| Initial release | December 1, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Available in | French, English, German, Italian |
| Website | VideoStreetView |
VideoStreetView.com is known for being the first web-platform[1][2] to publish a full-motion 360° immersive video StreetView. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with an office in Saïgon, Vietnam.
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GlobalVision, the company that originated the project, was initially founded in 2003 by two brothers [3] 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.[4]
In 2008 it secured a partnership with Citroen and started its own StreetView project to map major cities in Switzerland. It acquired the domain names streetview.ch[5] and videostreetview.com[6] even before Google Streetview stepped up in Europe.
The VideoStreetView.com website has been on a beta release since mid-2009, but was officially announced in December 2009.
In its press release[7] 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:
| Region | Major cities/areas |
|---|---|
| Argau | Aarwangen, Balstahl |
| Basel land | Birsfelden |
| Basel | Basel |
| Geneva | Geneva, Meyrin, Thônex, Carouge, Grand-Lancy, Vernier |
| Grisons | Chur |
| St-Gall | St-Gall, Wil, Oberuzwil |
| Thurgau | Frauenfeld, Weinfelden |
| Ticino | Bellinzone, Locarno, Lugano, Mendrisio |
| Vaud | Lausanne, Montreux, Vevey, Nyon |
| Valais | Martigny, Sion, Sierre |
| Zug | Zug |
| Zürich | Zürich |