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On the 58° latitude? - share the world in 360°
Normal photos show a single viewpoint of the world we live; photospheres capture 360° panoramas. In addition, they welcome others to freely look up, down, and all around to explore the entire scene. The photographic image has been used to document places we visit, bring stories to life and share experiences with others. The development of photosphere technology provides a much richer photo experience.
Photospheres can be created using an app on many android and iOS devices. They can be embedded in Google Maps and websites, shared on social media, viewed in an exhibit and stored online. This technology has been used by journalists, bloggers and photographers to share stories and experiences in a more immersive, engaging way. It can also be enjoyed by anyone who has a compatible device and wants to participate in their own photosphere journey.
Send us your photospheres
Search the location of your photosphere, move the red pin icon to the exact location.
Add your name (so we can credit you) and email and upload!
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Competition ends February 29th.
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Timespan has partnered up with St Andrews University to develop a ‘DigiTourist Toolkit’ to enable smart digital tourism and connect people and places without geographical restrictions. It will allow the six Latitude 58 communities to share their heritage digitally and offers a real-time opportunity to experience a place far away from home. Timespan invites you to try our North 58° photosphere experience and hope it might inspire you to make some of your own. If you would like to follow the project or assist us with our research and development please add your name to our mailing list.
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How To Guide
Taking photospheres is easy, all you need is a phone or tablet!
For Android:
Download the app
- Open the Google Camera app
- Slide left to right on the screen
- Select ‘Photo Sphere’
- Hold the mobile device in vertically, get the dot inside the circle
- Move the mobile device slowly to catch the dot inside circle. Once the dot is close to the circle, the dot turns into blue, and hold the device at that position for several seconds
- Hold the device with the same angle. Rotate the mobile device slowly to catch the every dot into circle
- Keep the device in the same position and modify the angle. Repeat this until there are no circles left to fill with the blue dot. you will need to do a full turn as well as the ground and above you
- When you photosphere is complete, you will hear a click and your photosphere will start to process, it will take a few moments to show up in your gallery
For iPhone IOS versions
Download Google Street View app
- Open Photo Sphere Camera app
- Tap the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
- Sign in with Google Account
- Tap the camera icon in the bottom right corner of the screen
- Hold the device vertically, and there is a orange dot in the screen
- Move the mobile device slowly to catch the dot inside circle. Once the dot is in the circle, hold the device at that position for several seconds
- Hold the device with the same angle. Rotate the mobile device slowly to catch the every dot into circle
- Keep the device in the same position and modify the angle. Repeat this until there are no circles left to fill with the orange dot. you will need to do a full turn as well as the ground and above you
- When the circle at the center bottom turns into green, tap the icon at the center bottom of the screen to create a photosphere