When zoomed in the map had enough detail in it but I needed a specific composition that needed the map zoomed quite far out. With the map styled the next thing to look at was the level of detail. It’s a little bit fussy and time consuming doing it this way but right now I don’t think there are many better options available (MapBox is an option but not one I could use here). To get the map stylised I created a custom colour scheme using Snazzy Maps. The first port of call was to use Google Maps but the maps didn’t have the level of detail needed when viewed at the required zoom level. We also make it easy for people to report imagery and other types of contributed content for review,” sums up Marquardt.I recently had a situation where I needed multiple large, stylised, detailed images of maps to use on a web project. “We’ll also give these connected photos the same privacy controls, including face and license-plate blurring treatment that you see in the regular Street View photos that Google captures.
“We can use the information in Street View imagery to update Google Maps with details like the names and addresses of businesses that aren’t currently on the map and maybe even their publicly posted open hours.”Īll use contributed content will also be checked for authenticity and appropriateness under Google’s ‘Maps User Contributed Content Policy’. Google is betting on crowdsourced Street View imagery to make Google Maps more accurate and up-to-date. Where we have existing Google Street View imagery, we’ll show that as the primary Street View experience with a solid blue line,” explains Stafford Marquardt, Product Manager, Google Maps Street View. “Where people contribute connected photos, they will appear in the Street View layer on Google Maps as dotted blue lines-simply drag Pegman around to find them. Google will need some time (<24 hours) to process the images before making them publicly available. You can select the images you want to upload to Street View and tap Publish. You will find the captured images under the Profile tab at the bottom. Details will flash on either side of the Capture button as you capture imagery.For the best experience, capture imagery in landscape mode Position your phone straight ahead and tap Capture.Choose the Connected Photos option and tap Info Information to verify your GPS coordinates – an essential step to collect Street View data.
The updated Street View app on Android now allows anybody to collect contribute a series of connected images of a street or path.Įarlier, the onus of collecting images fell primarily on Google’s iconic Street View cars that have collected more than 170 billion images from 10 million miles around the planet. Google Street View – millions of panoramic images on Google Maps that have served as a delightful time-guzzler for us over the years – announced a fundamental change in its data collection process late last year.