Hi Eric, The very first Google Maps Terms of Service item says "1.1 *Description of Service*. The API allows You to display certain content, including map images and driving directions on your website, subject to the limitations and conditions described below." The key word here is website. It doesn't matter what browser or program you use to render the map data, it is the fact that it is served up through a service that is generally accessible to consumers without charge.
The only slim hope of getting around this language is if we set up a website that served up Google Maps and made an API to access it from OJ. regards, Larry On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Eric Jarvies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 5, 2008, at 7:49 AM, abhay menon wrote: > > Hello All, > > Just curious about the embedding Google Map or any other Web Map on > OpenJump. Is there a possibility implement the same in the long shot using > the OpenLayers API (web Api) and then introducing the same using this > OpenLayers Interface as Implementation to the background layer. It would be > really the best this thing to implement. As it would more over depend on the > OpenLayers implementation than Google Map. > > > this is how is see it too. google maps mixed in an openlayers mash-up is > effectively running in a 'browser' and so why cannot openjump also be > considered a 'browser' of sorts(safari, firefox, opera, etc.). users can > run as localhost, applying for their google maps url api(localhost/ > 127.0.0.1 or whatever). and of course, it is the responsibility of each > user to dal with google maps in terms of 'commercial' licensing, should they > so elect to do so. or am off base here? > > eric > > > > > It just a suggestion... ;) > > Rgds. > Abhay. > > On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Paul Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> The problem with the following proposal is not a technical one, it is a >> legal one. Google and the other providers typically only allow access to >> their tile layer using their web sites and web APIs. This is in part because >> they license the data from other parties for a specific purpose. >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >>> I like very much the feature proposal: >>> "Use Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Mapquest, Open Street Maps map layer as >>> background layer" >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! >> Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, >> along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness >> and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 >> _______________________________________________ >> Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >> Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness > and boredom. Vote Now at > http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08_______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > > > > Eric Jarvies > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness > and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > -- http://amusingprogrammer.blogspot.com/
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