Beginning Google Maps Applications

ZDNet is reporting that Google has updated the terms of use for their API to explicitly mention the geocoding API. ZDNet is wrong in stating that this is a new restriction since it’s been in place since the very first day the geocoding API was released.

The “new” restriction centers around the 50,000 lookups per day limit I discussed on June 21st, 2006 before our book was published 5 months ago.

I write this not to slap ZDNet for reporting dated news, but to instead make sure our more recent readers who have joined since June are aware of this restriction.

Happy Holidays from the three of us to all of you and yours.