360 Panos

Google Maps contribution stories
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Has anyone tried mashing up panoramic images and street view tagging them at a gallery? I have, take a look.

tinyurl.com/Curtze-McConnells-CMU

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Hello @Virtual_Homey i did make panorama’s but I never did 360 ones. Can you tell me a bit more on how you made these? What camera and software did you use etc,

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Sure @Erik_van_den_Ham , I shot hdr stills on my a7riii and then through a series in ptgui and photoshop I created a new setting. Since the horizon is on the same plane for each image they merge together well.

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Thanks @Virtual_Homey for the info! I checked out some other pictures on your maps profile. This one got me puzzled but it still looks great and funny

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Why do that @Virtual_Homey ? Street View photos posted on Google Maps shouldn’t be altered like that.

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Hi @Erik_van_den_Ham

I believe some if not all the errors we see are “bad stitching” stemming from the failed process of combining several images into one.

@Virtual_Homey please replace this image with a better one since it does not represent the place correctly.

Thanks

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Hello @Virtual_Homey ,

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He altered the photo purposely @MortenCopenhagen . This shouldn’t be allowed.

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@Giu_DiB he has purposely photoshopped the 360 photos and posted them on Google Maps. This shouldn’t be allowed as photos should show the real photo.

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Hi @TheEagleEye

I think the photo rules cover this pretty well:

Google stated:

  • Stylistic adjustments (such as applied filters) are acceptable, provided that these stylistic changes are minimal.
  • Excessively dark or blurry images significantly rotated compositions, and the use of filters that dramatically alter the representation of the place may be rejected.

Source: Maps User Contributed Content Policy Open Photos and Videos and then Stylistic.

So I think we can safely flag this “Harry Potter” - like image as not representing the place correctly. I would use the Poor quality option when reporting it.

Cheers

Morten

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