[Qgis-user] Open Layers Plugin - Question about Google Maps/Earth Policy

[Michael.Dodd]

I think the issue here is that google did not take the aerial imagery themselves they just buy it in/license it from 3rd parties and google do not have agreements with these 3rd parties to let it be used for all purposes so they can't say other people can use it in this way.  Presumably Microsoft have different sorts of agreements with the people who take the aerial imagery.
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From: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] on behalf of Bernd Vogelgesang [bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de]
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:43 AM
To: QGIS Support; Rachel du Plessis
Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Open Layers Plugin - Question about Google Maps/Earth Policy

Am 22.09.2015, 10:27 Uhr, schrieb Rachel du Plessis <rachel at godadventure.org>:

Hello,

I am operating on OS X version 10.9.5 and am using QGIS 2.6.1 - Brighton. I am using the Open Layers Plugin version 1.3.6 (Google maps) to create shapefiles and edit existing shapefiles over the Google map plugin data. I happened notice that in the Google Maps/Earth Permissions page under "Geo Permissions" a FAQ was posed:

http://www.google.com/permissions/geoguidelines.html

"I'd like to trace a map using your imagery. Can I?" The response: "You may not use Google Maps or Google Earth as the basis for tracing your own maps or other geographic content." My question: Does QGIS have some sort of agreement with Google Maps/Earth which allow the mapping community to use the plugin they have provided? Can anyone assist?

Thanks,
Rachel
East London, South Africa

Hi,

I don't think that there is an agreement with Google.
But I think to remember that the Bing-maps are available for georeferencing, cause they are used in OpenStreetMap editors (But I don't know if this only allowed for OpenStreetMap data)

Apart from those "legal" issues, I recommend you to try the new QuickMapServices plugin.

Bernd


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