How would one do this? I'm using openstreetmaps now, and things look OK, but I think people are used to how google maps looks. Plus the color scheme is a little "warmer". OSM is very blue/gray.
Not that I'm complaining. I'm using postgis, geoserver, OL and OSM, and the stuff you can do with all that, for free, is fantastic. On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Jan Martin<[email protected]> wrote: > Also, do you know that one can style OpenStreetMap maps to look like google > maps? > > > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Zac Spitzer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Peter, >> >> broadly speaking, your simply still bound to all google's map api >> restrictions, >> bar the fact that your allowed to embed via OL rather than the gmaps api. >> >> Gmaps doesn't allow usage which is non free (ie password protected) >> without a commercial license. Therefore you might be going to run into >> such issues with things like reports >> >> z >> >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Peter Dawn<[email protected]> wrote: >> > i might add, what are the legal complications of generating reports or >> > screenshots of OL with google maps as the base layer. perhaps even in >> > commercial documentation or reports or brochures etc. >> > >> > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Richard >> > Greenwood<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am confused with regard to the legal aspects of using Google maps in >> >> OL. Is this the license, or terms of service, that governs use of >> >> Google map layers in within OpenLayers: >> >> http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS or is there a different one? >> >> >> >> Under http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS It says: >> >> "5.3 You agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of the >> >> Services by any means other than through the interface that is >> >> provided by Google..." >> >> So is Google referring to their server interface here, not their >> >> client JavaScript interface? And thus it is okay to use OL instead of >> >> the Google map API? >> >> >> >> Basically my questions is: From a legal perspective, is there any >> >> difference between consuming and displaying Google map layers in >> >> OpenLayers as opposed to doing the same in Google maps API? I know >> >> that people are generally reluctant to express legal opinions, but any >> >> general hints or pointers would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> >> Richard Greenwood >> >> [email protected] >> >> www.greenwoodmap.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Users mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Users mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Zac Spitzer - >> http://zacster.blogspot.com >> +61 405 847 168 >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > -- -------------------- Kevin Galligan www.kagii.com _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users
