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<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Paul E Exter <<a href="mailto:peexter@usgs.gov">peexter@usgs.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">August 20, 2010 8:54:43 AM MDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Bcc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Lisa A Wald <<a href="mailto:lisa@usgs.gov">lisa@usgs.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Disclaimer for the use of the Google Maps API</b><br></span></div><br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">The Department of the Interior (DOI)
and the US Geological Survey rely on tools and services from Google. Recently
Google has updated the terms and conditions for the use of the Google Maps
Application Programming Interface (API).</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">On June 23, 2010 the DOI issued
guidance advising that any web site using the Google Maps API now include
a disclaimer. </font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">The disclaimer is:</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>References to non-U.S. Department
of the Interior (DOI) products do not constitute an endorsement by the
DOI. By viewing the Google Maps API on this web site the user agrees to
these </b></font><a href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html"><font size="2" color="blue" face="sans-serif"><b>TERMS</b></font></a><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>
of Service set forth by Google. </b></font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">"TERMS" in the disclaimer
text must be linked to the most recent terms and conditions set by Google
at </font><a href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html</font></a><font size="2" face="sans-serif">.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">For additional information on the use
of Google software, please refer to the Enterprise GIS web page:
</font><a href="http://gio.usgs.gov/egis/google/"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">http://gio.usgs.gov/egis/google/</font></a><font size="2" face="sans-serif">.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">If you have any questions, please contact
myself or the USGS Enterprise GIS Team: </font><a href="http://gio.usgs.gov/egis/forms/support_request.html"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">http://gio.usgs.gov/egis/forms/support_request.html</font></a><font size="2" face="sans-serif">.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">This message has been sent to: GS
Web, GS IT All, GS GIS Contacts, and GS GIS Talk. If you have employees
who individually produce web sites, please forward this information to
them.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thank You.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
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Paul E. Exter<br>
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), USGS<br>
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