Dan Robinson
EF5
Some of you may have noticed that GPS Visualizer maps, KML-based maps and sites like http://tornadohistoryproject.com that use plots on Google Maps are all broken now. This is because Google has started requiring all generated maps to have an API key associated with a Maps account with a valid billing method.
As long as your maps are not pulling tons of traffic, there is still no cost as the basic account includes a fairly large amount of free requests. It is annoying though, as all maps created before the change will need to be updated with the new API code. If you go through the account setup, make sure you use the option to cap the cost so you won't be billed for data in the rare event a map goes crazy viral.
As long as your maps are not pulling tons of traffic, there is still no cost as the basic account includes a fairly large amount of free requests. It is annoying though, as all maps created before the change will need to be updated with the new API code. If you go through the account setup, make sure you use the option to cap the cost so you won't be billed for data in the rare event a map goes crazy viral.
