I'm building an application which utilizes google cloud platform's OCR service. I'm still in progress with it and just wanted to know if this service also detects the bar codes and decode them?
Thanks.
No--requiring users to have a network connection just to read a barcode would be excessive, and too slow. Check out the Google Mobile Vision API instead, which runs on the device.
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I have a PhoneGap application that has a Google Map view that drops pins for locations geo-encoded by Google Maps. I’m using the free client-side API since from my understanding each user that installs the app has his/her own usage limits (25k per day), that they will likely never exceed. The app is free, but I was paid to build the app.
If this goes to the app store am I breaking the law? I feel like a PhoneGap mobile application is a gray area since there is no server and no single IP that can abuse the service.
I'm not sure who you did pay.
Anyway, the Google Maps API TOS describes this at 9.1.2 Exceptions > Mobile Applications.
https://developers.google.com/maps/terms#section_9_1_2
(b) Mobile Applications.
(i) The rule in Section 9.1.1(a) (Free Access) does not apply if your Maps API Implementation is used in a mobile application that is sold for a fee through an online store and is downloadable to a mobile device that can access the online store.
And Google Maps API for work does not work on PhoneGap, because there is no domain.
I recently saw some information on GME Portable. It sounds like this tool allows not just GME API access, but also regular Maps and Earth API access offline?
I've recently developed the first stage of a demo for an academic software project with the Google Maps API. It seems to be working perfectly, but I've recently been informed that it needs to be useable in an always-offline mode. Thus, my goal is now to convert this app into something that can be always-offline, but still has the elegance of google maps.
Is it possible, with GME Portable (which I cannot find a download for...) or the regular Google Maps API to develop an application that does not need to http-request Google for the API every time it loads up?
Recently Google released a new version of their Google Maps which lets you save an offline version of a particular chunk of the map. At the same time I've been playing around with making an Android app which uses the Google Maps API, and I was just wondering... is it possible in some way to get that offline map and get my application to use it? So that my application doesn't need an internet connection either?
I'm aware that OpenStreetMap is an alternative but I don't think it'll work with the project I have in mind.
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that may be a violation of Google's Terms of Service.
Have a look at this: How to cache Google map tiles for offline usage?
I want to build desktop application for Windows OS and use Google Drive to save some data in the cloud. After reading Google Drive SDK I found that only Web-applications, were installed from Chrome Web Store are allowed to use API and have access to data on Google Drive.
So my question: do I have any way to build native client (C++, Windows) for Google Drive? I know about hacks with using Google Docs API - but they can stop working any time, and I want something stable. Why Google team do not allow me create desktop application for their service? I have support of many other cloud storages and they do not have such restrictions.
Thanks.
For now you will have to use the (older) Google Document List API which provides full read-write and list access to Google Drive. (Google Drive and the former Google Docs use the same data)
So until we extend the capabilities of the current Drive API to cover the Google Document List use case you should use that instead.
EDIT: We just launched the v2 of the Google Drive SDK so you should now use that instead.
I have been working on a similar problem. I have realized that there is no straight forward way for doing this. Google Drive SDK is not easy to work with and how someone can simplify the process of connecting desktop application to Google drive shortly. I know this is not much help, but I am looking for a soltuion as well.
Here is some links that I have come across, haven't solved my problem either, but if you come to a solution please let us know PLEASE:
How to make GUI Client to upload file in java
Using Java APIs for downloading file from the Google Drive
http://www.coderanch.com/t/643120/Servlets/java/upload-file-drop-box-file
I am looking for a google-analytics-style map creating app or api based on visitor IP addresses, any suggestions?
thanks,
nicoperez
Did you take a look at the Google Visualization API? Specifically, the intensity map and the geomap.
I know there are a few of these services available. Try a google search for 'ip visitor geolocation' and similar combinations.
One that looks interesting is hostip.info as they have a community-maintained IP geolocation database that you can download in full if you wish to roll your own map.
They also provide a service where you can upload your logs to generate a little map image if you don't want to do the work yourself.
We recently added a feature for this to our EmbeddedAnalytics service. It is all based on your Google Analytics data and utilizes Google's Exp API for the data.