For over a decade, the ‘Google Street View Trusted Photographer’ badge was the gold standard for panoramic photographers and agency experts. However, Google officially retired the official Street View Trusted certification program on December 31, 2024. For businesses in Jordan seeking to boost their local SEO and allow customers to walk through their physical locations directly from Google Maps, understanding how to publish 360-degree content in the post-Trusted era is essential.

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Although Google officially retired the Google Street View ‘Trusted Photographer’ badge and certification program on December 31, 2024, businesses in Jordan can still upload 360° photos and virtual tours to Google Maps. This is achieved by publishing panoramic images directly to your Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) or using third-party publishing software (such as Panoskin, LCP, or GoThru) that connects to the Street View API.

The Retirement of the Google Street View Trusted Program

Google retired the Trusted program as part of its effort to simplify map contributions and open up Street View to a broader range of high-quality mobile-friendly and professional 360° devices. While you can no longer find new certified badges on agency websites, the capability to upload panoramic street-level imagery and internal business walk-throughs remains highly active and supported by Google’s underlying Maps infrastructure.

How Jordan Businesses Upload 360° Content Today

Publishing 360-degree virtual tours to Google Maps is now managed directly through your Google Business Profile dashboard. Alternatively, professional media houses use specialized workflow software like GoThru or Panoskin. These platforms allow photographers to link individual 360° panoramic spheres together, draw directional connection lines, and upload the entire connected network directly to Google’s API, creating a seamless virtual walk-through on Google Maps.

Google Street View: Pre-2024 vs. Post-2024 Upload Workflow

Feature / Aspect	Before December 31, 2024	After December 31, 2024 (Current)
Official Certification	Google Street View ‘Trusted’ badge awarded	Retired (No official badge or certification program exists)
Primary Upload Tool	Street View mobile app (Now discontinued)	Google Business Profile dashboard or professional API tools (GoThru, Panoskin)
Connecting Panoramas	Automatic geometric alignment by Google	Manual node linkage using specialized third-party desktop platforms
Local SEO Benefit	High (Boosts local ranking and map visibility)	Still High (Rich media uploads improve profile trust and click rates)

Loyalty Drones’ Seamless Google Maps Integration

At Loyalty Drones, we follow Google’s latest technical protocols to publish flawless, high-resolution 360-degree imagery directly to Google Maps and Business Profiles in Jordan. Our process ensures that your showroom, hotel, or retail venue ranks higher in local search results.