Is there any usage limit (request/day) for Map URLs like https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=parameters
and https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1¶meters
Can we use these Map URL in intranet based enterprise application for locating an address?
Is there any requirement to buy a premium plan and generate an API Key in such cases ?
Is there any IP tracking enabled for Map URLs to detect the incoming request from an application ?
Google maps api is limited to 2500 requests per day and 50 requests per second. Beyond this, you should pay. here is the link that you can have more informations :
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/usage-limits?hl=FR
You can use these apis in your intranet application. If a device is connected to internet, you can locate an address directly. If you want to use these apis without any connection, you should download the plan of the area that you want to use :
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS&hl=en
If you don't exceed request limits, no need to buy anything, if you want to buy, there is some basic informations to provide like first name, last name, email address etc...
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I work on a project where I'll have to configure remotely some products.
These products have a sim card and can connect on internet through gsm so I won't be able to connect to them directly.
Customers will connect on my website to make configuration requests on their products by filling forms, when they are done, I save in DB all products new config and I will send a sms to each products, the sms make the products know that they have to connect with http to an url specified in the sms, when they connect to the url I identify the product with their serial number and send their new configurations.
Now I don't really know how to secure all the data sended in the sms or the manage the authentification from the product to my server.
I thought to make an authentification based on a MD5/SHA HASH formula, but the problem is that the secret used to hash will be stored in the product and if the secret and the formula gets to be known, it will become critical.
Maybe using dynamic hash with date of the day with product infos would be better. HTTPS could resolve everything maybe but I just can't only use the serial number of the product as authorisation.
I thought also to add a private key infra but I think its too complex.
I would encrypt data with product public key for example and the product would encrypt data with my server public key, but I don't know if its too hard to implement this architecture.
I use django framework, ngnix.
I think your confusing what a 'hash' is, with encrypting/decrypting data. A hash is typically one way, with no means to (easily) 'unhash' the information that has been transferred.
The weakest link in your design is the very limited SMS (text messaging) system for transferring the data. It lacks the ability to use a large/full character set (such as binary) - which means encrypted messages would have to be quite long to be secure. But it also limits the length of messages, so these long encrypted messages could not be sent.
As mentioned in the comments, this question is too general to provide a specific answer to. But if these were 'smart' devices, a dedicated configuration 'app' - using SSL - would likely be your best solution.
I want to develop a system for finding possible routes for delivery drivers for a food delivery service and wanted to know what API options are out there. I am trying to find an API I can call from the backend that can do geocoding and find routes and times between points so I can calculate possible delivery address grouping for drivers. Most APIs I have seen have usage limits or say they need to be used with maps while I want to be able to make calls from a backend server without a map. I have seen googles and mapquests APIs but are there others maybe I am not aware that allow for a large number of calls?
I am trying to prototype a system that will display a list of choices to a user, and allow them to place an order for the one they select (an over simplification of the prototype, but sufficient to get to the point). I have the users credit card number, billing and shipping addresses, and other contact information, but I can't find any web services that will let me actually purchase something with this information to complete the prototype. I have checked directories such as Programmable Web and Xmethods, but they just seem to point to APIs that let you check for prices and availability, but not actually place an order. Does such a thing exist, or is there some reason (such as security) that I am missing, that prevents such a service from being offered?
The most important thing about online shopping is the security of transmitted information (e.g. credit card data). So the ideal case is to transmit these information directly to the related bank's (issuer of the credit card) payment services, rather than passing it via other service providers. This is what 3-D Secure does.
So when you use a common API this means putting an extra broker between, and passing the secure information to this party which increases vulnerability. Since such a broker cannot use 3-D secure (since it is not the merchant so not possible to make an agreement with the banks) and it should pass the information to online shopping site.
Moreover, an online shoping site can block traffic coming from such an intermediary webservice at any time if you do not make an obligatory agreement and making agreements for each online merchant is practically not very possible.
There is no such free API available the simple reason behind that information like credit card is very secure and confidential and there will security threat on free API's.
here is list of best 10 online payment system
http://sixrevisions.com/tools/online-payment-systems/
and this one who providing live demo
http://www.fastcharge.com/
I think it is possible though I don't know in depth information. I think this is what you see. In next steps you will be redirected to payment gateway of the bank and then you can complete the transactions just by answering some security questions. I think this is a service you should obtain from the bank. And I haven't seen any universal API that can perform the task you have mentioned.
