Is it required to display a map to use the bing maps services?

Question

I have a public web app in which I need to be able to sort a group of events by distance from the user. I have the user's zip code, and I'd like to query a service like Bing to sort the events by distance.

This is possible using the google maps api, but their TOS require that I display the map, which the app will not be doing. 

Could I use bing to calculate distances and still be within their TOS? 

Thanks!

Answer 1

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However, as far as I can see, there's nothing in the Terms of Use to suggest that you would have to display results of a query against the Spatial Data Services (which I think is what you're describing) on a Bing Map:

http://www.microsoft.com/maps/product/terms.html

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