Web giant uses backpack-attached Street View Trekker camera to captures 360-degree images from within Manila's walled city of Intramuros. January 28, 2014 10:19 PM PST Google Street View in the Philippines. (Credit: Google) Google has just made the landmarks of the Philippines more accessible to people around the world. The Web giant announced Tuesday it had begun capturing Street View imagery from the southeast Asian nation, launching first in the capital of Manila, with an eventual expansion into the country's more than 7,000 islands. Google offered a preview of the service through 360-degree photos captured from within Manila's walled city of Intramuros. Google's backpack-attached Street View Trekker camera captured the full glory of historic churches and forts, including The San Agustin Church, Baluarte de San Diego, Plaza San Luis Complex, and Fort Santiago. Related stories Chase the Stig around 'Top Gear' Google Street View track Google Street View case headed to court (again) Geek trifecta! Hidden Legos, CERN, and Google Street View Rapid expansion in the Philippines is likely to benefit from a program that allows third-parties to borrow backpacks, which are equipped with a 15-lens camera system that pops out of the top of the wearable pack and constantly records images. Each lens points in a different direction so that when combined all of the images can be stitched into 360-degree panoramic views. The video below offers a snapshot of the process specific to the Philippines.
Web giant uses backpack-attached Street View Trekker camera to captures 360-degree images from within Manila's walled city of Intramuros.
Google Street View in the Philippines.
(Credit: Google)
Google has just made the landmarks of the Philippines more accessible to people around the world.
The Web giant announced Tuesday it had begun capturing Street View imagery from the southeast Asian nation, launching first in the capital of Manila, with an eventual expansion into the country's more than 7,000 islands. Google offered a preview of the service through 360-degree photos captured from within Manila's walled city of Intramuros.
Google's backpack-attached Street View Trekker camera captured the full glory of historic churches and forts, including The San Agustin Church, Baluarte de San Diego, Plaza San Luis Complex, and Fort Santiago.
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Rapid expansion in the Philippines is likely to benefit from a program that allows third-parties to borrow backpacks, which are equipped with a 15-lens camera system that pops out of the top of the wearable pack and constantly records images. Each lens points in a different direction so that when combined all of the images can be stitched into 360-degree panoramic views.
The video below offers a snapshot of the process specific to the Philippines.
