On Jan 31, 6:23 am, maku <[email protected]> wrote: > > What I want to do is geocoding all addresses in a database so that I > can then do some analysis based on the geotags. According to the above > this would not be allowed. However, it seems to me this is to avoid > misuse which is really not what I plan to do.
You don't intend to abuse the service, or you don't intend to avoid misusing the service? > So is there a way for me > to use the http geotagging service without being in violation of the > 'licensing'? There is a way: abide by the Terms. You must have a public map, and you must use it to display the geocode results. If you don't want to do that, find another geocoding service which doesn't come with that restriction. http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/web/resources-non-google-geocoders > Btw, I will consider selling the analysis tool commercially. I'm not > sure if I then will need an account for each customer which is > complicated or if I can just channel all requests through central > servers from my company, i.e. use one account for all my customers. You can't charge for the service which Google provide for free. You can charge for creating software which uses the Google service providing that it conforms to the Terms and doesn't make bulk downloads possible. If you use your server as a proxy for your customers' requests, all your customers share your 15000 geocodes per day and the rate limit, and your key. If Google block that key, it cuts off all your customers. If you distribute the request mechanism, each IP address gets its own rate limit and daily limit of 15000, and uses the customer's own key which is independent of all the others -- and, most importantly, independent of yours. If you decide that you have to use an alternative service, different considerations may apply of course. -- 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.
