MapJack - Sneak Peak at Flash Street View (Beta)

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After our side by side comparasion of MapJack, Everyscape and Google's Street View a couple of days ago the people behind MapJack have been in touch with regards a new beta version running in flash.

Screen grabbed above the new version, planned to preview next week, is an interesting take on the street view concept. Firstly, it allows the user to navigate via the keyboard, creating a semi-immersive way to visualise the city. This interface change is definitely preferable to clicking on hotspots to move onto the next view.

Simple image transitions are also now in place and via a toolbar the way the images are viewed can be changed - note the projection option:

The beta version is well worth a look, the guys behind MapJack have kindly agreed to allow us to publish a sneak look:

http://www.mapjack.com/FlashTest/Index.html

Let us know any thoughts...

MapJack, Google Street View and EveryScape Video Comparisons

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Google's Street View currently leads the field in 360x180 degree street level imaging. A few months ago we put up a post and movie about EveryScape another company covering San Francisco with beta imagery and now we have MapJack as the latest kid on the block.

The concepts between all three are basically the same: to provide blanket street level coverage of a city linked to a map - allowing users to visualise their route step by step. Map Jack's approach is to simplify the process back to set photographic views rather than interactive panoramas ala EveryScape and Google's Street View.

By embedding three movies its possible to gain a basic level of comparison between the three systems, Google Street View, EveryScape and MapJack:

Google Street View


EveryScape



MapJack



We like MapJack for its simplicity and sharp infocus photography. EveryScape has the unique 'morph' feature as you link between scenes and Google Street View is simply highly polished with coverage now extending to San Diego, Los Angeles, Houston and Orlando.

San Francisco is becoming the stomping ground for new geo-related start up companies and this can only be seen as a good thing. We like MapJack as its simple and easy to follow a route but Google's Street view is still the one to be beaten.

View MapJack

View Everyscape

View Google's Street View