Panoramio argazki-zerbitzua betirako itxi du gaur Googlek

2005an sortu zuten Joaquín Cuencak eta Eduardo Manchónek Panoramio. Argazki geolokalizatuak sareratzeko erreminta bat zen, garai hartan berrikuntza handia. Urte bete eskasean milioi bat erabiltzaile lortu zituen eta 2007an Googlek erosi zuen, handik gutxira bere Google Maps jaio berriarekin lotzeko. 2014. urterako milioika erabiltzaile zituen eta 120 milioi argazki biltzen zituen. 47 hizkuntzatan erabili zitekeen aplikazioa. 

Harrezkero, baina, Googlek irudiak gordetzeko, erakusteko eta partekatzeko bide berriak hartu izan ditu, gehienbat GPhotos indartuz, smartphoneekin integrazioa handituz, Local Guides bultzatuz,... eta Panoramio estrategia berri horretatik kanpo geratu da. 

Esan bezala, iaz iragarri zuten Panoramio itxi egingo zutela, eta gaur, 2018ko urtarrilaren 29an desagertuko da betirako. Googlek beheko mezua bidali die erabiltzaile guztiei, azkenengo urratsen berri emanez. Izan ere, Panoramioko erabiltzaile bazara, zure argazkiak ez dira desagertuko: zure Google kontura gehituko dira, eta argazki guztiak deskargatzeko aukera ere badago. 

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Because you have linked your Panoramio profile with a Google account, all your Panoramio photos will be copied to the Google Album Archive at full resolution after Panoramio goes away. These copied photos will not use any of your Google storage quota. However, your Panoramio photos will stop appearing in Google Maps unless you upgrade to a Google+ account or join Local Guides. This is because Panoramio nicknames will no longer be supported, and we need your name to give attribution for your photos. If you've already done this, then you're all set.

If you want to keep contributing great photos to Google Maps and Google Earth, we want you to know about the other options available to you. Today, with photo upload tools in Google Maps and our Local Guides program, we are continuing to provide easy ways for you to share your photos. We also recently added a new Photos Layer to Google Earth, which includes Panoramio photos and other great community content.

To make this transition easier, we're providing several options to continue sharing photos through other services. If you choose, you can also export all your data and take it somewhere else.

1) Keep your photos in Album Archive

Because you have a Google account linked with your Panoramio account, we will automatically copy your Panoramio photos to the Google Album Archive when Panoramio is retired.

• Copied photos will not use any of your Google storage quota.

• If you activate Google+ on your account, then eligible images and your View Counts will be transferred into Google Maps and will be visible when you sign in to Maps and access the Contributions screen from the main menu.

2) Export your photos to a local zip file

Visit takeout.google.com and follow the instructions there.

3) Become a Local Guide

To keep adding photos to Google Maps and engage with a growing community of photographers, join the Local Guides program. You can earn points and unlock rewards for photos submitted with a Google account when they are linked to a point of interest or business. Many of your Panoramio photos may already be counted.