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We have exciting news for Local Guides interested in publishing 360 photos on Google Maps or anyone in the Street View trusted photographers program.

 

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our newly refreshed Street View publish website, featuring the first generation of Street View ready cameras and publishing tools.

 

What does it mean to be Street View ready? These products are optimized for creating and publishing 360 imagery on Google Maps, either with the Street View app, apps developed by the camera manufacturer, or third-party desktop utilities that use the Street View Publish API.

 

 

It’s now easier than ever to create Street View. Many of the Street View ready cameras can record 360 videos and have been designed to capture 360 images on the move. You can quickly capture large areas and show others the places in your communities that are changing the most. When you publish them on Street View, 360 photo frames are extracted from the video and connected to create an immersive Street View experience on Google Maps.

 

Ready to get started? Visit the Street View publish website to learn more and check out the Google Maps Help Center for additional tips.

 

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43 Comments
Level 8

Thank you very much for the great news, @Yohanad!

 

It is about time to get a new 360 camera.

 

@LucioV, can you share your comments with me regarding how the listed cameras compared with each other?

 

 

Level 10

@YK1001 wrote:

Thank you very much for the great news, @Yohanad!

 

It is about time to get a new 360 camera.

 

@LucioV, can you share your comments with me regarding how the listed cameras compared with each other?

 

 


Hi @YK1001 I will try tu summarize:

 

  • insta360 pro, actually is the only one that is allowed to create street view (car ready) blue paths, is the one we used to map the Half Dome trail. Is fast and reliable, and allows still photos and not only video, you could have with a discount for SVT, stitching is done with dedicated software around 2500 $
  • istar pulsar, is a new model, previously announced last year, and finally available on the market; has got superior resolution, and I think will work with AI too; i didn't tried during the SVT summit, but is a solid (and heavy) piece of metal; a dedicated backpack will be available soon. It's currently in certification process for SV car ready program; stitching is really an heavy job, and is done in cloud, through a dedicated sw platform with monthly fees (vr.world)
  • theta V, nothing to add, is a well known tool, and is the only one that support Video mode for SV App
  • insta 360 one, is a nice toy, and comes with a fun software that allows some special effects (like bullet time); it's really lightweight and easy to use, you can snap into your iphone and start recording 360
  • 360fly, are single lens cameras, i don't really think are great for our needs, i see them more useful as surveillance tools
  • matterport, it's an entire ecosystem, based on a camera that rotates (instead having multiple lenses) and stitching is done in cloud, in a similar way like istar, but includes also hosting for 3d floorplans
  • yi360vr is a cheap all in one camera, comparable to theta v and garmin 360, capable of 5.7 k video. Not directly compatible with SV app
  • istaging is a system that allow easy creation of pano using your smartphone+a rotator+fisheye lens, includes a software to create virtual tours

will talk later of the other options!

Level 8

Thank you very much for the insights, @LucioV!

 

If I had to buy one now, I think ThetaV is the one for me.

Level 9

Hello @Yohanad

I don't see LG 360 and Samsung gear in list ,it is better to include that too as it is cheaper and most can afford too.

Level 4

Wow that looks good!

Level 10

@Yohanad 

 

Hello, I received the email for SVT the new software for publications and new cameras that I found very interesting,
this also new mode, if I understand correctly, to take the streets again I'm interested in knowing how to place it in a business action, proposing the sale of road sections is possible?

Level 10

@LucioV  

 

for now I am very interested in the Istaging, as I have to learn many things, can 'be a good start with this instrumentation?

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This is actually pretty awesome - thanks for the heads up, @Yohanad! I haven't usually been interested in 360 but may have to reconsider with this helpful re-launch 😄

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@Gio51x wrote:

@LucioV  

 

for now I am very interested in the Istaging, as I have to learn many things, can 'be a good start with this instrumentation?


I'm not sure @Gio51x, looks like a matterport-like tour. Didn't tried yet.

