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Trek Pack v2: A (late) Quick Start Guide
Guides June 04, 2021
From kit setup to publishing in 4 simple steps.
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Crowdsourcing safer bicycle lane design (an eight month update)
Guides May 28, 2021
Take photos. Help improve bike lanes.
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Trek View Trail Quality Index: An Alternative Method Using Computer Vision
Guides May 21, 2021
Using images to determine trail quality.
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Trek View Trail Quality Index
Guides April 23, 2021
Putting our Data Bike to work.
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Measuring the Condition of Cycle Paths With Only Your Phone (an update)
Guides April 16, 2021
Two alternative apps to rRuf.
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Measuring the Air Quality of Your Trek (Part 2)
Guides April 09, 2021
Monitoring air quality on the move.
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Measuring the Air Quality of Your Trek (Part 1)
Guides April 02, 2021
Searching for a portable air quality monitor.
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Software for Uploading Your Off-Road Imagery to Google Street View
Guides March 26, 2021
2021 off-road edition.
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Using the Google Street View app to publish your panoramic photos
Guides March 19, 2021
A quick look at the official Street View app.
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Measuring the Condition of Cycle Paths With Only Your Phone
Guides March 12, 2021
Some new features for your data bike.
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Turn 360 photos to non-360 (flat) photos
Guides February 05, 2021
Sometimes a 360 image is too much (sometimes).
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My Favourite Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Summit 2020 Talks
Guides January 08, 2021
Mapping projects to improve disaster and development outcomes.
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Export your Photos From Google Street View
Guides December 11, 2020
Backup your Google Street View images.
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My Favourite Geo For Good Summit 2020 Talks
Guides November 27, 2020
Using mapping tools for a positive impact in the world.
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My Favourite OSM Connect 2020 Talks
Guides November 13, 2020
All available to watch now.
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Street View vs. StreetSide vs. Look Around vs. Mapillary
Guides October 02, 2020
Comparing the four heavyweights.
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How to Blur People and Objects on Street-Level Mapping Platforms
Guides September 25, 2020
We’re big believers in privacy.
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An Introduction to Photogrammetry and LiDaR
Guides September 11, 2020
A closer look into point clouds.
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What is a Digital Elevation Model?
Guides August 28, 2020
Find the elevation for ANY location on Earth’s surface.
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Using Street-Level Imagery to Improve the Map
Guides August 21, 2020
Mapillary, OpenStreetMap, JSOM, iD….
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My Favourite Talks from State of the Map 2020
Guides July 31, 2020
All available to watch now.
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Adding a Custom Nadir to a 360 Photo or Video
Guides June 19, 2020
Time for some shameless self-promotion.
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What is a Global Shutter?
Guides June 05, 2020
Click, click, click.
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Google Earth Projects - A Quick Start Guide
Guides April 10, 2020
Enjoy the outdoors from the comfort of the indoors.
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Google Tour Creator - A Quick Start Guide
Guides March 27, 2020
No technical knowledge required.
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DIY Street View Bike v2
Guides February 28, 2020
Designed fo downhill tours.
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How to Create Your Own Little Planet Photos
Guides February 21, 2020
And big humans.
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Underwater Street View
Guides January 10, 2020
Mapping underwater highways.
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Decoding a Google Street View URL
Guides January 03, 2020
Learning the Street View language.
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What's in your Trek Pack?
Guides December 13, 2019
Lots of snacks.
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My DIY Street View Bike
Guides November 15, 2019
From two feet, to two wheels (and two feet).
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How to Capture the Perfect 360-Degree Tours on the Water
Guides September 20, 2019
Float and shoot.
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DIY Google Street View (6/5): Increasing the Battery Life of Your GoPro Fusion
Guides August 23, 2019
Some Trek Pack improvements for longer tours.
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DIY Google Street View (5/5): Publish 360-Degree Photos to Street View
Guides August 09, 2019
Share your 360-degree tours with the world.
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DIY Google Street View (4/5): Stitching 360-Degree Photos Using GoPro Fusion Studio
Guides July 26, 2019
The (many) things I’ve learned stitching 360-degree photos using GoPro Fusion Studio.
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DIY Google Street View (3/5): Preparing to Shoot 360-Degree Tours
Guides July 12, 2019
Tips to help setup your kit and capture 360-degree tours.
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DIY Google Street View (2/5): My Basic Kit for Creating Outdoor Street View Tours
Guides June 28, 2019
Here’s the kit I purchased to build the first Trek View Trek Pack…
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DIY Google Street View (1/5): How I (Trek View) Started Capturing 360-Degree Tours
Guides June 14, 2019
Get a camera. Go out. Shoot.