charges for using v3 map on website

[rmcguire]

Are there any charges to using a google map within a company website?

[BruceB]

From code.google.com/apis/maps:

Businesses that charge fees for access, track assets or build internal applications must use Google Maps API Premier, which provides enhanced features, technical support and a service-level agreement.

If it's only accessible inside the company firewall, you have to license Maps Premier. 

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Oct 13, 9:42 am, BruceB <bru...@google.com> wrote:
> From code.google.com/apis/maps:
>

> Businesses that charge fees for access, track assets or *build internal
> applications* must use Google Maps API Premier<http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/premier/>,

> which provides enhanced features, technical support and a service-level
> agreement.
>
> If it's only accessible inside the company firewall, you have to license
> Maps Premier.

Also see:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#usagelimits

If you expect more than 25000 normal map views or 2500 Styled map
views:

+ From October 1st 2011 commercial web sites and applications using
the
+ Maps API may at no cost generate:
+ - up to 2,500 map transactions per day that have been modified
using the
+ Styled Maps feature
+ - up to 25,000 map transactions per day in total
+ If your application qualifies for and exceeds these transaction
limits after
+ October 1st 2011 you will need to respond in one of the following
ways in
+ order to continue using the Maps API in your application:
+ - Modify your Maps API application such that the number of map
+ transactions generated per day is reduced to below the usage
limit;
+ - Enroll for automated billing of excess map transactions (pay as
you go);
+ or
+ Purchase a Maps API Premier license

-- Larry

[Pil]

It's a shame.

Initially they say: Hey, embed our maps, it's all free and easy to
use!

And after a few years when thousands and thousands of these maps have
been ambedded, they say: Hey, what about charges, we want to see money
if the maps are really used.



On Oct 13, 7:29 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[davie strachan]

Hi
I think that if your map page is generating over 25,000 hits it must
be a commercial site and and Google is entitled to something.
If you limit your map to a "Map" page i wouldn't think you would hit
25,000
I have seen sites with multiple maps on one page (I think it was
mainly property or hotels) which are clearly commercial.
I think non commercial sites such as the japanese earthquake maps
which may initially have a high hit rate but fall away relatively
quickly would not be charged
Davie