Introducing Street View Studio for 360 photographers

[DeniGu]

Along with sharing reviews and photos on Google Maps, we know that many Local Guides are also passionate about sharing Street View imagery. If you’re one of them, you might want to try Street View Studio. This new, web-based platform from Google allows you to publish 360-degree videos to Street View at scale.

To get started, all you need is a 360 video compatible camera with a built-in GPS tracker or an external GPS capture device. With Street View Studio, you can:

• Publish 360 imagery quickly and in batches — just upload your 360 video, and the platform will automatically convert it into Street View imagery and publish it on Google Maps. (The blue line will appear within a few days. Connections between individual photos may take a little longer.)
• Preview your GPS data before uploading.
• Manage your contributions with features like Search, Filter, View, and Delete.
• Track your kilometers or miles and see how many views your imagery has received on Google Maps.
• Receive notifications to stay up to date about uploads and processing.

The platform automatically blurs faces and information, like license plates, so you don’t have to. You can also troubleshoot uploading errors following the on-screen instructions and use the helpful ‘Layers’ button to view your blue lines on the map, or plan your future contributions to places that don’t have Street View imagery yet.

Hop over to Street View Studio and follow these steps to try it yourself. To share your first impressions or report a technical issue, please use the feedback option in the top right corner of the platform screen.

[Pratik_89]

Wow this is an amazing feature added by Google. Along with the normal photos 360 street view can give more better visual to the viewers.

This is a really great add ons by the Google maps.

Thank you @DeniGu for the highlights

[SholaIB]

Hello @DeniGu

Good news. So happy about this. I love 360 photographs and am a constant contributor as well.

I miss the 360 forum on the local guides program really. Will try this out as soon as I get the chance to do.

Thank you for this update,it’s a very welcome and interesting one.

Cheers

[ErmesT]

Thanks for this tool, Google Maps, and thank you @DeniGu for the post.

For a desktop lover this is an absolutely welcome interface, and I see that it is already connected to my profile

I can’t wait to test it with new data.

[SaifIS]

Wow! That’s something 360 lovers were waiting for so long!

[KamalHossenR]

Before going to an unknown place, can get a proper idea about that place by looking at the Streetview and 360 photo.

I am very lazy with 360 photography but very soon I will enjoy these features one by one

Hi @DeniGu

Thank you so much for sharing with us the great news for 360 photography.

[DeniGu]

Hi @ErmesT ,

That’s so great!! Please note that I redacted your image to protect your privacy as it showed your email address. Feel free to add it again with your personal data removed!

[turbotapeworm]

It’s great to see Google still actively encouraging 360 submissions, it’s been some time since I did any but I’m keen to get back out there and test this.

[Amiran]

Wow, This is really great. Indeed each updates to Google Maps family makes us happy

I hope to see this feature all around the world.

[Yotaroh]

@DeniGu さん、情報ありがとう！

昨年10月からTrailBlazerでvideoがupload出来なくなっていましたが、Street View Studioを使ってvideoをupload出来ました！！

uploadしたvideoの処理が成功するかどうかは別問題ですが、これで楽しみがまた増えました。

追記

GoPro Fusionの場合、GoPro Fusion Studioで作成したVideoをそのままアップロード出来るので便利になりました。

CineForm422はファイルサイズが大きい(23.6GB/4min. 11sec)ので、mp4に再圧縮(h265 1.4GB)したファイルをアップロードしています。以前は、mp4に変換するとファイル選択時に警告が表示されましたが、今は表示されなくなりました。システムが日々改善されているようです。もしかするとGoPro Maxで撮影したVideoファイルも警告無しでアップロード出来るかもしれません。

平らな道路を撮影したVideoファイルでも少し天頂補正が傾いているのが気がかりですが、GPMFデータ付きのVideoファイルの天頂補正はTrailBlazer利用時に比べ改善されているようです。更にVideoを撮影してテストしたいと思います。

追記２

Insta360 ONE Xの場合、Insta360 Studio 2022で作成したVideoファイルにGPXファイルを追加すれば警告表示が消え、アップロードできました。

GPS Smart Remoteを使って撮影したのでGPS情報がinsvファイルに記録されていましたが、Videoファイル作成時に位置情報やジャイロデータを付けるオプションが今の所有りません。

ただし、処理が成功した青線を確認したところ、写真が9秒前後ずれた位置に配置されていました。時間がズレていた原因は不明ですが、Videoファイルの撮影日時を修正して再アップロードしたところ、処理時間は以前より短く、正しい位置に写真が表示されるようになりました。

追記３

RICOH THETA VはStreet View Apps. for Android(SVA)でアップロード出来るので、Street View Studioを使う必要は有りません。

しかし、4秒間隔でインターバル撮影した静止画が有る場合は、動画に変換するとStreet View Studioでアップロードして青線に出来ます。私は98枚の写真をVideoに変換し、写真の位置情報からGPXを作成して試しました。処理時間が少し長かったので、撮影間隔が長すぎたのか枚数が少なかったのかもしれません。

また、SVAで位置情報に問題が有り処理に失敗した場合、その時のGPSのログ(GPXファイル)が有り、Videoファイルの日時情報を撮影開始日時に書き替える事が出来れば、その動画をStreet View Studioで再度アップロードできます。

ただ、5.4K、5fpsのVideoファイルにはジャイロデータが書かれているのに天頂補正が大きく狂っていました。折角ジャイロデータが付いているのですから使ってほしいですね。

[shaBr_shabeer]

It was an expected feautre for me for a longtime

[ErmesT]

Thank you for the head up, @DeniGu

I’ve finally reached my desktop computer, and replaced the image with a more interesting one.

[SholaIB]

Hello @ErmesT

Excuse me ! you generally should have answers to these kinds of Phenomenon so I will direct this to you. Hope you don’t mind? thank you. just some observations I made from looking at mine on the desk top as well like yours.

• A screenshot of mine and its a dotted blue line instead
• It also says “Sorry we have no Imagery here”

could you please clarify what I am not getting right or what is not right in general or what should be done.

cheers

[ErmesT]

The dotted line is showing a Photo path, @SholaIB , while a solid blue line is showing a series of Connected 360 Photos, in this case created with a Ricoh Theta V in video Mode.

If you click on the preview (where it is said “sorry, we don’t have Imagery here”) on the right side you will see a photo

[SholaIB]

@ErmesT

I see now. Thank you for the prompt response. It’s good to know the difference the Ricoh Theta V in video mode and what’s uploaded from a phone photo path.

Does that means the mobile users are unable to create a blue line?

RSVP

[NareshDarji]

Wow, it really awesome feature. Thanks to Google maps and @DeniGu for sharing this information.

[IshantHP_ig]

Thanks** @DeniGu **for the helpful update, it will be a bonus tip for 360 photographers.

[Tejal]

@DeniGu

Thank you for these amazing updates this will give a more clear picture of the location and my class will be very happy to see all these photos n 360 views.

Thank you so much.

Regards Tejal

[NirmalTeja]

Amazing feature for street view users @DeniGu thank you for sharing with us…

[Kamalhasnainee]

Wow @DeniGu yes, it’s a great new feature added for street view lovers. Differently It is showing the metrics and status of the contributions. Thanks team for updating.