Re: Google maps & caching
This isn't entirely a restriction set by Google, but by the originating data providers such as NavTeq or Teleatlas. They have licensed the data to Google to use through their API. This restricts third parties from them storing & reusing this data in their own way. Yahoo recently put down uses like this in other open-projects. In the end, just don't do it. Their are other alternatives (trying to run Gmaps mobile, OpenStreetMap, other data sources, appealing to GPS Map vendors). On 4/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, I've read through several threads on this list, and others, which discuss the use of Google Maps for mobiles. It has been mentioned several times that Google doesn't allow map tiles to be cached. I've read through the Google Maps API "Terms of Use" and I can't seem to find any mention of caching being prohibited. Could someone please point me to the relevant section please? I find it a little odd that Google doesn't allow caching of map tiles as they are quite large and I can imagine Google's server & bandwidth costs are huge if every tile is fetched directly without going through a caching http proxy. My train of thought is going along the lines of running squid or similar on the actual phone... Cheers, Tom ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Andrew Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED]42.4266N x 83.4931W http://highearthorbit.com Northville, Michigan, USA ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Google maps & caching
When I use filez to look at the stuff stored on my PalmOS Treo 650 there is a fairly obvious google maps cache file. So I'm pretty sure they do cache tiles for performance, the point is that we cannot decode or use that tile cache for any other purpose. Adrian On 4/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, I've read through several threads on this list, and others, which discuss the use of Google Maps for mobiles. It has been mentioned several times that Google doesn't allow map tiles to be cached. I've read through the Google Maps API "Terms of Use" and I can't seem to find any mention of caching being prohibited. Could someone please point me to the relevant section please? I find it a little odd that Google doesn't allow caching of map tiles as they are quite large and I can imagine Google's server & bandwidth costs are huge if every tile is fetched directly without going through a caching http proxy. My train of thought is going along the lines of running squid or similar on the actual phone... Cheers, Tom ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Google maps & caching
Hi All, I've read through several threads on this list, and others, which discuss the use of Google Maps for mobiles. It has been mentioned several times that Google doesn't allow map tiles to be cached. I've read through the Google Maps API "Terms of Use" and I can't seem to find any mention of caching being prohibited. Could someone please point me to the relevant section please? I find it a little odd that Google doesn't allow caching of map tiles as they are quite large and I can imagine Google's server & bandwidth costs are huge if every tile is fetched directly without going through a caching http proxy. My train of thought is going along the lines of running squid or similar on the actual phone... Cheers, Tom ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
