On Nov 12, 7:44 am, Benedikt Neuenfeldt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Right now I'm developing an iPhone app which will be using Maps as > part of it's interface. > My question is can I use the Maps to calculate the distance between > two points (both being coordinates) and if yes, can I also get the > directions from the API and how often can I poll it?
Provided the iPhone is capable of running the Javascript required... The only way of getting road distance from A to B is via directions. And to remain with the TOS you need either to display the line on a map, or the textual directions panel, or both. If you are intending to use walking directions, you must display the text because of the "no pathways; take care" warning. There don't appear to be any stated limits for directions requests, but to use 2500/day as per geocoding is probably realistic. There is a rate limit as well, and that's dependent on the server load and can vary. Once per second or so should be ok (up to 2500 total per day). > It's not a realtime navigation app so I should be within the TOS. Any > ideas? You may need to consider whether it *can* be used for real-time navigation -- not necessarily whether you're designing it or marketing it for that. It may be necessary to ensure that the app can not be used for real-time navigation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API V2" 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.
