VideoStreetView

GlobalVision is the company that originated the project. It was initially founded in 2003 by two brothers {{cite web|url=http://www.tdg.ch/actu/hi-tech/2008/08/22/freres-donnier-captent-reel|title=Tribune de Genève - l'actualité en direct: politique, sports, people, culture, économie, multimédia|publisher=Tdg.ch|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055204/http://www.tdg.ch/actu/hi-tech/2008/08/22/freres-donnier-captent-reel|archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead}} whom operated their business as a small student-driven structure. At the time of creation Marek Donnier was aged 23 and Jan-Mathieu Donnier was aged 20. The first public-released project website, PersoNews.com, a scalable city-guide and agenda, included more than 800 individual recreation structures and some 360° oneshot virtual tours.

In 2007, the company changed its name and legal structure and evolved to a limited liability company.{{cite web|url=http://www.moneyhouse.ch/u/globalvision_communication_sarl_CH-660.0.068.007-9.htm|title=Globalvision Communication Sàrl, Cologny|publisher=Moneyhouse.ch|access-date=4 January 2015}}

In 2008 it secured a partnership with Citroen and started its own StreetView project to map major cities in Switzerland. Several cameras are attached to the car’s roof and take pictures while the car is moving. GlobalVision acquired the domain names streetview.ch{{cite web|url=https://www.nic.ch/reg/ds03/whois/view-result.html?lid=en&mcid=2042732747&mid=3#WhoisForm|title=SWITCH - Internet Domains - Domain Name Search (Whois) - Whois|publisher=Nic.ch|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008173411/https://www.nic.ch/reg/ds03/whois/view-result.html?lid=en&mcid=2042732747&mid=3#WhoisForm|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} and videostreetview.com{{cite web|url=http://www.whois.net/whois/videostreetview.com|title=Whois Lookup|publisher=Whois.net|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009045146/http://www.whois.net/whois/videostreetview.com|url-status=dead}} even before Google Street View stepped up in Europe.

The VideoStreetView.com website has been on a beta release since mid-2009, but was officially announced in December 2009.

Since 2014, a video street view is now possible from the sky. From the platform called [http://geneva.globalvision360.com Aerial GlobalVision], the viewer can see 360° panoramic aerial images. Those 360° panoramic are realized by using drones. The drone stabilized the camera to have a smooth images result. For now, it is possible to visit the city of Geneva and its environs,{{Cite web |last=Communication |first=GlobalVision |title=360° Aerial Tour - Geneva |url=http://geneva.globalvision360.com/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=geneva.globalvision360.com}} the Alps,{{Cite web |title=360 Aerial Tour |url=http://winter.globalvision360.com/ |access-date=2015-04-10 |archive-date=2015-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415103411/http://winter.globalvision360.com/ |url-status=dead }} Vietnam,{{Cite web |last=Communication |first=GlobalVision |title=360° Aerial Tour - VietNam |url=http://vietnam.globalvision360.com/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=vietnam.globalvision360.com}} Thailand{{Cite web |last=Communication |first=GlobalVision |title=360° Aerial Tour - Thailand |url=http://thailand.globalvision360.com/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=thailand.globalvision360.com}} and Singapore.{{Cite web |last=Communication |first=GlobalVision |title=360° Aerial Tour - singapore |url=http://singapore.globalvision360.com/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=singapore.globalvision360.com}} As the Videostreetview, some hotspots and POI provide additional informations.

As of May 2013, videostreetview.com includes content in Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, and many areas in Switzerland.{{cite web|url=http://www.videostreetview.com/|title=StreetView in 360° Immersive Video - Look as if you were there!|publisher=Videostreetview.com|access-date=4 January 2015}} In its press release{{cite web|url=http://www.globalvision.ch/data/file/specifications360_EN.pdf|title=World's first web-based GIS platform in full-motion 360° video|publisher=Globalvision.ch|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-date=6 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706232821/http://www.globalvision.ch/data/file/specifications360_EN.pdf|url-status=dead}} the company claims having covered 14'000 kilometers in Switzerland. According to immersive content already available on VideoStreetView, the mapping service currently covers the following areas of Switzerland:

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.virtualvisit.tv/ GlobalVision's official website]
• [http://www.videostreetview.com/ VideoStreetView platform]
• [http://geneva.globalvision360.com/ Geneva's aerial platform]
• [http://vietnam.globalvision360.com/ Vietnam's aerial platform]
• [http://dubai.globalvision360.com/ Dubai's aerial platform]
• [http://singapore.globalvision360.com/ Singapore's aerial platform]
• [http://thailand.globalvision360.com/ Thailand's aerial platform]
• [http://winter.globalvision360.com/ Alps's aerial platform] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415103411/http://winter.globalvision360.com/ |date=2015-04-15 }}

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Category:Web mapping

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Category:Online companies of Switzerland

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