[R-sig-Geo] Antw: project google map to Sinusoidal

[Ross Ahmed]

So I intend to take measurements, not make maps, using Google maps. Is this still against their policy?

If this is still a problem, are there alternatives to google maps that can be used in R or a GIS?

Thanks
Ross

On 1 Mar 2013, at 18:07, Barry Rowlingson <b.rowlingson at lancaster.ac.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Ross Ahmed <rossahmed at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
>> My plan is to draw a polygon around the boundary of each field, and
>> calculate area of each field.
> 
> You haven't read the google maps terms and conditions, have you?
> 
> 8. I’d like to trace a map using your imagery. Can I?
> 
> You may not use Google Maps or Google Earth as the basis for tracing
> your own maps or other geographic content.
> 
> http://www.google.co.uk/permissions/geoguidelines.html
> 
> Barry