Share Google Street Scripts as Hyperlinks

Background
I have created a site that allows users to create scripts to automate the panoramas in Google Street View using the programming language Forth. I am able to use Forth in the browser by using a JavaScript based Forth interpreter I developed.


Sharing a script that you have written is easy. Just append the script as a query string to the Program Google Street View site and send it to whomever or place it on a page as a hyperlink. This configuration will cause the site to load the script into the Forth console and execute the program when the site is loaded in a browser.

Let’s look at an example. The following program performs a 360 pan of Times Square in New York City.

100 pace 40 757584 -73 985642 latlng 360 0 do i yaw 5 +loop

To share this program, create a hyperlink as such:
http://solidcodingarchive.appspot.com/resources/StreetView.htm?100%20pace%2040%20757584%20-73%20985642%20latlng%20360%200%20do%20i%20yaw%205%20+loop

I have added a new tool to the Program Google Street View site to assist in the creation of these hyperlinks. To open the tool, click on the ‘Share Script’ button at the bottom center of the page.

Additional Examples

Geno’s Steaks, Philadelphia, PA
http://solidcodingarchive.appspot.com/resources/StreetView.htm?39%20933588%20-75%201590154%20latlng%2010%20yaw

Sears Tower, Chicago IL
http://solidcodingarchive.appspot.com/resources/StreetView.htm?41%20877654%20-87%20634887%20latlng%200%20yaw%20next%20next%2090%200%20do%20i%20-1%20*%20%0D%20pitch%205%20+loop

Empire State Building, New York NY (program includes Forth word definition to look west)
http://solidcodingarchive.appspot.com/resources/StreetView.htm?:%20west%20270%20yaw%20;%20100%20pace%2040%207483491%20-73%209846147%20latlng%20270%20west%2090%200%20do%20i%20-1%20*%20pitch%205%20+loop

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles CA
http://solidcodingarchive.appspot.com/resources/StreetView.htm?100%20pace%2034%201015533%20-118%203409672%20latlng%200%20yaw%20360%200%20do%20i%20yaw%205%20+loop%2045%200%20do%20i%20-1%20*%20pitch%205%20+loop%205%20pitch