You may not directly access tiles, even if using those tiles in the Google Maps API.
If you want to put roads and labels above your image map types, consider using a style map type that you put above your image map types: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference#StyledMapType var mapType = new google.maps.StyledMapType([{ elementType: 'geometry', stylers: [{visibility: 'off'}] }, { featureType: 'road', stylers: [{visibility: 'on'}] }]); would show all labels and all roads. On Saturday, April 6, 2013 7:04:07 AM UTC+11, Andrew Ferk wrote: > > I'm working with Google Maps and displaying Image Map Types on top. On top > of my Image Map Types I want to display the roads and labels one sees when > using the Hybrid map type. In version 2, one would do > G_HYBRID_MAP.getTileLayers()[1], but this was undocumented and is no > longer available. I've searched the group and discovered that some people > have suggested directly accessing the tiles, such as: > http://mt0.google.com/vt/v=apt.116&hl=en-US&x=3&y=6&z=4&s=G&lyrs=h. > However, the ToS in section 10.1.1 says the following: > > (a) *No Access to Maps API(s) except through the Service.* You must not > access or use the Maps API(s) or any Content through any technology or > means other than those provided in the Service, or through other explicitly > authorized means Google may designate. For example, you must not access map > tiles or imagery through interfaces or channels (including undocumented > Google interfaces) other than the Maps API(s). > > Does accessing the tile directly as shown above go against the ToS? Or, > because one may be using the Google Maps API to display this tile, is it > OK? If one were to be using a library such as Leaflet, would it than be > breaking the ToS? I'm trying to understand the legal concerns involved with > this. > > Thank you, > Andrew > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
