Plusminus, As a non-Googleite I can see how you could be in breach of their ToS;
Section 2.2 of the Maps API says has a list of things you can't do, and as the last bullet point it has; - remove, distort or alter any element of a Google Brand Feature (this includes squeezing, stretching, inverting, discoloring, etc.). Also, section 1.4 doesn't limit prohbited use to just real time stuff. part (a) says; "(a) real time route guidance (including without limitation, turn-by-turn route guidance and other routing that is enabled through the use of a sensor)" So it's basically prohibiting "turn-by-turn route guidance" as well as "other routing that is enabled through the use of a sensor", not just prohibiting "turn-by-turn route guidance that is enabled through the use of a sensor". Basically I think you're stuffed as far as using the Google Maps API goes. I guess the only options are another data free data source, paying a license to a map data provider, or paying to construct your own maps so you can give them to everyone else freely :). Al plusminus wrote: > @Justin > I'm sorry but this ToS-Sequence is totally absurd ! Where is the .... > difference in manually putting it to the side ? > Anything I can do except destroying my Layout o_O ? > > I'm not violating the ToS with Turn-By-Turn instructions, because they > disallow only real-time, sensor-based route-guidance. Which I'm not > doing. (Better to say "no more doing". I had it done already :( ) > > @Kyle Gordon > Exactly thats the reason why I'm working hard on AndNav2 which builds > on top of OSM-Data :) > Expect it do be public(?)-beta in around 2-4 weeks. > > On 25 Okt., 10:53, Kyle Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Justin (Google Employee) wrote: >> >>> Secondly, you appear to be in violation if the Maps API TOS in another >>> way. You appear to be providing turn-by-turn directions using Google >>> Maps, this is explicitly against the TOS as far as I know >>> >> Which is why it's suboptimal to rely on commercial organizations giving >> data away for 'free'. I'll be the first to suggestwww.openstreetmap.org >> for data then. It's all licensed under an open license, provides WMS >> Servers, open routing navigation systems, and the data is all yours to >> do what you want with. Whether it's walking maps, cycle maps, driving >> maps, etc... Enjoy :-) >> >> Kyle >> >> -- >> Kyle Gordon - 2M1DIQ >> Web:http://lodge.glasgownet.com >> Jabber/Email/SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > -- Al Sutton W: www.alsutton.com B: alsutton.wordpress.com T: twitter.com/alsutton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
