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grst / geos

Google Earth Overlay Server - display map overlays in Google Earth
https://grst.github.io/geos
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Missing Google logo #32

Closed jidanni closed 3 years ago

jidanni commented 3 years ago

On http://geos-web.herokuapp.com/ for legal reasons, shouldn't there be a Google logo in the corner of the map?

grst commented 3 years ago

Hi @jidanni,

thanks for pointing that out! Do you have any reference to documentation from google that states this requirement?

Best regards, Gregor

jidanni commented 3 years ago

https://about.google/brand-resource-center/products-and-services/geo-guidelines/#required-attribution

jidanni commented 3 years ago

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/gaming/attribution etc.

jidanni commented 3 years ago

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/policies etc.

grst commented 3 years ago

Thanks, I'll address that soon!

jidanni commented 3 years ago

All I know is https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-simple has a handy Google link in the left lower corner that takes one to Google Maps for that location. And also in the right lower corner. a maps data copyright... And it is all automatically put there.

grst commented 3 years ago

I found out that strictly speaking, even with the attribution notice, it is not allowed to access google maps by tile URL (instead of using the official API).

I, therefore, deemed it safest to remove the google maps entirely from the public web app. Anyone is free to run geos locally at own risk with any map they like.

Thanks again for bringing my attention to this!