It is good to see that you are still helping your fellow Local Guides in every way that you possibly can and I commend you for your efforts and for the way you make new users feel at home and included.
I've been avoiding this micro-managed "forum" for some weeks now and have only really missed the human contact which has still managed to survive in spite of all the relentless and impersonal, force-fed corporate hype and the unhelpful attitude of those who were appointed to provide support and advice to the Local Guides.
Ironically the local impact of map editing is gradually becoming stronger and the simple, face-to-face interaction with local charities and new businesses is helping to establish a growing sense of wider community in the terrestrial world and Google Street View and Google Maps (rather thanConnect 2.0) is playing a major role in that process.
Although I was initially very keen on 360° photospheres I have come to the conclusion that for most purposes - other than immersive nature photography that creating a standard (non 360°) video on a rotating tripod is usually more than sufficient to establish a location as well as to display the inside of a particular building and so that is what I have been concentrating on as an alternative.
There is an absolute 30 second limit on the length of such videos but that still leaves scope for a degree of creativity.
Now that I have recently obtained a Samsung I might be tempted to explore 360° photospheres via the Samsung Gear 360 add-on but that is no longer a major priority since zenith and nadir views are interesting as special effects but are really not that necessary in most cases.
The ability to add simple 30 second video clips to Google Maps locations is much easier and should be encouraged since it does not require specialist knowledge or additional technologies and can make it a lot easier for people to find their way to specific locations.
That is my feeling on the matter for the moment.
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■ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?" ■ "Who watches the watchers ?" ■ the satirical poet, Juvenal ■ 1st century Rome ■
Hi dear @aka_Rὁn it's something I've started to do since 2014, in the beginnings of SVT program, and continued to do when the LG program started acquiring more power and, eventually, incorporated SVT. I've been always involved in sharing tips and techniques, despite some collegues didn't appreciated 🙂
Hi sir @LucioV thank you for this nice tips for 360 pictures. This article is really very supportive and helpful too. I will make sure follow your tips for next pictures.
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