Google Street View

Integrate Labpano-External GNSS Antenna - Use another coord system.

manchrys — Wed, 22 May 2024 21:08:10 GMT

Hello,

i am owner of 2 labpano pilot one cameras . Recently i found this interesting post Detail Steps on connecting an external GPS module to the Pilot cameras and i would like to connect my labpano with externeal gnss antenna and record video in google streetview mode. I would like to ask if labpano supports only WGS84 coords system or can i use another. I am from Greece and i want t work in GGRS87 system (espg:2100). So i connect my labpano with gnss module through bluetooth and then using NTRIP i set ip, port, username and pass for Greek Positioning System (HEPOS). When the NTRIP Client, starts, it shows me that it connects to the NTRIP and took measurements normally, but the exported data were still on WGS84. That happens because labpano doesnt support another coord system? Labpano gpx format is standard so it cant add another info like coords from another system?

Thanks in advance for the help!!

Labpano Pilot Era GSV Yaw information

paribaker — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 03:35:31 GMT

Hello, I am using the GSV functionality of the camera, I have downloaded the videos and extracted the data using EXIF tool but it does not appear to contain any Yaw (directional) data.
Is that expected?

Thanks

Video does not contain more than 10 gps points

Marek — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:53:50 GMT

@cotero2002 Did it change for you recently?

No „blur face” or „blur license plate” option

Marek — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 23:21:38 GMT

@alswnd9339 Yes, thank you so much! I have already figured it out by trial and error. On a different note. Have you experienced any problems after uploading footage to GSV with google error saying : "Video does not contain more than 10 GPS points". It makes impossible to use the Pilot EE to use with GSV whatsoever.......have you heard about any wotkaround?

Hotspot connection problems

CurtS — Thu, 04 May 2023 21:29:06 GMT

Update to my hotspot connection problems... I achieved a somewhat reliable connection with the following settings... On the Pilot One, set the screen timeout to NEVER, backlight to minimum to minimize power consumption. Use hotspot on the phone, not the camera. (This will reduce camera power consumption as well.) On the phone, set battery usage to "Unrestricted" for the Pilot One app. The reliability of the connection is highly dependent on absence or presence of interference. While in urban areas or in the city, connection reliability is low, lasting only 10-15 minutes before needing to reconnect using the Connect button on the app. Connection reliability is much better in backcountry or rural areas such as a trail. While on a recent 46-mile bicycle ride (4 hours, 45 minutes) in a rural, sparsely populated areas, I only had to reconnect about every 45 minutes.

The Problem of Leveling in Street View

panoswiss — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 07:30:35 GMT

Hi Minjoong I had the same problem 4 years ago, when setting up my camera on top of a cable car on a Swiss mountain. GSV leveled the side view of the video and it looked disgusting. I then contacted the responsible guy in their local office and he told me, there is nothing to be done about it. Suppose we have to wait a long long time ;-). Dario

How to post to GSV when no GPS module available?

123 — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:03:15 GMT

@eriksgoodwin Hello, may I know which camera do you have in hands now? Pilot One or the Pilot One (EE) ?

Directly upload from the camera to GSV - will it ever come back?

123 — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:02:17 GMT

Hello Jens, Pilot One (EE) support uploading the GSV Video and the 360 photo to Google maps directly in camera, please make sure the camera is updated to the latest OS Version. Best regards

Introducing my work using the labpano pilot era.

123 — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 07:50:05 GMT

@alswnd9339 SO COOL

Maximum speed ?

tumiradapro — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:01:31 GMT

@tonline Not 100% sure, but I think 45km/h at 5fps and 70km/h 7fps

Detail Steps on connecting an external GPS module to the Pilot cameras

Zeek — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:29:16 GMT

@alswnd9339 said in Detail Steps on connecting an external GPS module to the Pilot cameras: High-performance GNSS products are fixed in latitude and longitude if you stop walking during street view shooting. Re: 1. This might help you with the related GNSS device settings. https://www.ardusimple.com/question/setting-to-keep-nmea-string-vtg-active-while-stationary/ Re: 1. In my opinion, Google should not consider it an error if the GNSS position does not change during recording of a Street View video. When recording, it's a common scenario for the photographer to stop while driving or walking for traffic conditions. For example, stopped for a traffic signal, for other automobiles, for pedestrians, etc. Could I suggest that you report this issue to Google for their reply?

How to connect the street view at the crossroads?

JG-360 — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 02:14:54 GMT

At junctions, if you can you need to overlap your recording path before you stop the recording. Not easy if the camera is car mounted. I make most of my captures walking or on a bicycle, so quite easy to cross to the other side of the road before I hit the stop button. https://photos.app.goo.gl/AJRBFjbaoTktFzo18

Guidance on how to turn on the bluetooth from the hidden menu in the camera

OSAMA — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:09:35 GMT

OK thanks

shorten a video without losing the GPS data

Zeek — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:30:27 GMT

@roymitrany You can use my CAMM2GPX tool to first save the GPS data from the video to a GPX file. Then you can use any video editing tool to trim the end of the video to remove the unwanted part. Then upload the edited video using my VID2GSV tool or you can use Street View Studio. Click the link below and join the group for access to my UL2GSV tools that includes CAMM2GPX and VID2GSV. https://groups.google.com/g/ul2gsv

Pilot Era Fail upload

OmniSynThesis_360_VR — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:35:35 GMT

@piloteracali2 In case that you are using a WiFi connection for a Pilot to upload, I recommend to use a dongle to connect to fixed ethernet instead. Otherwise, use Dean Zwikel's toolset. Find him on Facebook. As for having the front lens not to the front, I would not recommend it. Google's processing may have trouble with it.

