Engineering
One camera, three surfaces: flattening the world in 360
Why the edges of a 360 panorama stretch as you zoom out, which projections fix it, and why all three fit in one line of shader.
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Journal
What we learn flying, stitching and building the platform. Stories, measurements and the odd post-mortem - never the kind of piece an AI could summarise without losing anything.
FeaturedDrone & captureStreet View: what Google closed, and what it left openThe app went in 2023, the photographer programme in 2024, the publishing interface stayed. What those three dates change for anyone selling 360 capture.6 min read
Drone & captureHow sharp does a virtual tour need to be?
Megapixels say nothing about the sharpness of a 360 panorama. The only metric that counts is angular density, in pixels per degree.
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Drone & captureThe nadir logo, and the real zenith problem in drone work
On the ground, the hole in a 360 panorama is under your feet and a logo covers it. On a drone it is above your head, and no logo fills that.
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ProductGetting a tour signed off without twelve screenshots
“The third photo, the thing on the left, can you take it out?” How the Atelier replaces email with a conversation pinned to the exact spot in the tour.
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IndustriesThe campsite map, the document nobody can read
A site plan answers the manager's question, not the holidaymaker's. What an aerial view changes about booking a pitch.
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Two pieces a month, no more
The RSS feed tells you when one lands. No newsletter, no follow-up email.
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A place worth showing from above?
The free plan is enough to publish a first tour and show it around.