launches new Street View app to bolster uploads of 360-degree imagery

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Published 3 Sep 2015

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is giving its Street View otosphere imagery a bigger push with a new app for Android iOS.

The new Street View app curates the 360-degree collections into a more prominent gallery. You can also explore Street View by browsing through the suggestions, whereas before you had to drop a pin in the main Maps app.

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Street view otosphere galleries are available for you to peruse through.

The other goal with this release is to encourage you to contribute more pictures. is tapping into the rise of 360-degree cameras to bring more dynamic pictures into Maps. The Street View app also walks you through the process of collecting a otosphere with your ione or Android device (pictured).

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The Street View app walks you through the process of capturing a otosphere.

The app also allows you connect to spherical cameras like the Ricoh Theta S or NCTech iris360 for instant upload to Maps.

The Street View app is live now in the ay Store App Store

The story behind the story: has taken a keen interest in the possibilities with 360-degree cameras. Earlier this year it announced mp, an effort to democratize these rather unusual cameras, much as it did to virtual reality with Cardboard. th more image experiences like this, it’s another way Maps can differentiate itself from competing services.