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Google Maps requires API key #567

Closed wilt00 closed 4 years ago

wilt00 commented 5 years ago

Bug Report

Context

I'm interested in using appJar as part of a workshop for presenting geographical data, and so was very excited about the Google Maps widget. This appears not to be working due to the external APIs it relies on (see also #566 ).

Expected Behaviour

Google Maps widget appears.

Actual Behaviour

Google Maps widget appears, but without any map.

Any error messages produced by appJar

2019-01-30 16:41:06,680 appJar:ERROR [14542/getMapData]: Unable to contact GoogleMaps

Repeated every second or so.

What steps are needed to reproduce the bug

The default URL returned by GoogleMap._buildQueryURL() (using the default Marlborough location) is http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Marlborough%2C+UK&zoom=16&size=500x500&format=gif&maptype=Roadmap&sensor=false. Visiting this address returns the following text:

The Google Maps Platform server rejected your request. You must use an API key to authenticate each request to Google Maps Platform APIs. For additional information, please refer to http://g.co/dev/maps-no-account

That link points to https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/user-guide/account-changes/, which states that all Google geolocation API calls must now include an API key attached to a billing account.

Version Information

appJar: 0.93.0 Python: 3.7.2 TCL: 8.6, TK: 8.6 Platform: Windows pid: 9080 locale: en_US

jarvisteach commented 5 years ago

Ouch, looks like Google have changed how maps works - everyone now needs an API key connected to a credit card!

You get the first $200 worth of requests free, but after that they start charging you.

I will make a change, so an API key can be set, and update the docs, showing how to get an API key.

I'll also investigate if there is a free, open source alternative - maybe OSM?

jarvisteach commented 4 years ago

Resolved in next_release

MoesLab commented 4 years ago

Is there any update for 2020 ? Is version 1 out yet?