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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>I noticed this entry on an email received today with subject line "USGS Information Technology Update, June 2011"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>5. Update on Use of Google Maps Application Interface (API) on DOI Web Sites</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>USGS Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS) and Web and Social Media staff are working with the DOI Solicitor's Office on a potential ruling that could ban use of the Google Maps API on DOI web sites. Changes in the Google Maps API terms of service (TOS) coming in October 2011 and the inability of GSA and DOI to negotiate more Federal friendly TOS with Google could result in a ruling that would replace the one made by the DOI Office of the Chief Information Officer in June 2010, which only stated a disclaimer was needed for use of the API. Alternative APIs are being studied for recommendation. Details will be posted on </span><a href="http://gio.usgs.gov/egis/google"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>http://gio.usgs.gov/egis/google</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> when available. <b><br><br>Contacts:</b> Mark Negri (</span><a href="mailto:mnegri@usgs.gov"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>mnegri@usgs.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>, 703-648-5613) and Scott Horvath (</span><a href="mailto:shorvath@usgs.gov"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>shorvath@usgs.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>, 703-648-4011)</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>David Oppenheimer office:650.329.4792<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>U.S. Geological Survey fax: 650.329.4732<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>345 Middlefield Road.-MS 977 email: oppen@usgs.gov<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Menlo Park, CA 94025<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>