📖Table of Contents

1. Equipment needed
2. Device setup
3. Mounting on the top of a car exterior
4. Mounting on windshield interior
5. Capturing Mapillary imagery using a GoPro HERO
6. Uploading Sony imagery to Mapillary

Equipment needed

• Recommended GoPro device
• Charging cables
  • Note: For longer capture sessions, you may need a car charger or external charging pack to keep your device fully charged. 
• Memory SD card(s)
• Suction mount with GoPro
  • Note: If your GoPro does not have a live preview screen built in, you must use the GoPro mobile app live preview feature or purchase a separate GoPro LCD Touch BacPac. Live preview helps to review your camera position angle prior to starting capture. 

Device setup

1. Start with formatting the camera’s memory card before each session.
• Note: this will remove all previously stored images, so be sure to backup or download your images first.
2. Make sure GPS is turned on in GoPro app settings. Footage or imagery without GPS cannot be processed by Mapillary. 
3. Set the camera capture mode to video, time lapse photo, or time lapse video (depending on the speed you will be travelling during your capture)

Mounting on the top of a car exterior

1. Use a suction mount, or bracket mount (if you have a roof rack bar you can fasten your camera it).
2. Suction mounts:
   • Clean the surface of the vehicle off first.
   • Press mount to clean vehicle roof and lift suction to tighten. For the GoPRO Hero, you'll likely want to mount it on your windshield, as opposed to the top of your car (like we recommend with the GoPro MAX)
   • Level camera angle using ball mount.
3. Bracket mounts:
   • Place the bracket on your roof rack bar.
   • Fasten and secure the bracket tightly so it does not move while driving.
   • Level camera angle using ball mount.
4. After mounting ensure that:
   • The field of view is level with the horizon
   • The camera does not show too much of the car hood or skyline.
   • The rearview mirror and other car components are not in the way. 

Mounting on windshield interior

1. Use a suction mount to attach your camera.
2. Place your camera on the windshield, press the suction mount to the window and lift suction to tighten.
3. Connect your GoPro camera to external battery power or car charger.
4. After mounting ensure that:
   • The field of view is level with the horizon
   • The camera does not show too much of the car hood or skyline.
   • The rearview mirror and other car components are not in the way.

Capturing Mapillary imagery using a GoPro HERO

1. Mount the GoPro to your car/bike.
2. The camera should be level with the horizon and show no parts of your vehicle.
   
3. Turn on your camera, press the capture button, and then start moving.
4. When you are finished capturing imagery, stop your device from recording. 

💡Best practices for capturing:

• • Avoid capturing at night and when it is actively raining or snowing.
  • Avoid capturing too much of your vehicle hood, the sky, and the ground.
  • Be sure to fully charge your device before capturing and charge it throughout the duration of your capture session. 

Upload GoPro imagery to Mapillary

The Mapillary Desktop Uploader is a desktop application that enables you to upload Mapillary imagery in bulk. The Desktop Uploader is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The Desktop Uploader is meant for uploading imagery that is already geotagged by the camera; you can't add location information to images in the application.

1. Download the imagery you captured to your computer.
2. Download the Desktop Uploader and run the file.
3. Once you’ve installed the Desktop Uploader, open it and sign in with your Mapillary login credentials. You can’t use the application without signing in, so if you don’t have an account yet, be sure to first create an account.
4. Drag and drop or browse for a folder that contains your images or videos (to avoid errors, please make sure the folder name doesn't contain special characters).
5. When you’ve added a folder, the images or videos it contains will be pre-processed and you will see their locations displayed on the map. At this stage, the images are not yet uploaded.
• Note: If you’re trying to add a folder that contains images or videos which have already been processed previously, the uploader will remember that and prompt you to resume the upload.
6. Click on "Upload" to upload the imagery to Mapillary. It normally takes a few hours to process, after which you should be able to see your imagery on the Mapillary platform.