Pilot One Failed Uploads

OmniSynThesis_360_VR — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:29:57 GMT

@christianwelsh @highcloud In case that you are using a WiFi connection for a Pilot to upload, I recommend to use a dongle to connect to fixed ethernet instead.

GSV Video not stable

123 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 02:05:33 GMT

This is not an in camera levelling issue. Part of Google's Street View ready camera specification stipulates that no in camera stabilization is enabled in GSV video mode, they rely on their processing for levelling the images. This applies to all makes and models of cameras that support GSV video mode. Google street view rules don't allow any kind of stabilization because gsv software levels the pics by itself.

Bottom Logo (Nadir)

OmniSynThesis_360_VR — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:15:12 GMT

@leonardoabreu Eileen's workflow with Dean's tools is incorrect. With GSV2JPG extract video frames to jpg with location tags. Use a jpg editor to insert a nadir. With JPG2VID reconstruct a Street View video file. Upload with VID2GSV, using the video and gpx file.

What about the tunnels and the GPS signal?

OmniSynThesis_360_VR — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:10:35 GMT

@ander As you may know by now, losing GNSS (GPS and others) signal means a rejected file by Street View processing.

horizon wrong pilot ee and GSV

OmniSynThesis_360_VR — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:08:35 GMT

@123 Incorrect, it is not VID2GSV to extract the frames. To extract video frames from a Street View video file to jpg with location tags, use Dean Zwikel's GSV2JPG tool. To reconstruct a GSV video file for upload to the Street View video API, then use the JPG2VID tool. To upload, use his VID2GSV tool, using the video and gpx file.

Pilot Era limited settings on Google Street View mode

OmniSynThesis_360_VR — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:54:58 GMT

@panovisual Refer recent posts in the Facebook group.

Settings for GSV

OmniSynThesis_360_VR — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:41:30 GMT

@123 Labpano should not replace Street View video capture for blue-line with a photo sequence capture, as Google is to retire the creation of blue-line from photo sequences. However, it will be extremely useful to have interval and Mapillary style capture functionality, as has been asked for long ago and frequently. You have even promised to deliver this.

problem with Street View videos

111 — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:27:35 GMT

@sid ussually yes, but this is not ussual situation. Google will make an investigation, as they said to me yesterday.

Collecting underground 360 imagery by bicycle with RTK+IMU simpleRTK2B-F9R and Pilot cameras

123 — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 04:07:45 GMT

Today we are happy to share this customer project that makes use of u-blox ZED-F9R: GNSS RTK and 6-axis IMU fused together to achieve centimeter-level accuracy outdoors, while keeping decimeter-level accuracy inside short tunnels and meter-level accuracy in longer tunnels.
Jim Gayes has been a Google Trusted Partner, capturing Google Street View imagery of outside spaces since 2016 and more recently publishing imagery to the Mapillary mapping platform too. He has currently captured imagery in 8 countries across Europe.

The successful capture of Street View imagery requires a good 360 degree camera in conjunction with good GNSS hardware for accurate image positioning.

While recently working with Sustrans, the charity responsible for the UK’s national cycle network, Jim recognised the high probabilty of loss of GNSS signal when cycling many of their routes. Many Sustrans routes pass through challenging GNSS signal reception environments, often following disused railway lines, which have a lot of thick tree canopy cover and pass under many low and wide bridges. Several routes also have the added challenge of tunnels too.

All the above environmental conditions can result in failed imagery capture as it can’t be georeferenced. Most Street View Ready cameras have built-in GNSS hardware that meets Google’s hardware specification, but is limited in reliability in challenging GNSS signal reception environments.

Jim’s solution was to pair up his Labpano Pilot One 360° camera with the ArduSimple simpleRTK2B-F9R module. The IMU and Fusion processing resolves this challenge as it can have a reasonably accurate location calculated by the IMU when all GNSS signals are lost.

You can see how underground location works while recording with a camera in this long tunnel recorded for Mapillery. This is the Combe Down tunnel, near Bath in the UK. It’s the longest cycling tunnel in Europe, having a length of 1672m. Just click “Play” on the top of the window. The images are very dark as this was just a test without additional lighting, but it represents well the concept of underground location.

In less extreme day to day conditions, the IMU will fill in when the GNSS signal is lost for a few seconds when passing under bridges or sections of dense tree canopy cover. All leading to successful image capture and precise image placement on the map.

If you are looking into building what Jim’s did, you will need the following items:

https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-f9r-v3/
RTK Boards
RTK+INS simpleRTK2B-F9R V3

https://www.ardusimple.com/product/stand-survey-antenna/
Accessories
Stand for survey GNSS Multiband antenna

https://www.ardusimple.com/product/survey-gnss-multiband-antenna/
Antennas
Survey GNSS Multiband antenna (IP66)

https://www.ardusimple.com/product/plastic-case-simplertk2b/
Accessories
Plastic Case for simpleRTK2B boards

4h GSV video mode, how much storage space?

JG-360 — Sun, 09 May 2021 06:22:55 GMT

@ander When you say bike ride, I presume you mean bicycle and not motorcycle? If bicycle you can comfortably capture using the 4 FPS setting. You only need to use 7 FPS for car driving speeds. It will reduce the file sizes and make for a faster upload time.

The Pilot One EE for make blue line all day is It's appropriate

123 — Thu, 06 May 2021 10:29:16 GMT

@ander when you select GSV video mode in the camera-->settings-->Fragment storage, turn it on, you will see the choices following. there are 10 min/30min/1h2h/4GB/6GB/8GB/10GB When you select either of them, the video will be saved in correspondent size and duration, which can best safety the videos lest continuous 4 or 8 hours recording without stop, if any signal lost during the capture, the whole video will become invalid, and your whole days work just wasted. Moreover, a smaller video is also helpful to easier upload to the GSV platform compare to the 100G or more GB video upload at one time.