We are often reliant on GPS co-ordinates being delivered to our devices for locating places. With a little practice it’s not hard to read a decimal latitude and longitude value to determine a rough position.
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An Introduction to the Camera Motion Metadata (CAMM) standard
Developers August 20, 2021
With the help of a 360 video shot using an Insta360 Pro2, I take a look at Google’s CAMM video telemetry standard.
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How to Create a 360 Video from a Timelapse of 360 Images
Developers August 13, 2021
A lesson, mostly, in wrangling metadata to ensure proper playback of 360 videos created from a series of photos.
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What are XMP Namespaces?
Developers August 06, 2021
Adobe’s eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP) is a labeling technology that allows you to embed data about a file, known as metadata, into the file itself.
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A Quick Start Guide to the KartaView API
Developers July 30, 2021
Here are my notes about the KartaView API from my research planning an integration for Map the Paths.
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Migrating from version 3 to version 4 of the Mapillary API
Developers July 16, 2021
The Mapillary v3 API is being shutdown on August 18. Here’s a summary of the updates we’re making to Map the Paths to support the changes.
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Preparing a Video Upload for the Street View Publish API
Developers July 09, 2021
All third-party Street View tools are built around the Google Street View Publish API. Here’s a closer look at how it works for uploading long sequences.
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Turning a 360 Video into Timelapse Images (Part 2/2)
Developers February 26, 2021
In the second part of this post I will show you how to add metadata to images previously extracted from frames.
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Turning a 360 Video into Timelapse Images (Part 1/2)
Developers February 19, 2021
In the first part of this post I will show you how to turn a video into a series of images for more flexible editing options.
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Playing with the Mapillary API
Developers September 18, 2020
A quick look at some of the API queries we’ve used against the Mapillary API.
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What is an IMU?
Developers July 17, 2020
360 Cameras are full of sensors (and not just image sensors).
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How does GPS work?
Developers July 10, 2020
Learn how GPS works and why some receivers are more accurate than others.
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How Does 360 Stitching Software Work?
Developers July 03, 2020
An ELI5 description of how software takes 2 or more photos to create a 360 image.
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FPS, Bit rate, Compression and 360 Video Quality
Developers June 12, 2020
The image quality of video frames can vary significantly between two cameras offering the same resolution, but why?
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Turning a 360 Timelapse or Video into a GPX or KML track
Developers May 22, 2020
Here’s how to use the GPS points inside your 360 timelapses or videos with tools like Strava and Google Earth.
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Google Street View Publish API - Quick Start Guide
Developers May 15, 2020
All third-party Street View tools are built around the Google Street View Publish API. Here’s a closer look at how it works for uploading short sequences.
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An Introduction to the GoPro Metadata Format (GPMF) standard
Developers May 08, 2020
With the help of a 360 video shot using a GoPro Fusion, I take a look at GoPro’s GPMF video telemetry standard.
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A deeper look into a 360 photo and the metadata it holds
Developers May 01, 2020
Every photo you take is filled with metadata. Here’s why it’s important for outdoor 360 street-level photography.
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What is a Nadir? What is a Zenith?
Developers March 13, 2020
In short, directly below, and directly above, respectively.
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Yaw, Pitch, Roll
Developers March 06, 2020
Three spatial concepts that are important to understand in 360 photography.
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What Direction are you Facing?
Developers January 17, 2020
North, South, East or, West? Calculating bearings between photos.
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What is a Place ID?
Developers December 06, 2019
And how to make sure you’re not missing out on Google Local Guide points from Street View photos.
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Trails Don't have Addresses
Developers November 08, 2019
Using location codes to map even the most remote hiking trails.