Google introduces ‘Views’ for sharing photo spheres to Google Maps

July 30, 2013

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Today Google announced a new community site called Views, which allows people to publicly share photo spheres to Google Maps. Users just need to sign into the VIews site using their Google+ profile. They can then import their existing photo spheres from their Google+ photos or Gallery. The photo spheres will then be part of Google Maps for those particular locations.

Furthermore, each user will have their own Views page where all of their shared photo spheres will be found. Views also incorporates the Street View Gallery so you will be able to see panoramas of the most popular Street View collections. Just click on “Explore” at the top of the Views site to browse a map of these special collections right alongside shared photo spheres.

sources: Google / Views

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