Has anyone used the paid version of Google Map API (for business) with OpenLayers? I am currently using the free version and wonder what the difference is, from both the end user and developer perspectives?
I've read the terms on Google site but couldn't find anything specific enough for working with OpenLayers. For example, does it support higher zoom level with clearer satellite imagery?
Thanks!
Best Answer
The licence says that you cant use free licence if you use google maps for sites that are not accessible to general public. As for technical differences, there arent any in terms of data quality. It costs about 10000usd or 8000eur per year.
I had an idea of using google maps to create a simple gis by using fusion tables services to render other data, but there are limits as well (only 4 fusion tables layer at a time), so i think best way to do it is to use one of the open source librairies, openlayers or leaflet, which also support google maps layer (via free api again) but add additional functionality you typically need to build a webgis.