Microsoft Research has developed a sleek solution which it calls Street Slide, a direct competitor to Google Street View.A multi-perspective street slide panorama with navigational aides and mini-map. It allows you to Zoom out of your panoramic bubble and the street is presented as a dynamic, multi-perspective “strip” giving you an instant visual summary of the surroundings — similar to viewing the entire 360 degree view of street from a distance. Cool isn’t it? Check out the video below.
Above and below the strip, you can see navigational and informational aids like clickable business logos and building numbers relevant to the current strip or slide.
Further more, Microsoft is already working on taking Street Slide mobile with an iPhone port, and no doubt a version for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 series of devices.
Unfortunately, this will not be released anytime soon as the team has only processed about 2400 panoramas so far covering just 4 kilometers of streets.
Check the video after the break, you’ll be glad you did.
Visit Microsoft Research for more details.
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