Level 10

wow . excellent few new devices also in listed @Yohanad thanks for share with us 

Mahabub Hasan
Level 10

@LucioV

Thanks for information about new 360 cameras.

Really helpful to all LG's.


@LucioV wrote:

@YK1001 wrote:

Thank you very much for the great news, @Yohanad!

 

It is about time to get a new 360 camera.

 

@LucioV, can you share your comments with me regarding how the listed cameras compared with each other?

 

 


Hi @YK1001 I will try tu summarize:

 

  • insta360 pro, actually is the only one that is allowed to create street view (car ready) blue paths, is the one we used to map the Half Dome trail. Is fast and reliable, and allows still photos and not only video, you could have with a discount for SVT, stitching is done with dedicated software around 2500 $
  • istar pulsar, is a new model, previously announced last year, and finally available on the market; has got superior resolution, and I think will work with AI too; i didn't tried during the SVT summit, but is a solid (and heavy) piece of metal; a dedicated backpack will be available soon. It's currently in certification process for SV car ready program; stitching is really an heavy job, and is done in cloud, through a dedicated sw platform with monthly fees (vr.world)
  • theta V, nothing to add, is a well known tool, and is the only one that support Video mode for SV App
  • insta 360 one, is a nice toy, and comes with a fun software that allows some special effects (like bullet time); it's really lightweight and easy to use, you can snap into your iphone and start recording 360
  • 360fly, are single lens cameras, i don't really think are great for our needs, i see them more useful as surveillance tools
  • matterport, it's an entire ecosystem, based on a camera that rotates (instead having multiple lenses) and stitching is done in cloud, in a similar way like istar, but includes also hosting for 3d floorplans
  • yi360vr is a cheap all in one camera, comparable to theta v and garmin 360, capable of 5.7 k video. Not directly compatible with SV app
  • istaging is a system that allow easy creation of pano using your smartphone+a rotator+fisheye lens, includes a software to create virtual tours

will talk later of the other options!


 

BM63
Level 9

Great content it was helpful for us @Yohanad Thank you for sharing with us....

Level 8

Great @LucioV

 

I have bookmarked so I can just go through it later. 👍😀

 

Ciao

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Thanks for sharing this great news @Yohanad

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Nice information bro @LucioV

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Level 8

Hi @LucioV,
Great post, thank you for all the infos!

I'm thinking about the insta360 ONE ....and maybe one day the Pro model 😉

Regards

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Level 9

Awesomeness of street view 360 photography has just moved to the next level

 

By this comment, I wish to give a message to @Yohanad & team, You guys are doing an amazing job. A huge Welldone 

 

Legend @LucioV thanks for sharing some quick insides

As a dedicated 360 volunteer photographer, I'm gonna stick with my xiomi & wish to see it coming up to this list 😉

Do you think is there a chance of it ? 🤣

Level 10

Surely it is an exciting news.

I really wanna post but not have camera . Google need to help if possible

Abhishek Kansal
Level 8

Sad that all the cameras which are named there, are not yet fully ready to provide real (no testing) apps, and proper support (except the Pro level devices)

Best Regards

--ed
Level 9

Halo @Yohanad informasi yang sangat bermanfaat. Terima kasih 

Lera76
Level 9

Educative and informative and purposive  covers the best .this category is a important one.camera yes is a good option.

SKPattnaik.

SKPattnaik
Level 9

Thank you for great information

Naveen Kumar K
Level 8

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Level 8

 

Meh... i have been trying to use InstaONE from the beginning on the official Google announcement and have been waiting with an open ticket whith them since Jun without any real progress, thats why I stated ONE was erratic and far from have this feature as a production ready but more like a beta testing period.

 

 

 

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Best Regards

--ed
Anonymous
Not applicable

Google Maps can help street view punish the website.

Level 7

@evega

Evega, I have had similar incompatibilty experiences  but  when dealing directly with  Insta360 Tech Support   rather than with the Google Maps team.

That seems to have become the "norm" in this industry.

