No, Google has made it very clear that they will not allow (by sending Cease & Desist letters first) applications to use GoogleMaps outside of a web-browser. See MGMaps for example & discussion:<div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.mgmaps.com/news.php?item=136">http://www.mgmaps.com/news.php?item=136</a></p> <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>However, you're just talking about a GeoCoder - and not sure how that specifically applies here. But there are great other geocoders that are ok to use. I would definitely recommend making Geonames the default.  </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/28/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"> iain</b> <<a href="mailto:iain@openedhand.com">iain@openedhand.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 15:35 +0300, Jussi Kukkonen wrote: <br><br>> I checked the legality issue myself. the FAQ is pretty clear about this:<br>> > > Can I use Google Maps in my non-Web application?<br>> > ><br>> > > No. The Google Maps API is currently available only for websites. <br><br>Is "Can I use" referring to permission or ability? Like the old "Can I<br>go to the bathroom" vs "May I go to the bathroom" joke in schools? They<br>seem to be saying that the API is unavailable to use google maps in <br>applications rather than you don't have permission to use it in normal<br>applications.<br><br>To me at least (not being a lawyer etc)<br>iain<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>GeoClue mailing list <br><a href="mailto:GeoClue@lists.freedesktop.org">GeoClue@lists.freedesktop.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org">http://lists.freedesktop.org</a>/mailman/listinfo/geoclue<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"> <br>-- <br>Andrew Turner<br><a href="mailto:ajturner@highearthorbit.com">ajturner@highearthorbit.com</a>      42.2774N x 83.7611W<br><a href="http://highearthorbit.com">http://highearthorbit.com</a>              Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA <br>Introduction to Neogeography - <a href="http://oreilly.com/catalog/neogeography">http://oreilly.com/catalog/neogeography</a> </div>