Looks like batchgeo still allow you to download the geocoded data. R On Thursday, September 20, 2012 12:20:42 AM UTC+10, FireHawk wrote: > > I guess I would ask the question, why use Google to geocode the data? > There are several other geocoding methods out there besides Google that I > would try if I feared violating terms of agreements. Bing and Yahoo both > have geocoding tools, but you may be in violation there too. When you use > terms like spatial analysis, it looks to me like you are doing more of a > GIS project. GMaps are great for displaying information, and works very > well for that, but they are not a spatial analysis GIS tool. You could try > some other tools availible, if you have GIS capability, you could use other > services for geocoding locations. Check out ArcGIS Online (Google it), > that is one I can think of that may allow you to use data from thier > servers to do what you are trying to do, again check the TOA, but they are > good about answering questions via email, and have good forums as well. It > is free for personnal use, but may have to pay for a research project. If > you are associated with a university, you should be able to get the > software at an educational discount, and it is built for doing spatial > analysis. If you use thier GIS software, then you can connect directly to > thier servers for geocode locations. I agree that Google seems to have the > best geolocation data availible from what I can find in comparing services > (fairly accurate in most cases), which probablly didn't come cheap, and > would probablly be availible if you paid for the data. > > Just some thoughts that I hope aren't too random, and I hope folks don't > flog me for mentioning other products either. >
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