Like most people, I enjoy using Google Maps when traveling. This wonderful app helps me to find nice and affordable hotels, interesting sights and pleasant local restaurants. Plus it shows me best ways to get to these places. It is simply amazing!
I always appreciated these options, but I was not always a Local Guide. Sometimes, when I wanted to, I gave reviews and published photos. But I never used Google Maps in my own city, that I am familiar with.
A year ago a good friend of mine came from California to visit. He had several meetings in the city, and he was using Google Maps to get there. Unfortunately some of these places were not mapped, or the data was wrong. My friend and I were highly surprised by this, we had confidence in Google Map’s accuracy. I new that something needed to be changed.
This is why I become an active Local Guide. I started walking through the city with a camera. Verifications and improvement of Google Maps information became my goal. I found many interesting places and learned to view them from the Local Guide’s point of view. My photos and reviews becoming more useful and informative. Some map areas in my country are still blank on Google maps, and my corrections cannot be used yet. But I hope that they will be helpful in the future.
Now I can say that being the Local Guide is the most exciting hobby I ever had! I enjoy doing interesting and necessary work alongside a huge number of people all over the World and help to improve an amazing service!
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