On Feb 8, 2:23 pm, guy katz <[email protected]> wrote: > > does this mean that the data provider contract gives google permission > to use the data in the google maps but not in its google maps API?
Yes. Israeli maps and UK postcodes come to mind. > what is the logic behind this? You won't get a definitive answer to that question because it's commercially sensitive. However, it's reasonable to surmise that it is cost-related. A company [say the UK Royal Mail] will license Google to use postcode data on their own site, but not to make it available to all and sundry because the Mail will lose out on income. So they propose to charge Google squillions of dollars to make up for that and Google baulks at the cost. Result: it's not available in the API. > did google ever switch providers that > did not release their data to the maps API? Google Maps used to use NavTeq tiles for North America, and they now use Tele Atlas the same as the API. Andrew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" 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/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
