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matanox
matanox

Reputation: 13686

Rails geocoding not for a map, not with Google

I'm using the geocoder gem, which by default uses Google for geocoding. However the Google terms of service do not probably allow usage that does not immediately show on a Google Map. Likewise Bing I think. Is anyone using a geocoding service that is both accurate for U.S. street addresses, and has terms of service that allow use outside of a map?

Thanks!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 96

Answers (1)

rbrundritt
rbrundritt

Reputation: 17954

You can use the Bing Maps geocoder without a map if you wish. The only restriction is that you can't show those coordinates on a competitors map such as Google Maps. If this is for a mobile app, Win 8 app, or a public facing website there are free terms of use which you can look into. Mobile and Win 8 allow 50,000 transactions a day (i.e. 1 transaction == 1 geocode requests), public facing websites are allowed 125,000 transactions a year. If this is for an internal application or non-public facing app then you would need to license Bing Maps. You can find more information on licensing here: http://www.microsoft.com/maps/Licensing/licensing.aspx

Upvotes: 1

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