Capture and privacy

Recording a capture #

Go to app.utopiadata.net, tap Capture data and grant camera permission. Location permission is optional, so grant it if you want your capture placed on the map.

Any browser can run the capture app. Android users can also install it from Google Play; the Play Store version and the browser version are one and the same.

While recording, move slowly around whatever you are capturing. Hold the phone as steady as you can, resist the urge to pan fast, and try to get every reachable side. Any side you skip becomes a hole in the resulting 3D model.

Once you stop, the clip uploads and an automatic quality check runs on it. If it is too short or unreadable it gets rejected, and the rejection tells you the reason. A clip that clears the check can be submitted to a bounty at data.utopiadata.net.

What happens to faces and number plates #

While you record, your phone itself finds faces and vehicle number plates in the footage and blurs them.

Location #

With location enabled, the capture carries a geotag and shows up on the map. Turning location off does not break anything. The capture simply stays off the map. Note that certain bounties insist on location, because it is how the requester confirms you filmed the right spot.

Where uploads are unavailable #

Some regions do not support uploads. When that applies to you, a message appears saying uploads are unavailable in your region. The restriction is determined by two things: where the capture was taken and which network region you are connecting from.

If you appear in a capture #

If you have been recorded in someone's capture, you can ask for extra blurring or for the capture to be removed by emailing privacy@utopiadata.net. How the request is handled and how long it takes are covered in the Privacy policy.