Do I need a Licence to use Google Maps?

Do I need a Licence to use Google Maps?

With Google Maps Platform you no longer need a license. This means that you must have a valid API key for all your Google Maps projects no matter how big or small.

Can I use Google Maps images commercially?

Using Google maps as a handy reference or for personal use is fine. But to use these images or maps for commercial purposes (such as presentations, reports, and proposals), you must obtain the proper images from a licensed Google Earth Pro user.

Can I use Google Maps Copyright?

All uses of Google Maps, Google Earth, and Street View content must provide attribution to Google and, if applicable, to our data providers. We do not approve of any use of content without proper attribution, in any circumstances, and we require attribution while the content is shown.

How much does it cost to use Google Maps API?

How much does it cost to use the Google Maps Platform? See the Pricing Sheet for an overview of cost per API. If your application generates requests or map load volumes below the complimentary $200 per month usage, your usage is free. Usage that exceeds the $200 monthly credit will be charged to your billing account.

Are old maps copyrighted?

ALL items with an ORIGINAL publishing or copyright date prior to 1923 are public domain. Anyone, including the United States Digital Map Library, may use them and distribute them freely. Reproduction of larger portions of copyrighted work will require the permission of the copyright owner.

Can I use Google Maps in youtube video?

So, according to Google, you can use images and animation from Google Maps and Google Earth in your videos without asking for permission – as long as you include attribution. You can legally use Google Earth and Google Maps images and animations as long as you include the attribution text Google places on the images.

Can I use Google Maps in a video?

What should the tilesize be on Google Maps?

The tileSize property indicates the number of pixels that the returned tile images will prefer to display as; this defaults to 256 — the dimension of a Google Maps tile on a non-Retina device. If you are displaying normal DPI tiles on a high DPI device you can scale the images up by setting tileSize to 512.

Where do I download the Google maps tiles?

When I view google maps in internet explorer, it downloads the tiles to “C:\\Users\sername\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Temporary Internet Files” and put them together. So it copies imagery to folder and mass downloads them. See http://www.google.com/help/terms_maps.html Restrictions on Use.

How are tile coordinates determined in JavaScript API?

The API then determines logically all map tiles which lie within the given pixel bounds. Each of these map tiles are referenced using tile coordinates which greatly simplify the displaying of map imagery.

When to use Google maps tiles and KML generation?

When using the default Processing Templates(Processing Options Default Templates), the Google Maps Tiles and KML generation is not performed. Important:  When images are grouped in more than one group, the Google Maps Tiles and KML will only be generated if one of the groups is named RGB (in capital letters).

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