Random Street View is now sv-dlp. Make sure to check it out!
I will no longer be maintaining this side project unless if Twitter reverses their decision on the latest API policy change, as I do not have the enogh money to be paying for an API and I cannot migrate to other platforms. On a personal level, I don't plan on using IG/FB just for the sake of supervising the functionality of this project.
I will keep this repository up for archival purposes, so anyone is welcome to fork it/replicate it, although
I would recommend implementing sv-dlp as its so much easier to rely on it rather than using a horribly-written,
poorly-performed codebase (please don't look at the rewrite branch.)
Farewell Random-Street-View... for now.
Twitter Bot (doesn't necessary have to be a Twitter Bot; refer to the next line) that generates a random coordinate which gets reverse geocoded, translates it to a Street View image (by getting the panorama ID via the coordinates) then tweets it.
You can also use this if you don't have intentions for a Twitter Bot as long as you credit me and remove the Twitter-related lines on the script
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You need a Google Cloud account to get access to Google Maps' API. After you get it, create a project, enable following APIs (and get the API Key via credentials):
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Geocoding API
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Street View Static API
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Optional if not using it for a Twitter Bot: You also need a Twitter Developer Account; apply for access here.
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And finally, you need Python 3; NOT 2, but 3. If you're on Windows, I recommend you to get it on Python's official website instead of downloading it on the Microsoft Store.
1. Clone the repository via git clone
git clone https://github.com/juanpisuribe13/Random-Street-View-Bot.git
2. Add your Twitter and Google API keys to the config_barebones.cfg file, then rename it to config.cfg.
3. To not clutter your Python installation, create a virtual environment by typing this line:
python3 -m venv env
# if above command opens windows store, try this one
python -m venv env3.1 After creating the virtual environment, access it by:
# For UNIX users:
source env/bin/activate
# For Windows users:
.\env\Scripts\activate.bat4. Install the required libraries found in the requirements.txt file.
pip install -r requirements.txt
# if above command doesn't work, try this
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
## if above command STILL doesn't work because it
## opened a windows store tab, try this one
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt5. You're done! All you have to do is run python3 main.py (or python main.py if it opens Windows Store)
Short Answer: No.
Long Answer: Still no. Google Maps API hasn't implemented that yet and only way to get it is via "undocumented interfaces" which is against Google's TOS. So if you end up implementing it and Google bans you, that's your problem.
That's Google's problem. Even if you give it the highest resolution, the quality of the image is still low-res.
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Geocoding API (Reverse Geocode)
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Street View Static API (SV Image Metadata to get the Panorama ID and SV Static API to download the Street View Image)
Sure! As long as you credit me; if you have knowledge of Python (which you should), you could easily remove the Twitter-related lines. Also refer to the next question
Sure! As long as you link the source code of this (or credit me if you fork this repository and edit your own code). Keep in mind though I won't be responsible if the billing comes expensive; refer to the start of this README.md for more information.
I'm using it because it's the easiest way to reverse geocoordinates that are compatible with Street View, and it's the only way to get panoramic IDs.
If you see that the code's messy, something doesn't work, or I left something dumb there accidentally then feel free to send a pull request and I'll review it!