Can any legal experts help me out? I'm using Google's Street View player to look at panoramic images that I've taken, and would now like to update the OSM database to reflect what I see (stores, fire hydrants, etc.)
The Street View Player is not explicitly spelled out in the terms of service: http://www.google.com/intl/en-US_US/help/terms_maps.html Obviously, we can't use Google Street Views themselves (the images) nor the map data, so would there be any problem using the player to make a local database from non-Google panoramic images? In particular, under *1. Use of the Products*. Google grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access the Google Maps service, to download and use the Google Earth software and service, and to access the Content (as defined below) within the Products and according to the Terms. *2. Restrictions on Use*. ... (g) use the Products to create a database of places or other local listings information. "Products" seem to refer to the map contents, not the player to view images. But wanted to run it by someone with more expertise before I start making OSM edits based on pictures I've taken being viewed in Google's Street View Player. KRPano makes a panoramic image viewer, but needs WebGL to run as HTML5, otherwise it uses Flash, which I'd prefer to avoid. Any other suggestions on an alternative player, should it be necessary? Thanks, Tac
_______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
