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Local Guides Card

My idea can be strange for some people. But I should write. I propose create Local Guides Card - like Press Card. Sometimes I have a big trouble when I want to take photos or videos for Google Maps. Of course, it depends of countries and cities. But in Ukraine (in Kyiv, capital of my country) I had many situations when it was prohibited to take photos. The store security wanted to call police. I would like to emphasize - it's no tipical situations. Ukrainian laws are very specific. I don't know about situation in others countries. Ukrainian Constitution says: people can collect all information. But law about information says: people can collect just some information. And security can prohibit to take photos and shoot videos.

Of course every time I explain who are Local Guides. I tell about program.

I propose to create Local Guides Card for 8-10 levels.

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Level 10

I would like to share a bitter experience while I had visiting few Place of Worship, NGO's and few Shops.

Indeed due to Google presence and it's contributions, general awareness is created among common man, however still there is a high percentage who are not willing to share informations. They view us as some sort of Spy questioning on our Identity.

In this scenario, if Google find certain Local Guides contributions are important or feel satisfactory, provide them with a badge or ID. 

It would be appropriate for better results.

#letsguide

Thanks & Regards

aaryesdee

 

 

 

 

R S Dev
Google Moderator

Hello @aaryesdee,

 

Thank you for sharing your oppinion. Since we have a similar idea that was suggested before, I am merging your post to the Local Guides Card idea. Feel free to check it out.

 

Wish you a happy New Year in advance!

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Level 7

Once i was travelling via airport and i got an idea to click some some beautiful pictures of airport and share within Google maps, but one security guard came and take me under custody and took investigation, he reacted me like i am a terrorist.

I feel very bad, I love to help others that's why i give my contribution on google.

So, google can we can some local guide identification card to proof ourself that we are Google Local Guide Volunteers.  @google

 

Thanks

 

With love

Abhishek Shukla

Local Guide Member

Dear sir or mam,

I just wanna inform you that in India it is very difficult to take pics of any historical place, railway stations or road,monuments etc bcoz of security reasons,and during review any place people fight also why you are reviewing our places,thus it is not comfortable for us to do our works,if we get id ,we can say them we are google local guides,plz think about my above points.

Thanking you

 

Your faithfully,

Nikhil Singh

Connect Moderator

Hi @Nikhilchemical

Please read the official answer given by the Local Guide Connect Administrator:

 

"We do not provide Local Guides with ID cards. If asked for identification, we encourage you to share that you are an individual member of the local community (and not an employee of Google) sharing your experiences and local community on Google Maps for others to discover. You are welcome to show them your profile in "Your contributions" in the Google Maps app if they wish to learn more or share the website, g.co/localguides, with those asking questions. I'm sure you are obeying all local laws but if someone does not wish to have their place photographed, it's OK to not photograph it. We encourage Local Guides to follow all local laws and respect privacy when it is asked, of course."

 

You can follow the complete conversation in here

Respected sir,

I know that IAM not the employee of Google,thus you cannot provide us idendity Card,but you should find any other solution for this situation,today IAM raising this issue,later someone else,you should must think over it,if my wordsw hurts you then IAM really sorry.

Thanking you

 

Best regards

Nikhil singh

Connect Moderator

Your answer don't hurt me, @Nikhilchemical

I am a Local Guide like you. In my reply I linked to you the "official" reply from Google.

BTW, in your Google Maps  App you have the best indications about your status of Local Guide: Your profile, that show who you are and how you contribute in Google Maps, much better than a piece of paper that can be a fake, printed by everyone.

In any case, as indicated in the linked post, "no means no". If a business don't want to have photos or reviews, it is a choice of the business, and we have to respect it

Level 9

I second your idea @funsbox I think it'd be helpful to have a card to hand off so when you have issues.  I've wanted a t-shirt that says Google Local Guide and a card so if someone gets suspicious of what I am doing.  What would you like to see?  I'd like to see Name, Local Guide Level, and QR code for Contributions page...

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Level 10

An ID card isn't going to help when you take photos where you shouldn't. You aren't a Google employee.

Having an ID card isn't required for what Local Guides is all about.

I'm a New Zealander (Kiwi) and currently live in Tauranga. I've previously lived in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Czech Republic, and England, for a 15 year period. I've travelled to 6 continents and been to 57 countries.

Thanks for your reply sir,

Paper value very much in our country,any how if possible just provide me local guide badge and t-shirt,so that it may be comfortable for me to convence people to allowing me to do my work happily.

Thanking you

 

Your faithfully

Nikhil Singh