See: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_tiles
- pamela On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Andrew Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > > On May 25, 2:07 pm, scotth <[email protected]> wrote: >> Google is quite happy to allow users like myself to create third- >> party, own tile, versions of its product. > > This is true, although I would guess that they would add "using the > official API" to the end of that sentence. > >> With historical mapping projects such as mine, I am forced (was >> forced) to use the Google tiles from mt.google.com. The historical >> mapping product I am creating is out of step with Google about every >> fourth tile in any direction as it was not created to scale, lat or >> long 100 years ago. I have to realign every time >> >> I have been doing this project for over a year and I have looked at >> every possible timesaving device. I have concluded that there is no >> other way. > > I doubt there is a timesaving device, either. It sounds as though you > should be recalculating your custom map in nine-tile squares, or even > reprojecting it completely, which are going to be labour intensive, I > agree. However, if Google really is happy for you to scrape their > tiles, why not ask how to go about doing it? Pamela might comment here > or give a hint about what to do. > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
