We offer Google Street View and 360 Virtual Tours for businesses and realtors in San Diego. Alex Uria Creative Agency is the most reliable Google Virtual Tour provider. We help increase engagement, conversions and local SEO on Google and Google Maps with the Google 360 Virtual Tour Program. This is the Google Street View technology, indoors, that creates stunning interactive virtual tours of businesses to help convert more prospects into customers.
360 virtual tours accelerate bookings in restaurants, hotels, wedding venues. Virtual tours help increase the amount of time someone will spend on your Google and Google Maps listings which helps local SEO. We are the leading virtual tour photographers San Diego with hundreds of virtual tours photographed. If you have a physical location for your business, you will benefit from a 360 tour.
We use the latest and most accurate technology available in the market, provided by Matterport. The tutorials we provide here are belong to Matterport. You can visit their website to get support and learn more about how to use their technology.
Instructions
This process takes place after you’ve scanned and uploaded your model to the Matterport Cloud.
Note: When you publish to Google Street View from Matterport, all visible 3D Scans are included. Hidden 3D Scans and 360˚ Views will not be included.
I. Publish to Google Street View
- Log into the Matterport Cloud (my.matterport.com).
- Click on the “Apps” tab.
- Click “Publish to Google Street View”.
- Only Admins and Collaborators with Editor access can publish 3D models to Google Street View.
II. Find the correct place on the map
After publishing, you will be presented with a map that corresponds to your 3D model – follow the instructions below to append the proper address and name to your Space in Google Street View.
- Type the name and address of your Space into the text box.
- You can use Google’s predictive autocomplete text options to find the area faster.
- Choosing from the autocomplete results will ensure that your imagery is attached to the right Place ID (which is the business listing in Google).
- Use the name of the business or the venue in addition to the address.
- This helps you better identify the Place ID for areas with shared addresses, like a skyscraper with multiple shops or a strip center in a suburban area.
If a Place ID is not available to match your space, we recommend you first report a missing place on Google Maps to create a Place ID. Then you can publish again through Matterport and use the new Place ID you requested.
III. Adjust the footprint
The map will show the address of your 3D model as well as business and properties in the immediate surrounding areas – navigating the map is almost identical to navigating Google Maps. Use these controls to adjust and place your footprint.
The map will also display a top-down floor plan of the interior – this is the same floor plan view featured in Matterport’s Showcase view.
Zoom, drag, move and rotate
- Use the +/- buttons (or mouse wheel) to zoom in and out.
- Click and drag to move around the map.
- Click and drag on the move icon to move the floor plan.
- Do this to match the floor plan with the satellite image – keep in mind, placing the floor plan on the map means all of the individual 360° images on Google Maps are being placed at the same time.
- Note: If you have blurred any part of the space using the blur brush, make sure to wait for the blurs to finish processing before publishing to Google Street View.
- Click and drag on the rotate icon.
- Once the floor plan is the correct size, rotate the plan so that it fits logically into the area on the map.
- To perfect this, we recommend opening another browser window and exploring the Space in Matterport’s 3D Showcase – this will help you find unique identifying floor plan features that you can use to orient your rotation.
- Tip: Look for entrances – they are usually near the parking lot.
- Tip: Zoom in on the map as far as possible to help you clarify position.
- Click “Next” when you’re finished.
IV. Select a Google Account for attribution
Select a valid Google account in order to publish the imagery – this is known as attribution, meaning the name and profile picture from the selected Google account will appear in the credits for the imagery (top-left corner).
Photographers who are publishing on behalf of clients have three options:
- Publish from a Google account owned by the photography firm.
- In this case, attribution will be given to the photographer.
- Ask the business owner to create a specific email account for Google Street View.
- Example: [email protected]
- Share the account credentials with the photographer – in this case, attribution will be given to the business owner.
- Give the business owner editor access.
- Invite the business owner to become a Matterport Collaborator – they can then enter their own Google credentials and publish directly. In this case, attribution will be given to the business owner.
Choose the right attribution method
Choosing your attribution method depends on the photographer and the type of relationship they have with their client.
For proper attribution, we strongly recommend publishing from a branded account that represents your entire business or organization. This means outright avoiding using personal email accounts or email aliases (like distribution lists).
V. Add an attributed account
- Click “Choose an Account”.
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- A new window will appear with a list – if you are already logged into your Google account, you will see it on this list.
- Click “Use another account” to log in with a different account.
- Confirm the selected account by clicking the blue “Allow” button.
- This will automatically return you to my.matterport.com.
- Select the authorized account from the list in the window.
- Confirm it’s correct, then press “Next” to move on.
VI. Review and publish to Google Maps
- In the final window, do a final check to ensure the footprint and the Google Place ID are correct.
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- Hit the “Back” button in your browser to make additional changes.
- Hit the blue “Publish” button to finish.
- Your data will be sent to Google.
- All images and connections should be available on Google Maps, Earth, and Street View within 24-48 hours.
- You will receive an email when your model has been published.