Using an API/open format is NOT Partnering

location based services

The Kansas City infoZine reports that "the Conservation Depratment and Google have teamed up" to provide maps of conservation land. Google, of course, has nothing to do with it besides making available Google Earth and its free client. The Conservation Department created the KMZ of the data from the area. Lot's of organizations, public and private are talking about their "partnerships" and how they are "teaming" with Google for mapping. It's good marketing getting Google's "stamp of approval." Unfortunately, there is no such stamp with a free API!


Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Google at 06:56 Comment (1) Trackbacks (0)


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So Adena, what is your take on using an open/API format to get Google imagery/maps into an application? Is it prohibited as part of Google's license agreement?
#1 AJL on 2006-07-19 18:24 (Reply)