google maps for "development purposes only"

[snowman1]

Hert, would you explain a bit more please what is meant by "Google will then restrict the Maps usage" as I am not clear on this? Will a map be displayed? Will have a watermark obscuring it? Will limited numbers of maps be shown?

Also it is rather intruiging what Bob has said about photomechanic and acdsee - does anyone know what the difference is, that they are apparently operating ok? I'm not implying that PSU is able to do the same but I am curious about the diference.

[Hert]

Google will obscure the maps with watermarks "developer purpose" (see the opening post of this topic for a screenshot). Furthermore, without a Google API key you can't do forward and reversed lookup, nor can you retrieve elevation.

[snowman1]

Cool, thanks for that.

[snowman1]

I've posted this over on this thread [/url]https://mantis.idimager.com/view.php?id=3309[/url] but will repeat here (at the risk of splitting the replies) >>>

I note that RouteConverter, which was a good product, has been curtailed because of Google's changes, which have forced the developer to withdraw his main edition. https://forum.routeconverter.com/thread ... l#pid17666. As with PSU, this is a pain for me as RC was my weapon of choice for GPX viewing and editing. It's hugely annoying and the software world really needs an opensource solution to this issue right now

Unconnected, Google have also changed their email protocols in a move that is causing great issues for my ISP, as Google is effectively delaying any emails sent to gmail addressses from my - and other - ISPs, sometimes by many days.

As I have said previously I have no trust whatsoever in Google, their covert data-slurping is second only to the despicable Facebook empire's, and I am certainly not about to give them my credit card so they can sell even more data about me.

Unfortunately unless Mantis https://mantis.idimager.com/view.php?id=3309 is implemented - or a subset of it to give choice of reverse lookup data source, which might be easier given this was at one point not Google - then I won't be able to do reverse lookups which is unfortunate, so I really hope Hert is able to do a full or partial implementation.

[jtk]

On a Mac GraphicConverter does reverse geocode with Geonames or Openstreetmap and the map is shown with Apple Maps.

[Mke]

I recently obtained a Google Maps API key (using a virtual credit card that I've created for the purpose with a very low expenditure limit) and am free of the "development purposes only" map when using geocoding via the action button.

However when setting the optional Geolocation when creating a catalogue label, I'm still getting "development purposes only" on the map that pops up. Looks like could be a bug. Can anyone confirm this?

[G8DHE]

Have you enabled all the required API's, there are several, I don't have the list here at present but I suspect you need the Gecode etc.

[Mke]

Have you enabled all the required API's, there are several, I don't have the list here at present but I suspect you need the Gecode etc.

Hi Geoff, I did enable several, but just logged on to Google to check and they've suspended my account for 'potentially suspicious activity' so I guess that may be the reason. Since they won't reopen it until I submit a copy of my passport or driving license, and since I've no intention of providing them with either, I'll live with the problem.

[Ruhell]

Hi, just to make it clear for slow me - so unless I give Google my creditcardnumber there is no way to place or see my pictures on a map via Idimager anymore?

[snowman1]

You will see maps but with watermarks, and other functionality is restricted - see Hert's response above.

[lerone]

hello,

as I am also belonging to the crowd of people who do not want core personal data (identity, financial etc.) in the hands of data-mining industries (to the extent this can be averted), I built myself a workaround. and I find PSU is lending itself quite favorably to that, via its options for registering specfic external apps in its UI.

thus – being on OSX – I have put MetaImage in the loop of external apps. and I end up with quite low fraction in the interactions, as it´s one click on the PSU-external-apps-panel. MetaImage picks up any selection of images. even the interface (in dark mode) experience is quite similar, i.e. doesn´t break the experience/flow too much. and it´s fast, so almost feels like not leaving the app.

I guess there are other alike small GPS-tagging-apps that can be looped in that way (also, thinking of OpenSource apps here as much as of Windows).
this way I think this little deprecation of PSU (inserted via Google) can be mended easily.
... and at least for OSX and with MetaImage one has a very good additional option for metadata handling, with some extra features... and as safety valve.

[jtk]

The script does not work for me.

[Hert]

What script are you referring to?

[jtk]

To set the Google display on without API
"WriteToRegistry('', 'AllowEmptyGoogleAPIKey', 1);"

[Hert]

I found that you can still use right click -> Display on Map, even when no Google API is configured. That will be fixed in the next build. For now you can still use that.