Surrenden Field has recently undergone a bit of a makeover and upgrade!
The play area for children has received a fantastic addition of painted artwork on the ground, and they have also installed an outdoor fitness gym.
Since I live in Staplehurst, I decided to pay a visit to the field last week and create a 360-degree Tour.
To begin with, I used a 360° camera to map out the entire area, with a specific focus on two main sections: the Children’s Play area and the Outdoor Gym.
Everything would have gone smoothly if not for my Golden Retriever, who insisted on being in every shot! Well, except when I was capturing images inside the Play Area! On the other side of the park, a family was having a picnic, and, as you might have guessed, she was over there helping them finish their meal! Fortunately, she left me alone to carry on with the task at hand.
The next step involved retouching and correcting the images (and Photo Shopping out a Golden Retriever! I’ve left a few in, see if you can spot her, it’s not hard!) before uploading them. Once uploaded, the 360° images (referred to as spheres in the trade) were aligned with each other. This alignment allows viewers on Google Maps to seamlessly “walk” from one image to another.
Step four was to wait for the images to interpolate onto Google Maps. Typically, this process takes a couple of days, but in this case, they were ready within 12 hours. Here’s the Google Tour: –> https://goo.gl/maps/zdhvAzHExsBFwh6t9
Lastly, step five required creating a customized overlay for the Google Tour.
While it’s great to have the 360° Tour available on Google Maps for everyone to see, it’s even better to have an overlay that provides shortcuts and additional information, enhancing the immersive experience of the 360° tour.
Take a look at the final product and enjoy!
Now would a 360 tour enhance YOUR customers’ experience of your business? The answer 99% of the time is YES!
So get in touch. If your business is in Staplehurts, I have a deal for you that you cannot refuse! Then please….