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mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
lattrommi · 6 hours ago
How do you draw something? I can't seem to do anything but look, I even made an account. I went to look at the nearest locations to me with drawings but they all had nothing. I found the menu on the left side of the screen but that didn't do anything. To draw does it require becoming a paying subscriber?
mrktsm__ · 6 hours ago
You should see a toolbar at the bottom with a pen/marker icon, tap either to start drawing. No payment needed, premium is really just to support the project.
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
lfx · 7 hours ago
Cool idea, but you should consider required auth to ban trolls.

On other hand, I wonder why many pictures are in the middle of the bridges or viaducts?

mrktsm__ · 6 hours ago
You may be right, I may need auth down the line. I wanted to reduce friction and let people draw right away though. I think the bridges thing is an artifact of Mapillary, the API I use for panoramas. Dashcams tend to overrepresent highways. Working on better curation.
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
JanoMartinez · 6 hours ago
This is a really cool concept.

I like the idea of turning the map into a kind of shared canvas. The fact that the strokes wrap around the 3D geometry instead of just being a flat overlay is a really nice touch.

Curious — how do you handle moderation or prevent drawings from turning into spam once more people start using it?

mrktsm__ · 6 hours ago
Thanks! There's a report button if you hold on any drawing, plus I have admin tools to delete flagged stuff. Working on automated moderation to catch things faster as it scales
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
herghost · 7 hours ago
I might be missing something obvious but there only appears to be the option to draw something in predefined places - where the bubbles appear on the map.

I'm trying to mark up somewhere new that doesn't have a bubble and I can't see how I'm supposed to do that.

mrktsm__ · 7 hours ago
Right now it's limited to ~2,000 curated panorama locations. You can only draw at existing bubbles on the map. I'm working on expanding coverage, but if you have a spot or location you'd love to see added, let me know :)
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
sans_souse · 12 hours ago
I was definitely finding it fun, responsive etc. Started to do a Simpsons-esque tag in Boston but ran out of credit. Hope to see more leeway keep up the good work
mrktsm__ · 7 hours ago
Thanks! Just increased the free ink limit. Your strokes should regenerate, come finish that Simpsons tag!
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
herghost · 8 hours ago
Ok, I give up.

How am I supposed to draw something?

mrktsm__ · 7 hours ago
Sorry about that, just upgraded the infra. Try reloading the page!
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
seweso · 9 hours ago
Why are places marked which have zero strokes? Why is the heatmap activating for places without strokes? Is something going wrong?
mrktsm__ · 9 hours ago
Yeah, I see that does seem confusing. The heatmap currently shows all available locations, not just ones with strokes. I need to think through the UX more like trying to balance showing coverage with making it obvious where actual drawings are. Thanks for the feedback!
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
tkocmathla · 12 hours ago
Cool idea, but of course the very first image I clicked into was a dick.
mrktsm__ · 12 hours ago
Haha yeah, can't have nice things I guess. I'm currently working on automated moderation to catch that stuff faster. In the meantime, Report button exists if you stumble into anything awful.
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
FailMore · 13 hours ago
Good fun thanks! Found a cute cat in Buenos Aires. It seems you have quite a lot of activity already, is that all from HN in the last two hours or from something else before this?
mrktsm__ · 13 hours ago
Mostly from HN in the last 2 hours, yeah. Had some early users before but nothing like this spike. Glad you found the cat drawing!
mrktsm__ commented on Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings   washere.live... · Posted by u/mrktsm__
colejhudson · 13 hours ago
How are the panoramas chosen? That is, can I select one that isn't currently on the map?
mrktsm__ · 13 hours ago
About 2,000 locations so far. Mapillary has a lot of imagery but finding the 360 panoramas is trickier since they are a lot rarer. I'm actively expanding coverage

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