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Thank you, Henri On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:53 PM, [email protected] <[email protected] > wrote: > On Sep 29, 2:50 pm, Henri <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I read in your FAQ section (http://code.google.com/apis/maps/ > > faq.html#geocoder_limit) in the "Is there a limit to the number of > > geocode requests I can submit?" that there is a maximum limit of 2,500 > > geocode requests per 24 hours. > > > > However it says in the 2nd paragraph, > > "When using one of the Maps API geocoding classes, requests are made > > by the user's web browser and count against the quota for the user's > > IP address. This means that excessive usage on the part of one user > > will not impact other users of your site. However, if many users > > access the Google Maps APIs through a single proxy, they will share > > the quota of the IP address of the proxy." > > > > I want to connect a search bar to the googlemap, so when a user types > > in a location (postecode/area/street name etc...) it will load a map > > on the next page centred on that position. Obviously by entering the > > location, it will have to be geocoded first to provide the lat/long co- > > ordinates to centre the map. Will each of these geocode requests be > > made by my website or the users browser? > > Depends on which geocoder you are using. > This article on geocoding strategies might help you out: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/geocodestrat.html > > > > > > > Also, I want users to be able to create markers on the map in > > locations that they've visited. When typing in the area/location to > > create the marker on the map, this will also use a geocode request. > > Will this count towards my websites IP quota or the users browser? > > Depends on how you write your code. How are you accessing the > geocoder? > > > > > Is there a sure way to program the googlemaps so that the geocoding > > requests come from the uesrs IP? > > Use Client-side geocoding. > > -- Larry > > > > > Thank you very much. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