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I am working on a civics related project and I need to be able to display all the properties in the City of Philadelphia on a map, so I'll need to get the latitude & longitude for all 580,000 properties. (Only once)
Most APIs like Google/Yahoo have limits of 5,000 per day, and even BatchGeo has a similar limit.
Is there a way I can do a one-time geocoding of all these addresses?
You can find a list of free and paid geocoding services at USC site.
Also check Microsoft's Geocode Dataflow API, it allows up to 200,000 entries / 300 Mb and takes up to 14 days.
Another possibility to combine several services at once: use 4 services that allow 5,000 entries a day and you'll finish your task in a month.
You can use Map Quest of Cloud Made.
I have created a small utility to help compare these API's.
The utility is hosted at below url:
http://ankit-zalani.appspot.com/GeoCode/index.jsp
Tobias, I work for an address verification (and recently, geocoding) company called SmartyStreets.
Many services have usage restrictions based on volume and license agreements which prevent users from storing the results of geocoding queries. There are some vendors, however, which don't have limits or restrictions like that.
I would recommend something like LiveAddress which will not only geocode the addresses but also perform CASS-Certified verification to make sure your addresses are correct before giving you potentially faulty coordinates. You can run 580,000 or even millions at a time in a few minutes, and we allow you to store your results.
Hope this helps. If you have any more questions about addresses, I'll personally assist.
This thread is pretty old by now, but there have been some developments in recent years making bulk geocoding very cheap. My favorite option is to just obtain a geocoding server on AWS ( google: geocoding on aws), many options there, some free some with low hourly rates (total cost depends on the server you choose, of course.)
I'm looking for a United States Address Validation web service, as the title says. Also:
I don't need maps
I don't need Geo coding
I do need:
Validation that an address is real
Address parsing
Google's Maps / Bing Maps seemed good, but won't work for me because of these:
Prohibits use if not plotting points on a map image
Low request limits (100,000 / day) for premium account. I need more like 1,000,000 / day
Does Geocoding, which I don't need, which is resource intensive, which means it's slow
Any suggestions?
Maybe USPS?
https://www.usps.com/business/address-management-products.htm
use FedEx's API. They have an API to validate addresses.
Also:
https://webgis.usc.edu/Services/AddressValidation/Default.aspx
You can try Pitney Bowes “IdentifyAddress” Api available at - https://identify.pitneybowes.com/
The service analyses and compares the input addresses against the known address databases around the world to output a standardized detail. It corrects addresses, adds missing postal information and formats it using the format preferred by the applicable postal authority. I also uses additional address databases so it can provide enhanced detail, including address quality, type of address, transliteration (such as from Chinese Kanji to Latin characters) and whether an address is validated to the premise/house number, street, or city level of reference information.
You will find a lot of samples and sdk available on the site and i found it extremely easy to integrate.
You could, in theory, run desktop software and plug into any kind of API it provides, but then you become responsible for things like uptime, data updates, and associated overhead. You may also run into issues with the software threading model--is it multi-threaded or single-threaded software? You don't want to find that out in production.
There are a handful of web services out there that can verify US-based addresses, including the USPS official web service. The USPS one is very limited in the fields that it returns. For example, if you're looking for the "delivery point" which is used to make a full barcode, the USPS API doesn't return that information. I believe the USPS web service also limits the number of queries that you can perform, although I don't remember the exact limit.
A few things that you'll want to look for in a web service include the price (obviously) as well as geo-distribution of their servers. If a company has all of their servers in one location and that data center goes offline (which can and does happen), you're left out in the cold. If they have multiple physical locations, it can help to prevent unnecessary outages. Also, you'll want to make sure that the service call returns all necessary fields as per your requirements--like delivery point code, barcode, and DPV code (which tells you how deliverable an address is).
Lastly, you'll want to determine how you feel about interacting with the company. When you call them on the phone, are they responsive and concerned about your needs? Or are you talking to some front-line person that can't answer questions and is only able to gather information about your company size and revenue so they can evaluate how big of a fish you are and determine which salesman gets to call you back. Can you talk to the engineers that wrote the web service on the phone or via email?
There are a few choices out there and you'll have to choose the one that best fits your requirements and unique situation. Do a Google search to find a list of companies. In the interest of full disclosure, I'm the co-founder of SmartyStreets. We have an address verification web service API called LiveAddress. You're more than welcome to contact me directly with questions on my personal Twitter account or the company Twitter account.