For the benefit of others and to avoid confusion: Google maintains a server-side API called the Chart Tools API, and a client-side API called the Google Visualization API or Google Charts API. This forum is almost exclusively about the *client-side* API.
Years ago we announced the year 2015 deprecation of the *server-side* API. That's the one where you provide a URL to chart.apis.google.com and get a chart back. That's what this post is about. The decision to deprecate the Chart Tools API was made a long time ago. Since then we've seen many posts like JavaJive's. And so, while I am explicitly not promising anything, I will say that we anticipate having a server-side solution very similar, if not identical, to the Chart Tools API. We would love to "undeprecate" the server-side API, but need to be careful since there might be some features we can't continue to maintain under whatever new system we create. I'll put it this way: if I didn't work for Google, and had a commercial service based on the Chart Tools API, I would sit tight and wait to see what Google does. Personally, I will be very disappointed if we can't support simple charts like the Signal Profile feature at JavaJive's site, which is pretty cool. We'll update this list when we know more. It'll be a few months. Jon Google On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 11:08 AM, JavaJive <c.e.macfarl...@macfh.co.uk> wrote: > I currently have a very successful web-page which enables UK citizens to > align a terrestrial TV aerial towards a given transmitter. Here's an > example of it in action: > > > http://www.macfh.co.uk/JavaJive/AudioVisualTV/TerrestrialTV/TerrestrialCalculator.php?iRxLat=57.273276&iRxLong=-5.73917&iTxWhereHow=N > > Once loading has completed, and the relevant buttons enabled, there three > available visual components to help align the aerial and predict the likely > usefulness of the signal: > A Google map for finding a landmark to point the aerial towards > A UK Ordnance Survey map showing the signal path > A vertical signal profile showing potential obstructions > > It is the last of these, which is obtained by pressing the Signal Profile > button at the bottom of the form and is displayed at the bottom of the page > beneath the two maps, that is of concern, because currently it uses the > Google Chart Tools API which unfortunately has been deprecated by Google > and will retire next year. > > Currently, the page assigns a very long Google URL such as the following > to the src attribute of an image tag, and the Google Chart Tools service > sends back a suitable image to go into the tag. > > > http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=680x227&chma=33,8,20,25&cht=lc&chd=e:-mCO,-m.u.3.u.l.T.B-v-d-L9x9W878g8G7r7Q6s6b535c444e363f272Y191Z0.0Sz3zTywyMxxxFwqv9vau2uStutLsnr6rgqzqPpjpIobnvnLmel7lOkzj-jjiuiThdgxgNfge9eHdjc3cTbda6aEZhYrX-XSWlV5VDUfTqS9SIRbQlP5PDOFNYMaLtKvJ5IyH8G1F2EU,-m.B-v-d-L9x9W878g8G7i7Q6s6J5u5K4v4M3o3E2q2G1r0.0k0AzTy5yMxxxFwqv9viu2ubtutUsnr6rgqzqYpspIoboBnUmwmElpk8kQjsi.ilh4hUgogEfXe0eHdac3cKbma6aWZpZGYZX1XAWcVwU6UWTqTGSRRtRAQUPnO6OONhMsL.LSKdJwI7IOHYGsFtE4Do,-m8y7r61535K4V3o2z2G1Q0tz3zCyexoxFwPvru2uStms5sMrpq8qGpjo2oSnmnCmNlyk8kZjsjIichvhLgfgEfXe0eHdjc3ccbvbMafZyZYYrYHXbXAWTVwVMUoT8TYS0SRRtRJQlQCPeO6OXNzNYMsMILkLAKmKCJeI7IgH8HhG-GjF.FcFBEmELDoDWC7CgCOB8B0,-m8G6s5u4e3o2q10020JzLyexowqv9vIubtmtCsMrgqqqGpRotn4nCmelplFkZj1i.ichvhLgWfyfFeZd1dJclb4bVaoaEZYY9YQXtXAWTV5VMUoUFThS0SZRtRSQlQCPeO6OgNzNYM0MRLtLSKvKUJwJMIyIOHzHQG1GRF2FcFBEmELDwDWC7CgCOB8BrBZBQA-A-BH,10v0k8hUe0d1aWVnQlKdNqU6XJV5XJV5VwUfPwMRL.DwBZBZBiBiBiBrBrBrBrDEB8EmFTFKJ5OxQ3SiRtRtQuNzLSCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFC > FB8B8CpCpB8B8B8B8B0B0B0B0IOHQBrBrBiBiBiBiBZBZBZBQBQBHBHBHA-A-A1A1AsAsAjAjAaAaARAIAIAADf,1rvrkQgoeHdJZpU6OgIXLkS0VDTzVDVMVDTzPDLkLSDEBZBZBiBiBiBrBrBrBrDEB8EmEmEdJMOFQLR2RARtQuNzLSCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFB8B8B8B8B8B8B8B8B0B0B0B0IOHQBrBrBiBiBiBiBZBZBZBQBQBHBHBHA-A-A1A1AsAsAjAjAaAaARAIAIAADf,AAAAAAAIARARAaAaAjAjAsAsA1A1A-A-BHBHBHBQBQBZBZBZBiBiBiBiBrBrBrB0B0B0B0B0B8B8B8B8B8B8B8B8CFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFB8B8B8B8B8B8B8B8B0B0B0B0BrBrBrBrBiBiBiBZBZBZBQBQBQBHBHA-A-A-A1A1AsAsAjAjAaAaARAIAIAAAA,AAAA&chf=bg,s,CCCCCC|c,lg,90,336699,1,6699CC,0&chco=000000,FF6600,FF3300,FF3300,FF6600,663300,009900,000000,000000&chm=b,FF6600,1,2,0|b,FF3300,2,3,0|b,FF6600,3,4,0|b,663300,5,6,0|b,009900,6,7,0|b,000000,7,8,0&chxt=x,y,t&chxs=0,000000,10,0,lt,000000|1,000000,10,1,lt,000000|2,000000,10,0,lt,000000&chxtc=0,6|1,6|2,6&chxr=0,0,20.35,2.0|2,0,32.74,2.0&chxl=0:|mi|1:|m|100|200|300|400|2:|km&chxp=1,0,21,43,65,86 > > This URL is produced by a self-coded Python GGI script using SRTM > elevation data, and is returned to the calculator page along with numerical > profile data for use elsewhere, the latter being used elsewhere in the > page. The above example URL was produced by a call to the script similar > to: > > > http://www.uktvpath.appspot.com/?x1=-6.243174&y1=57.385989&z1=64&x2=-5.739170&y2=57.273276&z2=10&pr=True&cb=Process&db=True > > The system works well, is simple to use, and doesn't require cluttering up > the page by loading even more scripting (there is too much already, and I'm > trying to reduce the amount required). Hence I'm damned annoyed that it's > being discontinued. Further, it's the second time that Google have broken > this page by arbitrarily deciding to retire something after persuading us > all to rely on it. Consequently, I am anxious to have my own, stable > permanent solution to this graphing problem. > > Can anyone suggest a free tool or program that I can put on my server to > draw a similar image from the SRTM data to send back to the page? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Visualization API" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to google-visualization-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > google-visualization-api@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-visualization-api. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Visualization API" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-visualization-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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