I don't know of any particular links or books, but the answer is simple. You can look at it either of two ways:
1. It's only geocoding when you call the geocoder (either through the API or with an HTTP request). 2. It's only geocoding when you convert an address or place name to a latitude/longitude or vice versa. No interaction that the user takes with your map uses geocoding, unless you write the code to call the geocoder. But I'm really just repeating what my previous message said. Bottom line: The geocoder doesn't sneak up on you and eat up your quota. You have to call it explicitly. Are there any cases you're thinking of where you're not sure if they involve geocoding or not? -Mike On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Madmaximus <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Thanks for the info. It was exactly what I was looking for. I had no > luck finding any information about what is counted by Google when > making geocoding requests. Do you have any links or books I can look > at that tells me about this? > > Thanks again, > Ken > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Michael Geary <[email protected]> > Date: Mar 13, 4:03 pm > Subject: Maximum queries per day based on ip > To: Google Maps API > > > Ordinary map interaction like dragging and zooming does not use > geocoding. > > Converting back and forth between pixel positions and latitude/ > longitude > does not use geocoding. > > Geocoding only comes into play when you: > > 1) Convert a place name or address into a latitude/longitude, or > > 2) Convert a latitude/longitude into a list of nearby addresses or > places > (reverse geocoding). > > When you use the client geocoder (either through the Maps API or with > a > direct HTTP request from JavaScript), the quota applies to the > *client's* IP > address, not your server's IP address. > > If you have lat/longs in a database and use them to position your map > or put > markers on it, you are not using geocoding at all. Of course you may > use the > geocoder in a script on your server or a development machine to > initially > populate the database or update it. > > In most cases, this is the only time you have to worry about geocoding > quota > - when you are making repeated automated requests from the same > machine. > Then you need to put a delay between requests to make sure you don't > exceed > the quota. > > You could also have a problem if a large number of visitors were on > NAT > behind a shared IP address and used the geocoder heavily. Then that > entire > NAT network could be blocked - but it wouldn't affect anyone on other > networks. I think it's fairly unusual for this to be a problem, > though. > > -Mike > > > > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 8:14 AM, ivan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, I am a web programmer. I want to develop a site with integrated > > google map. > > I have read that there is a limit on the number of geocoding requests > > for day. I have three questions: > > 1) I want to know if every time i drag the map, it generates a new > > geocoding request? > > 2) if I have a database with latitude and longitude of my points, I > > can see these points on the map without making other geocoding > > request? > > 3) I read that I can make 15000 georequest for ip, I want to know, who > > visits my site and make the geocoding request, exploit my 15000th > > geocoding request? > > do not use their IP address? > > > -- > > 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]<google-maps-api%[email protected]> > <google-maps-api%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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]<google-maps-api%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. > > -- 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.
