How to create virtual tour

[AndrewR]

I recently became street view trusted. I am now wanted to publish a Virtual tour of a business and have it linked the there my business. What is the process for this? 

[Csaba]

Hi Andrew, 

I would shoot the photos, publish and connect them and wait until everything seems to be normal, the photo spheres are published correctly, the vritual tour works both on desktop and mobile... 

Then you can transfer the rights to the business. Please, read more about the process in this help center article: 

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7013640

This is how it will look like (a photo taken by me and then rights transferred to the bar itself): 

https://goo.gl/maps/3krd7EAryEK2

(Unfortunately automatic face recognition did not work for some reason and the old man's face is not blurred - but he said he does not mind, he is a regular there anyway 🙂 

Also make extra sure that you accept the transferred rights at the "other end". Also, you cannot transfer the right of more than 5 photo spheres at a time so if there are more, do them in batches (of 5) otherwise it won't work.

[HolgerSinn]

great topic

wanna make a tour too 

[HolgerSinn]

cool. thank you very much

[VastView]

Hi

Creating VT includes 3 steps :

1.shooting photos 

2.stitching and editing panos

3.publishing VT

somehow you can shoot once and get your pano ready with some gear like Ricoh theta or many of others .

the way to publish is various too , but the main way is to publish VT using Street view app ,so you can put your pano on your google drive , then by your smartphone using Street view app publish them to your pin  .

for more information on how to publish VT using Street View see the link below :

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7012050?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en