You shoot and publish
Connect your Google account, upload your own 360° photos, and we check them before they go to Google.
Opens with photographer accounts.
Platform service · Google Maps publishing
Put your space on Google Maps, in 360°.
We capture your space, check every image against Google's rules, and publish it to Google Maps and Street View, linked to your business's place on the map.
ALPHA Our team publishes for you today. Self-serve uploads open with photographer accounts.
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Three ways to publish
As much help as you want.
Every level runs through the same quality check and the same publishing tools.
We guide you through it
A session with our team to fix rejected photos, set locations and headings, and link the photos to your business.
Assistance from $49 (proposed).
We do all of it
A Virtual.Photo photographer shoots your space, we process the images and publish them, and we track Google's review.
Pairs with any 360° package.
How publishing works
From the shoot to the map.
Google decides whether each photo is published. Our job is to send it photos that pass.
- CaptureFull 360° spheres, shot level, with GPS and capture time recorded.
- Quality reviewWe check size, stitching, exposure and privacy before anything is uploaded.
- Connect GoogleYou sign in with Google and approve one permission: publishing to Street View.
- Upload and placeEach photo is uploaded with its location, compass heading and your business's place on Google Maps.
- Google's reviewGoogle processes the photo and marks it published or rejected. We track the result for you.
Whose Google account?
Your photos, your choice.
Photos on Google Maps belong to the Google account that publishes them. Choose which account that is.
Your Google account
Best if you want to own the listing photos
- Photos appear under your name on Google Maps.
- You can see view counts and remove photos yourself.
- You approve Virtual.Photo once, and can disconnect any time from your Google account settings.
Virtual.Photo's account
Best for the Easy Button
- Photos appear under Virtual.Photo on Google Maps.
- Nothing to set up on your side.
- We remove or replace photos on request.
Google's photo requirements
What every photo must pass.
From Google's published requirements for 360° photos on Google Maps. Our quality review checks each one.
| Check | Requirement | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Shape | 2:1 aspect ratio (a full equirectangular sphere) | Anything else isn't treated as a 360° photo |
| Size | At least 7.5 megapixels (3840 × 1920 px) | Smaller photos are refused |
| File | JPEG, no more than 75 MB | Larger uploads fail |
| Stitching | No gaps at the horizon, no major stitching errors | Visible seams get photos rejected |
| Exposure | Detail in light and dark areas, sharp, no motion blur | Google's quality bar |
| Nadir | No distracting effects or filters at the bottom of the sphere | Logos and patches over the tripod are not allowed |
| Location | GPS position and capture time | Google places the photo on the map from these |
| Privacy | Faces and licence plates blurred where there's no release | Virtual.Photo's own standard |
Connect your Google account
Connecting is by invitation during the alpha.
We send you a personal connect link. It opens Google's own sign-in page, where you approve Virtual.Photo to publish 360° photos to Street View for you. We never see your Google password.
- 1Ask for your connect link with the form below.
- 2Open the link and sign in with the Google account you want the photos under.
- 3Approve
Publish and manage your 360 photos on Google Street View
. - 4You're connected. We publish your approved photos and send you the Google Maps links.
Questions
Straight answers.
Will the photos show on my Business Profile?
We link each photo to your business's place on Google Maps, so it's shown with your business on the map. Publishing to Street View doesn't give us access to your Business Profile, and it isn't the same as managing it. Profile management is a separate plan on google.virtual.photo.
How long until the photos are live?
Google processes each photo after upload. It's often quick, but it can take longer, and we can't promise a time. We check the status and tell you when each photo is published.
Can Google reject a photo?
Yes. Google can reject photos that don't meet its requirements or policies. If that happens, we tell you why, fix what can be fixed and resubmit.
What can Virtual.Photo do with my Google account?
Only what you approve: publishing and managing 360° photos on Street View. We can't read your email, files or Business Profile. You can remove our access at any time from your Google account's security settings.
Is Virtual.Photo part of Google?
No. Virtual.Photo is independent and uses Google's public Street View publishing tools.
Get in touch
Ask for your connect link.
Tell us your business and the Google account you'd like the photos under. We'll reply with your personal connect link and next steps.
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