Can GMaps using for offline case?

[Gising_me]

Hello, everybody!

Our company will develop a system for a big construction company with GoogleMaps V3.

This construction company will buy GoogleMpas Premier license.

As a big construction company, the system must have good disaster recovery handle when down by some reasons.

So this time it use GoogleMaps, it must have handle for GoogleMaps down case.

Then, we want to know that can GMaps using for offline case and how could we use it?

Thanks a lot.

[geoco...@gmail.com]

Did you try searching?
The Google Map Javascript API is not available for offline use.
I have see recommendations to look at Google Earth for this use case.

-- Larry



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> Thanks a lot.

[Gising_me]

Thanks for replying, Larry!

I searched, but almost for mobile solution.

Could you give me the Google Earth solution link you have seen for this use case?

Thanks a lot.

[geoco...@gmail.com]

http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/search?group=google-maps-js-api-v3&q=offline+google+earth&qt_g=Search+this+group

[Gising_me]

Thanks for your reply!

I read the contents that you provided.

It deed referred something about GoogleEarth, 

so I just look forward to GoogleEarth but not sure could find something what I need.

Any way, thank you again :)

[Barry Hunter]

You would need a Google Earth Enterprice (Fusion) server

http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/earth_enterprise.html

A self hosted fusion server can be viewed by Google Maps API client.
(apparently provided)

I don't know if a Google Maps Premier licence would also be required,
suspect not.

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[Gising_me]

Thanks for your reply, barryhunter!

But I just found that there is something restriction in the 'Google Maps/Google Earth APIs Terms of Service'  - 10.3.

So is this way illegal?

[Andrew Leach]

It would be on a Free licence. The Enterprise terms allow some leeway
to negotiate what you want -- for an appropriate fee.

Since http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/earth_enterprise.html
does say "Your sensitive data remains secure. Create custom Google
Maps and Google Earth 3D Globes and limit use to only those within
your own department. Leverage the same security you already have in
your current organization," it would appear that 10.3 and 9.1 are
terms which can be varied.

[Gising_me]

Thanks for all of you replies, guys!

But, what we want is GoogleMaps offline function but not GoogleEarth.

So it seems that there is no legal & valid solution currently.

[Barry Hunter]

A self hosted Google Earth Enterprise server can be viewed by a Google maps client. 

See:

http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/earth_technical.html

Methods to Access Served Content: Google Maps API

Now with Portable server, can get access to Googles Imagry database 'offline'

http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/portable.html

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[Gising_me]

Thanks for your reply!

It seems to be well, but it looks like there would be another piece of cost.

We will refer this to our customer.

[Barry Hunter]

Just to clarify one point. Seems I was mistaken about portable - can't use it to download Google's imagry :(

Its only for making a portables solution from your own data :(

Does the Google Earth Portable solution allow you to use Google's imagery?

No, the Google Earth Enterprise portable solution is intended to be used in situations where your employees need to access your internal imagery and mapping data. Google does not provide customers with Google licensed data for portable use. Google has many partners that provide custom Google Earth Enterprise portable solutions with high resolution imagery.

http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/earth_enterprise_faq.html

Sorry

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[Gising_me]

We noticed this issue, too.

Anyway, thanks for your patient replies.