Summary | Trying to do urban massing assessments in Google StreetView. So far unfortunately not much joy. |
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Accessibility | Top of the list for overly simplistic by being irritatingly complex at the same time. |
Limitations | The software in in Beta / Development status only. |
Specifics | Only global geodata - no access to German site boundaries, etc. |
Q&A | Developer - Fully established SaaS. Regular customer relations. |
Manuals - There is a comprehensive documentation on the developers website (external link) | |
Videos - There are various videos on YouTube that suggest a wider range of functions than we could validate in our tests (external link) | |
Last evaluation | 26 February 2024 |
Status | So far we could not get the system to work for our projects. |
Note … | the range of functions might have evolved since our review! |
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