地理编码服务的启动？ [英] Geocoding service for a startup?

问题描述

我正在研究使用地理编码数据（lat / lng）形成美国地址的服务。谷歌地图API v3一直很棒，直到我读了服务条款和可接受的使用情况，才稍微靠近一些。问题在于，这些条款似乎禁止将地图API用于任何商业用途，例如基于订阅的服务，而这些商业用途并非公众可自由访问。 Google Maps API Premier提供的另一种选择是，但每年最低限额为10,000美元，但目前尚无法实现。

雅虎通过提供的服务也同样如此。而MS - 初始费用对于企业来说很小，但是对于一个非常早期的初创阶段（甚至还没有完成的原型而已！），它只是不可行。

地理编码过程需要实时性和体积会非常小 - 用户将在设置时输入地址，并且只在需要时更新。

任何帮助都非常感谢！

解决方案

我为几个项目使用了geocoder.us。他们确实需要注册一个商业许可证，但它的优势在于每20,000个查询花费50美元。尽管我没有使用他们的商业服务来了解他们的可靠程度，但在创业期间，尤其是因为从您所说的内容来看，每个用户只能进行一次查询，这似乎是一个安全的选择。

I'm working on an idea for a service that uses geocoded data (lat/lng) form a US address. Google maps API v3 has been awesome, until I read the terms of service and acceptable uses a little closer. The problem is that the terms seem to prohibit use of the maps API for any commercial use where the site is not freely accessibly to the public, such as a subscription based service. The alternative offered is Google Maps API Premier, but at $10,000 per year minimum, it's just not possible at this time.

Same goes for services offered by Yahoo! and MS - initial fees are small for enterprises, but for a very early stage startup (not even a finished prototype yet!) it's just not doable.

Geocoding process needs to be real-time and volume would be very small - user would enter address at setup time and only update it if needed.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

解决方案

I've used geocoder.us for a few projects. They do require sign up for a commercial license, on the upside it only costs $50 per 20,000 lookups. I haven't used their commercial services though to know how reliable they are, but during startup and especially because there will primarily only be one lookup per user from what you say, this seems like a safe bet.

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