Monday, June 1, 2009

Acceptance policy for Google Earth


For Google Earth we only select photos about exterior places: landscapes, monuments, streets, buildings, parks... If you can't see your photos in Google Earth check the status below the photo and read "When will my photo appear in Google Earth?"

Not selected photos in Google Earth include:

  • People posing, portraits or persons as main subject. Exception: photos where people are an unavoidable part of the place
  • Car, plane or any machine as the main subject. Same exception as above.
  • Pet or animal as the main subject. Exception: animals in their natural environment showing the background.
  • Flowers and details of plants. Exception: forests, big trees and photos that show the background.
  • Close-ups: details, inscriptions, signals...
  • Underwater or aerial photos similar to the satellite images from Google Maps
  • Events: exhibitions, concerts, parades...
  • Interiors: everything under a roof is usually not accepted. Exception: photos with a wide perspective inside churches, mosques, train stations...
  • Text: large copyright notices and advertising text / URL. Exception: very small and discrete copyright notices are OK as long as you are the author.
  • Frames: only very thin and simple frames are accepted.
  • Too small photos under 500 pixels in height and width are not selected. For example, 640x240 and 800x600 are OK for Google Earth, but 480x240 is not OK
  • Low quality photos; extremely blurred, under 100 Kb size, too dark...
  • Not real photos: paintings, logos, digital images, collages...
  • Photos taken from the interior of a car.
  • 3D photos
  • Photos that don't fit with the general Photo Acceptance Policy of Panoramio

Not selected photos for Google Earth are still visibile in the tab "all" in Panoramio's map and in Google Earth by opening this file

If you think your photo has been rejected by mistake, please report it through this form and we will review it.

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