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Interact with Google Maps mapping service.

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I am not a lawyer but....

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Contributed by: CraigStanton Wednesday, October 14 2009 @ 11:29 AM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Have Not Tried

Recommend Product: NO

but last time I read the Google terms and conditions you were expressly forbidden from pulling down Google Maps into an application that isn't a web browser. Add to that the fact that he's called it "GoogleMaps" and I'd be surprised if this product stays public for long. Besides http://maps.google.com is no further away from my keyboard.

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I am not a lawyer but.... - neodragon39

All the more reason to download the application before Google forces Versiontracker to pull it then ;)

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Wednesday, October 14 2009 @ 11:33 AM PDT

I am not a lawyer but.... - h_o_m_e_r_666

I'm the developer of GoogleMaps and I am not a lawyer but...
I have read the Google Maps terms of service and the Google Maps API license and what you say is not true. Many iPhone apps or Dashboard Widgets uses the Goole Maps API to display maps inside a webview, and my program does the same thing.
Tell me where you read what you say.

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Wednesday, October 14 2009 @ 12:48 PM PDT

I am not a lawyer but.... - CraigStanton

According to one of the other reviews the terms say that you can now do this. It's been a while since I read them, I was looking at using GM in a desktop app, and it looks like they've relaxed a bit since then.

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Wednesday, October 14 2009 @ 10:11 PM PDT

I am not a lawyer but.... - GoodSite

Its a great application. Wondering if you are able to do the "street view" right from the application's window. I think that would be great.

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Wednesday, October 14 2009 @ 01:13 PM PDT

I am not a lawyer but.... - GoodSite

It seems like this IS legal. Got this from: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_nonweb

Quote:

Can I use Google Maps in my non-Web application?
Yes, the Google Maps APIs can now be used in Desktop applications, provided that they adhere to the other restrictions of the Terms of Service. Note that in order for a desktop application to be deemed "publicly accessible", there must be a publicly accessible webpage from which it can be downloaded. See Section 7.1c of the Terms of Service for more information.

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Wednesday, October 14 2009 @ 01:21 PM PDT