It’s a bit surprising the company has yet to release a pared down version for its own platform, but as the company prepares to add partners with headsets running on its new positional tracking system, we may see more robust apps like Earth VR get support. Users on Cardboard and Daydream have already been able to get some of these views in VR thanks to the Street View VR app, but Google Earth VR is available on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift currently. You can create Photo Spheres using a 360 camera, or a DSLR system and stitching software such as PTGui or Autopano.
It doesn’t look like you’ll be able to do anything too crazy like walk around the photos, but this update gets you a little closer to the action. Create and publish Photo Spheres to Google Maps. However Im pleased to report that adding my photo to Google Maps via Street View worked. Once you’re done capturing, just press the stop button at the bottom of. The Gear VR headset is sturdier than its Cardboard counterpart. It’s pretty easy to navigate the new feature, users can zoom into a location using the VR controllers and can pull up a lens to take a look directly into the 360 sphere. Google says you need to complete at least five rotations, tilting your camera up or down, to create a full photo sphere. The app is adding Street View into the app so that users can easily transition between 3D satellite views and 360 camera captures on the ground level.
#Google earth vr photo spheres update#
Google Earth VR is getting a little update today that brings your views to street-level in the world-exploring virtual reality app. According to Mike Podwal, project manager for Google Earth VR, 94 percent of the world’s population is covered in this experience. Earth VR Earth Outreach Download Google Earth in Apple App Store Download Google Earth in Google Play Store Google Earth on web.
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