And you are sure based on what? Your assumption? I'm just telling you what is written.
"Use of the Google Directions API is subject to a query limit of 2,500 directions requests per day." Nothing else is written there about the public limitations. I'm pretty sure the limitations is for all the applications because 1) for public usage, you don't need any key 2) from user point of view, who would request 2500 directions per day? I'm sure practical user maximum would be around 100-200 request. And this limitation is there IMHO for rendering usage of this API in a core of commercial navigation softwares (ie TomTom) impossible, because they would make a lot of money on this basic API (I don't own any of this software, but from what I know, that's just what they do - directions+maps+reading, that could be done with Google APIs in a few days). Although I'm sure I can be ultimately wrong (although in that case, I would be curious why noone would be exploiting these APIs to make profit). Best regards, Filip Havlicek 2010/8/24 davemac <davemac...@gmail.com> > That doesn't sound quite right. I'm sure that the limit is either > based on the signature of the app (questionable) or based somehow on > the user who's using it. Either way I'm not sure how Google could > possibly figure either one out. If it's the latter as I suspect, then > I should be fine using the Directions API in my app, with some sort of > notice to the user that only 2500 requests per day are allowed. If > it's the former, then I'm most likely out of luck. > > Anyone else know? > > - dave > > On Aug 22, 11:31 am, Filip Havlicek <havlicek.fi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As far as I know, the 2500 requests per day is for all applications out > > there (be it desktop, mobile or whatever), so your application really > can't > > rely on this directions API since it can be brought offline in less then > an > > hour by all the applications using it. (And in my opinion that's why > noone > > is using it for anything but debugging.) > > > > 2010/8/22 davemac <davemac...@gmail.com> > > > > > I would love to be able to use the Directions API in my Android app, > > > but I'm confused by the information in the Directions API > > > documentation: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/directions/ > > > so the short form of my question is: can Android apps use the Google > > > Directions API? > > > > > It clearly states the intended audience includes mobile developers. > > > But it also states that you're limited to 2500 requests per day. Does > > > this mean my app, if deployed to thousands of devices, is in total > > > restricted to 2500 requests per day? How could the Google server tell > > > anyway? Based on IP address? In which case I may be okay. The docs > > > also say no API key is required so again it would seem the Google > > > servers have nothing to use to accumulate a counter of requests per > > > day. Still, I don't want to be in violation of any Google Terms of > > > Service. > > > > > So is it okay or not? Thanks in advance. > > > > > - dave > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
