New to iPhone development. Working on first app. I'm accessing google maps via UIWebView to forward geocode an address using "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=my address". It works, although it has this quirk of requiring you to hit "Back" button and then the "Detail" button (provided by the navigation bar) to get back to the screen from whence you started. If anyone knows why it does this, I'd love to hear. My real question, however, is this a legal use of google maps? Since I intend this app for commercial use, am I violating Google's rules + regs? If it is illegal, what's my alternative? Thanks.
A:
Hi,
You might be better off using the Bing API, it's designed to be used client and server side. So you should be able to make a web service request without using UIWebView.
Rich
kim3er
2010-04-25 20:51:50
Would someone mind telling me what is so awful about that suggestion? It's a solid API, we use it in preference to Google Maps.
kim3er
2010-04-25 20:58:48
A:
I'm not an iPhone developer and the last thing i know is objective-c, but have you considered using the Google Maps API?
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#mapsformobile It says
The Google Maps JavaScript API v3 has been developed to cater to mobile devices, and is suitable for browser applications targetted at both the desktop and devices that include a web browser with a full JavaScript implementation, such as the Apple iPhone.
For browser based applications targetted at devices not suitable for using the JavaScript API, the Static Maps API delivers map images in GIF, JPG, and PNG formats, including markers and polylines. Note that it is not permitted to use the Static Maps API outside of browser based applications.
I'd surely try it, at least the Static Maps API cos it's extremely easy to use, and the overall agreement allows commercial use.
methode
2010-04-26 11:03:40