For example, you're not allowed to make any changes to the colours of the product interface.įor Google Earth and Earth Studio content, you’re not allowed to significantly alter our imagery without providing clear context that it’s a simulation, projection or fictional content. While we encourage annotations, you must not significantly alter how Google Maps, Google Earth, Earth Studio or Street View would look online. If neither of those fit your needs, you may export an image from Google Earth or Earth Studio to add custom labels or graphics using third-party software. We also offer a Styling Wizard that allows you to edit the colours of individual map components (for example, changing water to purple), as well as toggle visibility for each component (for example, making roads invisible). For example, Google My Maps lets you draw lines and shapes on a Google map. In fact, many of our tools have built-in features that make it easy to do just that. You may annotate our maps with additional information – like points, lines or labels. You’ll find provider contact information listed on their websites. If you’re unwilling to meet our attribution requirements, contact our data provider(s) directly to inquire about purchasing the rights to use the content directly. Learn more about how to properly credit, as well as how to identify providers, on our attribution guidelines page. Note that if you (a) embed a classic map, Street View panorama or My Map (b) use one of our APIs on the web or in an application or (c) use Google Earth Pro or Earth Studio on desktop then the necessary attribution is already baked into the map and no further credit is needed. You may not move the attribution to the end credits or fade it out after a few seconds. We require clear, visible attribution when the content is shown. AttributionĪll uses of the content must provide attribution to both Google and our data providers. As long as you follow the guidance on this page, and attribute the content correctly, feel free to move forward with your project. Written permissionĭue to limited resources and high demand, we're unable to sign any letter or contract specifying that your project or use has our explicit permission. We suggest you speak to a lawyer if you have questions regarding fair use of copyrighted works. Google can’t tell you if your use of the content from our products would be fair use or would be considered fair dealing these are legal analyses that depend on all of the specific facts of your proposed use. There are similar, although generally more limited, concepts in other countries' copyright laws, including a concept known as 'fair dealing' in a number of countries. Fair use is a concept under copyright law in the US that, generally speaking, permits you to use a copyrighted work in certain ways without obtaining a licence from the copyright holder. Fair useĪpart from any licence granted to you by Google, your use of the content may be acceptable under principles of 'fair use'. Your use of the content is first and foremost governed by the licences above.

Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service.To help you figure out whether your use of the content is acceptable, first read the following documents: Please read the section below for instructions on how Street View imagery may or may not be used. There are some particular guidelines regarding your use of Street View imagery available from both Google Maps and Google Earth. These guidelines cover your use of the content – with one exception. Google Maps and Google Earth’s “content” (as defined in the Google Earth/Google Maps Additional Terms of Service) includes everything you’d find in these products: map and terrain data, imagery, business listings, traffic, reviews and other related information provided by Google, its licensors and users.

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