Handling Google maps quota

  • I run a web site for a non-profit club and recently had to upgrade to a billable account with Google so we could continue to use maps in our events. We are trying to stay under the free limit, so I have set the daily limit moderately low. That limit is still higher than our usual traffic, but when a new event gets posted, we do get quite a bit more traffic for a day or two.

    I did a quick experiment, and when the quota is exceeded, I see a dialog from Google maps telling me the map can’t be displayed. It allows me to go into “developer mode” (disabled map), and the js console shows a message about the quota being exceeded.

    Is there a way to have the map code detect that there is a quota problem and instead of showing the map itself, show a link to Google maps for the address? That way, people could still get to the map instead of seeing an ugly image for the rest of the day.

    It would really be nice if Google had a more dynamic quota system. We will almost certainly never exceed our monthly limit, but we could exceed our daily limit once or twice. It would be great if they would provide a way to recalculate the daily limits based on the remainder of a monthly limit. As it is, I will need to do this manually when we get close to an event. Of course, this is something I should be suggesting to Google…

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  • Hi dcell,

    a am working on a similar case — and I must say that Google integration is way more complicated than it was. As All-in-One Event Calendar uses Google Maps this became an issue for me.

    One thing is what Google does. Alone setting up the bits and pieces at console.developers.google.com is quite complicated. After adding a second and third project my first one doesn’t work anymore. I must confess: This is a bit too complicated for me and I probably have to invest several hours to find the problem.

    The other thing regarding the Google Maps quota is All-in-One Event Calendar’s behaviour — and there could be a workaround for your project: There is an option in the All-in-One Event Calendar settings to activate Google Maps only after a click. Hopefully this will prevent the Google Maps counter from any action. ??

    To me seems to make sense — in many cases the map is shown without any need.

    -Frank

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