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Solar I sort of get since I don't think anyone does it the scale like Google Sunroof, but not sure what the added value is for Google to create the APIs for Air

Solar I sort of get since I don't think anyone does it the scale like Google Sunroof, but not sure what the added value is for Google to create the APIs for Air Quality and Pollen? There are service providers and models that do these already at global scale (e.g. https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality & https://silam.fmi.fi/ https://silam.fmi.fi/).

lgeorget 3y ago
If a company already uses Google APIs, integrating a new API from Google may be easier than integrating a new provider. So for Google, there's certainly a market, even if they have to source the raw data.
- dylan604 3y ago
  But if Google introduces something new, there's a strong likelihood that it will be killed off in 18 months. Going with a new provider that has been around longer than that would be a much more logical idea.
  - vineyardmike 3y ago
    This is certainly true for consumer products, but it’s a lot less true for enterprise. Google Cloud had a few missteps with product shuttering (domains?), but largely google has a better track record serving enterprise customers. Google has to slowly build better trust among customers, clearly. But “new provider” may sound like it’s logically obvious but the benefits of an established relationship goes deep into the complexities of businesses managing contracts and payment relationships. It’s a huge effort for random teams in big companies.
    - tfeldmann 3y ago
      We had a lot of trouble with the IoT Core shutdown.
- httpallthe 3y ago
  I get that defining an endpoint Tom all and managing a token is some overhead but is it that much to manage that using Google offers that much benefit? my point is that this is trivial to setup
  - mushufasa 3y ago
    To an engineer, maybe it's trivial. To a business owner, that's a whole other vendor to diligence the security, privacy, terms, and, if it is used at scale, negotiate a deal with.
is_true 3y ago
They show the data in search results

lgeorget 3y ago

If a company already uses Google APIs, integrating a new API from Google may be easier than integrating a new provider. So for Google, there's certainly a market, even if they have to source the raw data.

dylan604 3y ago
But if Google introduces something new, there's a strong likelihood that it will be killed off in 18 months. Going with a new provider that has been around longer than that would be a much more logical idea.
- vineyardmike 3y ago
  This is certainly true for consumer products, but it’s a lot less true for enterprise. Google Cloud had a few missteps with product shuttering (domains?), but largely google has a better track record serving enterprise customers. Google has to slowly build better trust among customers, clearly. But “new provider” may sound like it’s logically obvious but the benefits of an established relationship goes deep into the complexities of businesses managing contracts and payment relationships. It’s a huge effort for random teams in big companies.
  - tfeldmann 3y ago
    We had a lot of trouble with the IoT Core shutdown.
httpallthe 3y ago
I get that defining an endpoint Tom all and managing a token is some overhead but is it that much to manage that using Google offers that much benefit? my point is that this is trivial to setup
- mushufasa 3y ago
  To an engineer, maybe it's trivial. To a business owner, that's a whole other vendor to diligence the security, privacy, terms, and, if it is used at scale, negotiate a deal with.

is_true 3y ago

They show the data in search results