Legitimate requests for help can  - and will -  simply be ignored.

The sound of silence can become totally deafening !

😞


■ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?" ■ "Who watches the watchers ?" ■ the satirical poet, Juvenal ■ 1st century Rome ■
Level 8

Bonjour

Je remplis toutes les conditionnalités de SV? sauf mon appareil androïd dont l'appareil photo n'est pas compatible: résultat des courses, pas moyen de faire des photos 360°.

AdaKan8

Q3F2+Q3, Thiès

AdaKan8, LG L8
Q3F2+Q3 Thiès
Level 7


One needs to take some of the compatibility claims with a huge pinch of salt in many cases as I have had to learn from bitter personal experience of the Insta360 range as the screenshot appended below should attest in great detail.

It seems that "technical support" these days has been reduced to mindless "cut-and-paste" canned responses from published documents and that none of the issues are actually explored in any depth by the various responders.

I will post a link to the official compatibility spreadsheet from the official Insta360 website as a separate message in case the spam filter prevents it from being shared.

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Insta360 spreadsheet links.png

 


■ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?" ■ "Who watches the watchers ?" ■ the satirical poet, Juvenal ■ 1st century Rome ■
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Here is the direct link to the Insta360 FAQ :

https://www.insta360.com/support/supportdetail?name=air&term_id=78

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■ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?" ■ "Who watches the watchers ?" ■ the satirical poet, Juvenal ■ 1st century Rome ■
Level 7

 
This is the URL for the official Insta360 compatibility spreadsheet ( which at the moment has 132 smartphones listed   ) and is hosted on Google Docs.

It is worth checking these details in depth before you purchase a camera for StreetView since some of the models of the  otherwise supported manufacturers are listed as incompatible on this spreadsheet.

The Official Insta360 Compatibility Spreadsheet

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■ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?" ■ "Who watches the watchers ?" ■ the satirical poet, Juvenal ■ 1st century Rome ■
Level 7

 

Misleading if not deceptive compatibility claims  about  certain products which are currently hyped on StreetView... the slippery claim of "wide-ranging Android compatibility".

Google search for "wide-ranging Android compatibility"

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■ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?" ■ "Who watches the watchers ?" ■ the satirical poet, Juvenal ■ 1st century Rome ■
Level 7

 

Here is a screenshot of the official compatibility list as it currently stands.

It was largely created in 2017 and has only been slightly updated this year as you can see from the timestamps of the various additions.

Please notice that some of the models of the Google Pixel smartphone are NOT compatible.

It is worth sharing the link to this list with anyone who is looking to find cameras which really are compatible with StreetView since the agenda of so many of the official sources appears to be to simply "paper over all the cracks" and to pretend that such products have "wide-ranging Android compatibility".

😞Insta360 Air Device List (form).png

 


■ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?" ■ "Who watches the watchers ?" ■ the satirical poet, Juvenal ■ 1st century Rome ■
Level 6

Very cool news @Yohanad!

Level 8

This is a great news, @Yohanad! Now there is so much new happening that this gives so much new inspiration power at least to me!

-TomiFinland
Level 8

"When you publish them on Street View, 360 photo frames are extracted from the video"

Is this only referring to the Ricoh Theta V? What other cameras does this work on(360fly 4K, YI VR 360, Insta360 ONE, etc...)? The entire team at Google is being very elusive and will not just flat out say what cameras can use the new Video Mode on Street View.

Anonymous
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Hi, @Yohanad

Thanks for sharing this great helpful information 

Level 8

 It's a great news thanks for sharing with us @Yohanad

Bengaluru Local Guide
Level 8

Bought 360

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Yes. It is very much thrilling to use 360 views.

But I have to get one 360 compatible mobile!

 

Dhanasekaran
Level 10

GENIAL!! PERO EL CONTENIDO EN VIDEO ES ACTUALIZABLE? 

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Level 8

Muy buena noticia, muchas gracias 

Anonymous
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Google Map street view helps me to find the new street.