Google Maps Panorama Backend

ViteJS backend to enable Google Maps API functionality (street view) into Nos Album. UofTHacks XI submission by Carl Wang and Kenny Zhao.

How to Start this Project (Start this before Nos Album)

0. Install node modules

npm i

1. Obtain a Google Maps API key here and paste it in index.html script tag:

<script
  src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE&callback=initialize&v=weekly"
  defer
></script>

3. Start the server at port XXXX, hosting the server to the network

npm start -- --port=XXXX --host

3. Note down the network API and paste it into Nos Album

VITE v5.0.12  ready in 1134 ms

  ➜  Local:   https://localhost:8080/
  ➜  Network: https://100.65.3.27:8080/ <- Copy this to Nos Album
  ➜  press h + enter to show help

Project Roadmap

• Encapsulate API key for project security
• Optimize vertical mobile view in street view
• Investigate auto-enable motion tracking on mobile devices without having a user to manually enable it