Bug 442130

Summary:	Satellite View
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	lubehoer
Component:	Geolocation-GoogleMaps	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Other
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	8.3.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description lubehoer 2021-09-07 14:28:35 UTC

Hi,
any chance to get Google Maps Satellite View working with the "new" Google API? Maybe in the near future?
Or is there another Satellite View for propper positioning in progress?
I need it daily ...
Cheers, Ludger

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2021-09-07 14:39:06 UTC

The reason is not a "new" Google API. Google would like to have access to a billing account - credit card, in order to be able to invoice the costs if the monthly free map volume is exceeded. Unfortunately, Google does not accept our PayPal account. We are not ready to provide our private credit cards. For me, Google Maps is dead, we're considering trying Bing Maps.

Maik

Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2021-09-07 14:40:00 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 433732 ***

Comment 3 lubehoer 2021-09-07 14:45:40 UTC

Hi Maik,
Bing Maps would be great. I hope it comes with the next digiKam upgrade?!
Ludger

Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2024-01-01 07:54:51 UTC

Hi all and happy new year,

The digiKam 8.3.0 pre-release support the GoogleMaps API key to remove the "For Developement Only" overlay over the map canvas.

The Google API key can be set on the new Setup Geolocation view :

https://i.imgur.com/ZsJ0VCn.png

8.3.0 pre-release bundles can be downloaded here :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Thanks in advance for your feedback

Best regards

Gilles Caulier

Comment 5 caulier.gilles 2024-01-01 08:54:36 UTC

Fixed with bug 433732