluating Google Maps > > for our company's web product. We currently use MapQuest, but are > > considering switching. One requirement is to provide static images for > > inclusion in a printable pdf file, and another is that since said > > images should be able to contain 100s of markers (resulting in an URL > > far too long to use with the static API). > > Static Maps can only be used in a browser (see Term 10.8), so it's not > appropriate to use them in another medium. OK, I was hoping "printer-friendly" qualifies as "web-browser" usage. > The Terms allow the use of maps in print provided that not more than > 5000 images are printed (see 10.10); but that must be a screenshot. > You can't create a derivative work and print from that (see 10.2). So there is no way in the API to produce an image from a map? It looks like that subsection - or the whole section - is aimed at preventing clients providing some sort of competing service. I'll have to confirm with Google, but if we really are restricted to screen shots in our product, Google Maps won't do for us. > Since a link to the Terms hasn't appeared in this thread yet, here's > one:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html > > Andrew -- 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.
