Google Maps API

[Mark Fraser]

Saw this story on The Register earlier http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/27/google_maps_api_no_longer_free/ and wondered whether it would mean the end of being able to use Google Maps for geolocation.

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[Gilles Caulier-4]

It's a bad news...

Gilles Caulier

2011/10/27 Mark Fraser <[hidden email]>:

> Saw this story on The Register earlier
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/27/google_maps_api_no_longer_free/ and
> wondered whether it would mean the end of being able to use Google Maps for
> geolocation.
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[Rinus]

I would plea for begging on your knees for a free licence, else
openstreetmaps is not so bad too. And besides Digikam has so much to
offer even without google maps.

Best regards,
Rinus

Op 28-10-11 06:21, Gilles Caulier schreef:

> It's a bad news...
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2011/10/27 Mark Fraser<[hidden email]>:
>> Saw this story on The Register earlier
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/27/google_maps_api_no_longer_free/ and
>> wondered whether it would mean the end of being able to use Google Maps for
>> geolocation.
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[Den]

I'm not sure if I understood the article and Google's announcement -
but in case I did, they are talking about map loads *per day* (the
article only mentions it once, but in other places on the net it's
described more clearly). That's what was posted on Twitter:

/>>> Google Maps API is still free! Just has a limit of 25k maps/day.
That means pricing only affects the top 0.35% sites! <<</


25.000 map loads for free, and after that paying 4$ for 1.000 map
loads shouldn't really affect Digikam. Especially since they define
one map load as follows:

/>>> A "map load" counts as a user opening a page with the app on it.
The degree to which a user interacts with a map once it has been
loaded has no impact on the usage limits.<<</

I don't know how many active users Digikam currently has, but I guess
it should be rather difficult to exceed 25k map loads per day.
Geolocating pictures might be a nice feature, but surely not the part
of Digikam that we use so excessive ;-)

Greetings,
Den


Am 28.10.2011 08:49, schrieb sleepless:

> I would plea for begging on your knees for a free licence, else
> openstreetmaps is not so bad too. And besides Digikam has so much to
> offer even without google maps.
>
> Best regards,
> Rinus
>
> Op 28-10-11 06:21, Gilles Caulier schreef:
>> It's a bad news...
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>> 2011/10/27 Mark Fraser<[hidden email]>:
>>> Saw this story on The Register earlier
>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/27/google_maps_api_no_longer_free/ 
>>> and
>>> wondered whether it would mean the end of being able to use Google
>>> Maps for
>>> geolocation.
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[Lutz Epperlein]

Am 28.10.2011 12:17, schrieb Den:
>That's what was posted on Twitter:
> />>> Google Maps API is still free! Just has a limit of 25k maps/day.
> That means pricing only affects the top 0.35% sites! <<</

Hmm, it would be interesting, what is the base of this approximation?

> Especially since they define one map
> load as follows:

Here is the "official" defintion:

> single map load occurs when:
> the Maps JavaScript API (V2 or V3) is loaded by a web page or application;
> a SWF that loads the Maps API for Flash is loaded by a web page or application; or
> a single request is made for a map image from the Static Maps API.
> a single request is made for a panorama image from the Street View Image API.

Found on <http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_mapload>
And you can find there the interesting declaration if you consistently
exceed the limits, you will be contacted by a sales manager to discuss
licensing options. I'm rather not interested in such discussions,
especially if I use digikam only.

Regards
Lutz
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