What are the steps to upload panoramic photos on Google Earth?
Create photos with a phone
- Open the Street View app Street View.
- Tap Create Add photo.
- In the bottom right, tap Camera Take a photo.
- Take a series of photos.
- At the bottom, tap Done Done.
- Your 360 photo is stitched together and saved in the "Private" tab on your phone. The photo is also saved on your phone (unless you turned this setting off).
Create photos with a 360 camera
- Set up and connect your phone and 360 camera.
- Tap the blue linked camera Street View camera.
- In the "Profile" tab, look at the bottom right and you’ll see a blue circle with an orange ring spinning around it each time a new 360 photo has been taken. Don’t disconnect or turn off the camera until you see all your photos in the “Profile” tab.
Tips for creating multiple 360 photos
- Make sure your phone is fully charged and has enough memory to store your photos.
- Stabilize the camera at 1.20 - 1.80 m / 4 - 6 ft. You can do this by attaching the camera to a monopod, a tripod, or a helmet.
- Monopod: Keep the monopod steady above your head and keep your head down when taking photos.
- Tripod: Step out of the way before taking photos.
- Helmet: Make sure to keep your head still and steady when taking photos.
- Space the photos about two small steps apart (1 m / 3 ft) when indoors and five steps apart (3 m / 10 ft) when outdoors.
- Follow natural paths and walkways so that there is a clear line of sight between the photos.
- Start taking photos from the street and keep taking them until you're inside the place.
- When taking photos indoors, limit your collection to 100 photos.
Import 360 photos
Note: Before you import 360 photos, make sure that the pictures are:
- At least 7.5MP (4K) with a 2:1 aspect ratio
- No more than 75 megabytes in size
On Android
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Street View app Street View.
- Tap Create Add photo.
- Choose Import 360 photos Download.
- In the top left, tap the Menu Menu.
- Import photos from Google Drive or Google Photos.
- Select one or more photos. If you pick one photo, it will be imported automatically.
- If you selected multiple photos, tap Open. The imported photos will show up in your "Private" tab.
On iPhone
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Street View app Street View.
- Tap Create Add photo.
- Choose Import 360 photos Download.
- Import photos from your camera roll or Google Photos.
- Select one or more photos.
- Tap Import. The imported photos will show up in your "Private" tab.
