Beyond The Street, Bing Will Add Interior Views Of Local Businesses From EveryScape
December 15, 2010 at 13:40 PM EST
Panoramic photos of streets are now standard in online and mobile maps, with Google Street View being the most well-known example. Bing has its own version of 3D streetside photos layered on top of maps, but soon it will start adding the ability to go inside buildings and look around thanks to a partnership with EveryScape . The feature will be called "Interior Views" and it will allow people to visually explore local businesses and other buildings. You can check out an example of what the technology looks like for this mall in San Francisco. EveryScape has been working on the technology for years and raised $6 million last February to pursue go after the interior photo mapping space more aggressively. EveryScape charges local businesses to photograph their interiors and put them on a map. Now that will be an easier sell with the Bing Map partnership.