The latest FLIR Systems Ladybug camera is the Ladybug5+. The Ladybug2 camera by Point Grey Research (now FLIR Systems) could shoot video at 30 frames per second at a resoltion of 1024x768 (0.8 megapixels) and capture 4.8 megapixel still images. 2007: Ladybug2 (Point Grey Research now FLIR Systems) The earliest camera on Google’s own cars was the R2, a ring of eight 11 megapixel cameras with commercial photographic wide-angle lenses ( with the same specifications as those used for the Google Books project). 2007: R2įollowing the initial engagement with Immersive Media, Google has rolled out it’s own fleet of cars to capture imagery.
The Dodeca 2360 camera, mounted to a fleet of VW Beetles, could capture 100 megapixel still images, or record 360 video at 2400 x 1200 (2.8 megapixels) at 30 frames per second.Īn early prototype of Google’s Trekker Pack also used the Dodeca 2360.Įstimated cost to buy new at the time (inc.
To help speed up the amount of coverage at launch, Google hired a company called Immersive Media to drive the streets using a camera they had developed called the Dodeca 2360. The van included special shock absorbers, a custom axle with rotary encoders used for pose optimization, and a heavy-duty alternator from a fire truck.Įnough imagery was captured to create demos, which were deemed sufficiently compelling to enter the next phase of growth. In Street View’s “garage phase”, a Chevrolet van was equipped with side and front-facing laser scanners, two high-speed video cameras, eight high-resolution cameras in a rosette (R) configuration, and a rack of computers recording data to an array of 20 hard drives at 500 Mbytes per second. The Street View Camera 2006 - 2007: The Concept Here’s a look back on the history of the Street View cameras, and a glimpse at the future. Many of these cameras have been inspired by the work that Google, and their camera suppliers, have produced. It was then 7 years later, in 2014, that consumer level 360 cameras became mainstream allowing anyone to create true 360 photos with cameras like the Ricoh Theta m15.Ħ years on and the market for 360 cameras has increased significantly. The first generation of the iPhone was release one month after Street View, on 29 June 2007. The cameras at that time produced 2.8 megapixel images, which is significantly less than new smartphones on the market today.īut 13 years is a long time in technology. It’s hard to believe that Google Street View has been around for 13 years now, after launching in several cities in the United States - San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Miami and Denver - on May 25, 2007. Street View has come a long way in 13 years during which time 360 camera technology has seen significant advancements too.
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