How to Add a Blue Line Tour on Google Maps

A Step-by-Step Guide Using GoThru’s 360 Video Pipeline

A Blue Line tour shows a path on Google Maps, such as roads, trails, or walkways, and is not tied to any business or address. In GoThru, however, you must provide an address from a nearby street to accurately position the panoramas on the map—especially if your images lack GPS data.

✅ You need at least 25 panoramas, spaced 3–5 meters (10–16 ft) apart, to create a Blue Line tour.

Two Ways to Create a Blue Line Tour:

1. Video Mode – Capture a 360 video and slice it into evenly spaced panoramas.
2. Individual Panoramas – Use images from Street View-ready cameras.

1️⃣ Create a Project in Street Builder

1. Open the Street Builder application on your computer.
2. Drag & drop your 360 video into the application.
3. Set pano spacing to 3–5 meters.
4. Upload to GoThru directly from Street Builder.
5. Enter a tour name and an address from a nearby street.
6. Click Start Upload.

📌 Once uploaded, GoThru will notify you, and the tour will appear in the Constellations list.

2️⃣ Moderate the Tour

1. In GoThru, open the Tools tab for your new tour.
2. Click Auto Connect.

GoThru will automatically link the panoramas based on their sequence in the video.

🎥 For more editing features or manual moderation, check out the tutorial on moderation tools in GoThru. See this: AI moderator

3️⃣ Publish to Google Street View

1. Go to My Tours, find your tour, and click Publish to Street View.
2. Press the Google button to begin publishing.
3. Click "Publish your tour on Google Street View" → then Confirm Publishing.

⏳ It might take several days for the Blue Line to appear on Google Maps.

⚠️ Error Processing! If something goes wrong, a message will appear in the Google Street View Status.