Back in 2014, we announced our intention to retire Panoramio in order to invest our efforts into improving photo-sharing experiences directly inside Google Maps. In response to your feedback, we postponed these plans and worked to add features to Maps that better support the level of engagement that you have enjoyed with Panoramio. Today, withphoto upload tools in Google Mapsand ourLocal Guides program, we are providing easy options for you to share your photos with an active and growing community.As such, we’ve decided tonowclose down Panoramio. To make this transition easier, we’ll provide several options to continue sharing photos through other services. If you choose, you can also export all your data and take it somewhere else.
Because you havelinked your Panoramio profilewith a Google account, all your Panoramio photos will be copied to theGoogle Album Archiveat full resolutionafter Panoramiogoes away.These copied photos will not use any of your Google storage quota. However, unless youupgrade to a Google+ account, your Panoramio photos will stop appearing in Google Maps. This is because Panoramio nicknames will no longer be supported, and all other photos in Maps are attributed to Google+ user names.
After November 4, 2016, you’ll continue to have access to your photos in Panoramio for a year, but you will no longer be able to add new photos, likes, orcomments. Below, we’ve included resources to help you manage or export your data. You can visit yourPanoramio profileto see what photos you've added. If you have alreadylinkedyour profile with a Google account, your Panoramio data will automatically be saved.
1) Keep your photos in Album Archive
Becauseyou have a Google account linked with your Panoramio account, we willautomatically copyyour Panoramio photos to theGoogle Album Archivewhen Panoramio is retired in November 2017.
Copied photos will not use any of your Google storage quota.If youactivate Google+on your account, then