For those willing to use Java we have a solution on how to integrate the Maps JS with Flex. As a matter a fact we provide a 100% binding of the Google Maps API. I should be able to share some more details in a few.
Cheers, Alain 2013/1/15 Kessler CTR Mark J <mark.kessler....@usmc.mil> > > I'm going to guess that as long as you're using the Google API even if > it's the JavaScript one you are fine. Just as long as the data is coming > through their API using your dev key. However the illegal way would be to > scrap their websites or try to access the data directly without going > through their API. > > -Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Avi Kessner [mailto:akess...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:23 > To: dev@flex.apache.org > Subject: Re: Google Maps > > This is making me confused. What exactly is illegal about using external > interface to use Google apis? Google suggests migrating to their new > version. Migration to me implies its not banned. > > On Jan 15, 2013 6:27 PM, "Alain Ekambi" <jazzmatad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Another reason why we went away from ActionScript Development with Flex. > > > > > > 2013/1/15 Charles Monteiro <char...@nycsmalltalk.org> > > > > > Forgive my ignorance too, I do have a need for location api but I have > not > > > gotten to it yet. Google is what I was assuming I would use. > > > Doesn't Google have a REST API that we could tap into anyhow ? Not > familiar > > > at all with what the Flex lib did > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > -Charles > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Huh? > > > > > > > > If it would use the JS APIs, how would that be illegal? > > > > > > > > On Jan 15, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Tolga Kaya wrote: > > > > > > > > > It could be done but as I previously stated it would be illegal > beacuse > > > > > google prevents accessing the map data other than its personal APIs > > > > > > > > > > 2013/1/15 Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > >> Can't we just replicate what they did using the Javascript APIs? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Charles A. Monteiro > > > > www.monteirosfusion.com > > > > sent from the road > > > > > > > >
