Last week i had an telefon call with google in ireland; my question to google was the need for a business licencense of google maps.
Here in the forum i found the information, that the use of google maps with the android api has no usage limits. So it sounds for me, that there is no need of a google Maps for business license.
Look here: http://www.google.com/intl/de/enterprise/earthmaps/maps-faq.html
Chapter: Do I need to use Google Maps API for Business?
If we make apps, which are not free, which parts are completly free and which parts from google are critical? I have found a limit with geocoding - the free version allows 2500 geocodings a day. If we sell apps, we cannot know, how much our customers will geocode.
By using the geocoder library, how can google know, who is using this interface; is the google api key in use for geocoding.
If the use of google maps is not free, is it possible to use the current maps api and custom tiles from other sources, or should we use OSM for smaller business projects?
Would it be an solution to use webview instead of the google maps api, because the usage limits are more user friendly?
Here in the forum i found the information, that the use of google maps with the android api has no usage limits. So it sounds for me, that there is no need of a google Maps for business license.
Look here: http://www.google.com/intl/de/enterprise/earthmaps/maps-faq.html
Chapter: Do I need to use Google Maps API for Business?
If we make apps, which are not free, which parts are completly free and which parts from google are critical? I have found a limit with geocoding - the free version allows 2500 geocodings a day. If we sell apps, we cannot know, how much our customers will geocode.
By using the geocoder library, how can google know, who is using this interface; is the google api key in use for geocoding.
If the use of google maps is not free, is it possible to use the current maps api and custom tiles from other sources, or should we use OSM for smaller business projects?
Would it be an solution to use webview instead of the google maps api, because the usage limits are more user friendly?
