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Google Street View

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Spec score 8.1 #9 of 31 in 3D Virtual Tour Software

What it is

Google Street View combines panoramic images to represent places virtually in Google Maps. Users can explore locations and inspect historical imagery to see changes over time. Images come from Google and contributors, and may be months or years old rather than current. People with compatible cameras can capture 360 videos and upload them through Street View Studio, which supports multiple uploads, previews, imagery statistics, and capture-route planning. Businesses can publish indoor or outdoor imagery and virtual tours for location previews. Developers can add Street View to Android, iOS, and web applications using the Maps Embed API or Maps JavaScript API. The Street View Image API supplies static panoramas, while the Publish API sends 360 photos with position, orientation, and connectivity metadata. Contributed imagery receives automatic face and license-plate blurring, with requests available for additional blurring. The service is free; Static API usage is billed per panorama and requires billing plus an API key or OAuth token.

Spec sheet

What it does
Street View combines panoramic images to provide a virtual representation of places on Google Maps.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com
Integrations
Street View can be embedded through the Maps Embed API or Maps JavaScript API, and static panorama images can be added with the Street View Image API.Read 8 Oct 2026 · developers.google.com
Privacy
Google says its contributed imagery uses automatic face and license plate blurring, and users can request additional blurring of a face, plate, house, car, or body.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com
Support
Google's Street View site links to a Help Center and an image acceptance and policy page.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · google.com
Founded
1998Read 28 Sep 2026 · google.com
API billing and limits
The Street View Static API is billed per panorama, requires billing and an API key or OAuth token, and returns images up to 640 by 640 pixels.Read 8 Oct 2026 · developers.google.com
Business use
Businesses can publish indoor and outdoor imagery or virtual tours to help customers preview their locations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com
Contribute imagery
Users can capture 360 videos with a compatible camera and upload them to Street View Studio.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com
Developer platforms
Developers can add Street View to Android, iOS, and web applications.Read 8 Oct 2026 · developers.google.com
Historical imagery
Street View lets users view historical imagery to see how a location has changed over time.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com
Image freshness
Street View imagery is not real time and may be from a few months to a few years earlier.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com
Image sources
Street View imagery comes from Google and contributors.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com
Publish API
The Street View Publish API publishes 360 photos to Google Maps with position, orientation, and connectivity metadata.Read 8 Oct 2026 · developers.google.com
Studio tools
Street View Studio supports multiple uploads, image previews, imagery statistics, and capture route planning.Read 8 Oct 2026 · google.com

Plans and prices

Google Street View Free Street View Static API is pay-as-you-go per panorama; API requests require billing and an API key or OAuth token Read 8 Oct 2026 · developers.google.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free plan available
  • Historical imagery supports change over time
  • Studio handles uploads and route planning
  • Android, iOS, and web integrations
  • Automatic face and plate blurring

Limits

  • Imagery is not real time
  • Static API requires billing and credentials
  • Static images are limited to 640×640 pixels
  • Additional blurring requires a request

Who it suits

Street View suits people exploring places, businesses publishing virtual tours, contributors uploading 360 imagery, and developers embedding panoramas in apps. It also suits users who need historical location imagery.

Verdict

Street View combines public exploration, contributor publishing, business tours, and developer APIs around panoramic imagery. Check image age and Static API billing requirements before planning an integration.

Where Specifiction places it

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