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Google Street View Command

The Google Street View command of CivilGEO software allows the user to visualize a location through 360-degree panoramic photographs at street level. This command has been integrated directly into the Map View, allowing a more seamless user experience. As the user moves about on the Map View, the Google Street View immediately updates. Similarly, the user can move about in the Google Street View and the corresponding location will update on the Map View.

In addition, the user can take a picture from within the Google Street View and the photo will be automatically added to the Photo Catalog in the Map Explorer panel of the CivilGEO software. Refer to this article in our knowledge base to learn about the Photo Catalog panel.

To use the Google Street View command, select the Google Street View command from the View ribbon menu.
Google Street View View ribbon menu command

A prompt will be displayed on the status bar instructing the user to click on the Map View to see the Google Street View for that location. Click on the Map View. The software will split the Map View into two parts, with the upper part being the Map View and the lower part containing the Google Street View. The Google Street View will be shown for that location.
Google Street View map view location

The user can hold and drag the mouse button to rotate the street view. To move forward, just click on Google Street View. Note that while moving forward on Google Street View, the Google Street View Pin also moves forward on the Map View.

The software also allows the user to change the location of the Google Street View Pin by dragging it on the Map View. This will automatically update the Google Street View accordingly.

Google Street View in Web Browser

The Google Street View command can be used to display the street view in a web browser. To see the Google Street View in a web browser, click on the web browser icon as shown below.
Google Street View web browser icon

This will launch the default browser with Google Street View and the location coordinates. The user can hold and drag the mouse button to rotate the street view or just click on Google Street View to move forward.
Google Street View web browser location coordinates

Storing Google Street View Image

The Google Street View command can be used to store street view images to Photo Catalog as photos. The user can click the camera icon (shown in the red rectangular box) to add the current Google Street View image to Photo Catalog.
Google Street View camera icon

This will automatically store the current Google Street View image in a folder named “Photos” contained in the project folder.
Photo Catalog panel

When capturing a photo, the photo name will automatically be created. Additional information that can be retrieved from that Google Street location, such as address, can be stored as metadata with the photo. The geolocation and camera direction will also be stored, and the photo will be added to the Photo Catalog.

The user can click on the photo in the Photo Catalog to display the corresponding Photo Details dialog box.
Photo Details dialog box

Note that the dialog box displays the date on which the image has been captured in the Description entry field. The software also stores the elevation of the location while capturing the Google Street View and displays it in the Elev entry field. The user can see the street address of the captured image in the Address read-only field.

Refer to this article in our knowledge base to learn more about the Photo Catalog panel.

Google Street View in Floating Window

The Google Street View command can be used to display the street view location in a floating window. This window can be dragged to any position within the application or even outside the main application window. The user can click the floating window icon (shown in the red rectangular box) to display the Google Street View in a floating window.
Google Street View floating window icon

This will prompt the Google Street View to pop up as a floating window from the Map View. The user can hold and drag the mouse button to rotate the street view or just click on Google Street View to move forward.
Google Street View floating window

To restore the Google Street View floating window to the Map View, click the floating window icon (shown above in the red rectangular box). This will again display the Google Street View on the Map View in a tiled window.

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