You can now capture your own Google Street View images with a special camera

Google Street View has a new program that will let basically anyone with a car and the right camera contribute to its image database. 

The new program is called "Street View Ready" and will let photographers control special 360-degree cameras using a companion app, then upload the photos they capture directly to Google Street View through the app. 

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The first camera to participate in the program is the Insta360 Pro, a 360-degree ultra high-definition camera that can take photographs while mounted on a moving vehicle. The camera has recently updated its camera software to include a five-frames-per-second shooting mode specifically needed for shooting in Street View mode.  Read more...

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