The camera seems to cope well with the heat. When cycling or walking, the camera is exposed to the open air, which keeps it cool enough. In the car, the camera is within range of the dashboard air vents. It’s only when you download the files from the camera to your PC that the temperature rises significantly. You’ll then get a message saying that the battery cannot be charged due to the high temperature. It makes no difference whether you use a silicone case or not.
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I received my camera as well! Thank you! My first capture with it is here: https://www.mapillary.com/app/?pKey=1752379005955027
Some notes:
- I did not receive any confirmation through email that I’ve been choosen for the camera grant. I only received a notification from DHL about a mysterious package from “Meta”. It took me some time to figure out that it’s probably from Mapillary, but until I opened the box I wasn’t sure whether it was the GoPro or a bomb
- It would be helpful to include a proper suction mount for the car roof. I have a very cheap one and I’m always afraid the camera will fall out, so I’m probably going to have to upgrade it for something more robust.
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First impressions look great! 
However, you definitely have to put the camera on the extension pole when capturing by 
car. Otherwise, you waste a ton of valuable high‑res pixels on the rather boring car roof. 
Thanks for that useful info. Did you apply very long ago?
I’ve decided that, if my application is approved, I’ll be getting roof-racks for my car so that I can attach a pole that way. That seems to me like the safest way to avoid any damage or legal issues, rather than putting trust in suction cup mounts. If suction cups come loose while I’m driving, the camera could be ruined and scratch my car in the process. Worst case scenario is someone gets injured or worse. So I think I’d rather have a mount bolted on.
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I don’t remember when was the time I applied, but it was around a week before my camera was sent. Very surprised it happened so quickly.
I also thought about getting a roof rack, but it’s expensive - for my car the cost is around the same as a brand new GoPro Max 2. So most likely I’m going to stick with suction mounts! I have a few of those cheap suction mounts so I’ll try 3D printing this thing: https://www.printables.com/model/192352-gopro-tri-suction-mount-adapter. Hopefully it will allow me to use a longer extension pole.
You will be safer swapping out the suction mounts with magnets.
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Not with a glass roof 
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Hi, I have received our GoPro Max 2 for improving the mapping of Sheffield, UK. The accounts we will be using are https://www.mapillary.com/app/user/ntzm, https://www.mapillary.com/app/user/canopyfalls, possibly under the https://www.mapillary.com/app/org/osmsheffield organisation.
One thing I have noticed is that the GPS can take a long while to lock on, and even when it’s locked on (the icon has gone blue), the route line on the Mapillary desktop uploader starts a long time after I started recording. Is there a way to tell when the GPS is properly locked on?
Thanks
Nat / OSM Sheffield
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If it’s blue, than the GPS has a good lock. I always start the Max when I leave the house, so it has time to get a good fix (usually I start it at least 20/30 minutes later, depends on the location I want to map). Never had any GPS issues with my Max 2, > 10.000 km has been mapped with the Max 2.
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