Bing maps -> Google maps
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It would appear that Google has addressed the copyright concern that originally led me to use Bing maps by explicitly laying out their permissions in a web page. Specifically, it address the concerns about saving the model results to file and displaying them on my web page, presentations, and even journal article (these concerns were based on the Google Static Maps API Terms of Service 10.5d). This is now superior to Bing maps because it expressly grants permission to use the resulting images in journal articles, whereas Bing maps seems more complicated. Thus, we should make the switch to Google maps.
Additionally, Google allows up to 25,000 downloads per day, up to a million per 90 days. And even after that, it's only 50 cents per 1,000 additional, and applications deemed in the public interest are not charged.