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Local Guides 2018: Year in Review

Former Google Contributor

Caption: A GIF that shows “2018” flipping into “2019” surrounded by party supplies. The “0” transforms into the Local Guides logo and says “Happy New Year!” underneath.Caption: A GIF that shows “2018” flipping into “2019” surrounded by party supplies. The “0” transforms into the Local Guides logo and says “Happy New Year!” underneath.As 2019 is in full swing, I thought it might be fun to reflect on the fantastic 2018 we had together as Local Guides. We were pleased to relaunch Connect in 37 languages, with a ton of updates based on your feedback, and introduce a new Director badge on Google Maps to celebrate Local Guides who love to capture videos of their favorite places. We also hosted 151 top Local Guides from 59 countries (a record for our flagship event!) at the Googleplex in Mountain View as part of Connect Live. And, to top it off, we wanted to share even more of your great contributions so we launched an Instagram channel, @googlelocalguides, which already has nearly 200K followers!

 

As a community, we saw the following in 2018 alone:

  • 350,000 Local Guides joined us on Connect
  • Nearly 800,000 of you wrote over 100,000 posts and posted 283,000 replies on other Local Guides’ posts
  • You acknowledged great posts by giving out over 1 million likes
  • You submitted over 3,200 ideas on the Idea Exchange and shared over 181,000 votes on others’ ideas
  • You hosted nearly 12,000 meet-ups with over 33,300 registered attendees

What are you most proud of sharing as a Local Guide in 2018?

New to Connect? Tell us what you’re most looking forward to doing on Connect this year.

373 Comments
Level 10

こんちには @Albry 

 

2018年は私がLevel.10になった年です。

写真の投稿数が12,000を超えました。

写真のプレビューが29,000Kを超えました。

プレビュー数の増加は、1週間で200K~300K。

多いときで1000Kを超えた時もあります。

 

私は地元でStreet Viewの無い観光地を周り、多数の360°写真を投稿しました。

そして、古くなったStreet Viewのある場所で新しいStreet Viewの撮影。

そして季節ごとのStreet Viewを数多く投稿しました。

今ではデジタルカメラの写真よりも、Street Viewの撮影枚数の方が多くなりました。

そして、Street Viewの幾つかは青い線となりました。プレビュー数が上昇している写真も数多くあります。

1枚のStreet Viewが1ヶ月で50Kのプレビューを得たものが複数あります。

 

このように、旅行者が興味を持つ写真や、その場所をよく表している写真として評価を得ていることに自信を得ています。

また、私はGoogleマップを英語で表示し、地元ののレストラン、喫茶店、宿泊施設、観光地、観光施設、名所、景勝地、神社や仏閣などを外国人旅行者がそのまま読めるように英語やアルファベット表記で登録しています。その数は数千単位です。

私の地元である日本の青森県は近年、多数の外国人旅行者が訪れております。

地方自治体は一つ。または複数のウェブサイトで情報を発信することに拘ります。

しかし私は別の視点からその傾向を推測しました。

外国人旅行者が何を使用して情報を得ているのかが重要だと思います。

スマートフォンでどのようなアプリケーションを使用し、場所を調べ、どのようにして行き先を選んでいるのかを考えれば、世界共通のマップサービスであるGoogleマップがもっとも一般的であることに気づきます。

 

これにより、何をすべきがを理解し、ローカルガイドとしてのモチベーションも向上しました。

そして、それを前提に次の撮影場所へと出向くことができます。

 

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Very excited to see what 2019 brings!

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Thank you for the feedback, really well said, let's seek for more records in 2019! : ]

 

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Thank you!
Level 8

Thanks for sharing these awesome data. keep going... we are with you!.....

united we are ❤️

#LetsGuide

Level 8

Hello @Albry

Thank you for sharing information 

Sachin Pagire

That's great, I'm Vlad I finally class coed in it because for a month now I've thought it was just a glitch in the matrix and figured I didn't want to click on it, but now I see what it really has going on and I've gotta say, its pretty cool! I especially enjoy how the zero turns into the logo! Great job on that part 🙂 keep up the good work!

Level 6

Hi Amazing 2018 roundup. I’m proud to be part of those records and to be Local Guides from my area. 

Level 4

Just became a local guide recently. I think this is an awesome program that allows everyday citizens to contribute to their local community, and the internet at large. I can't wait to see what I can do to help in 2019. Hey Google, I'm sure you know this but... you have 1mil+ people that are eyes and ears on the ground and many of them do it just to be helpful and don't want to be paid. Surely there is something unprecedented you can do with that besides what we already do as guides? Let's make 2019 a year of continued service, but also crazy innovation. 🙂

Level 8

It's great to hear that it's a thing but we need to double it to the next year.

ASHISH KUMAR SARANGI
Level 7

I've worked my way up to Level 6, but in 2019 I hope to really get more active, explore my new area more, and connect with other Local Guides.

KovasP
Level 8

Salut chers tous 

moi je suis étonné avec ce que j’avais lu ici sur localguideconnect.com 

Il est dit que les événements ne qu’organise la communauté ne concerne que les personnes qui parlent français, là ça m’etone beaucoup disant que la communauté n’a rien à voir si tel est le cas.

 

je me suis posé la question : Est ce que nous les gens de la communauté française donc nous pouvons désister dans la communauté car elle ne nous concerne pas ??

 

Alors il est signalé qu’on peut participer aux événements et en profiter selon nos contributions.

 

veillez éclairsir ma suggestion car cette information avait perturbée même l’equipe Que je suis entrain de former sur la communauté local guide

 

les googlers @Albry @PaulPavlinovich   peuvent m’expliquer un peu là 

 

 

#teamDRC
Make the world accessible anywhere
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So many amazing things from Local Guides this year. I really enjoyed meeting and chatting with you as well at Connect Live this year. Nice information. Hope Google also pay more attention to Mapping part of the project in 2019 and enable direct editing for roads again.

 

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Level 7

Keşfetmek güzel.Sizlerle paylaşmakta bir harika ...

Level 9
Buenas tardes. Impresionantes esas estadísticas. Que orgullo tan grande pertenecer a esta comunidad de Guías Locales de Google Maps. Hacemos de este mundo un lugar mejor para vivir y disfrutar cada día. Es como un video juego, pero es real.
Level 2

Hello

Level 8

@Albry Thank you for the reflection! The figures are really impressive and they make me proud to be a part of such a huge worldwide community!

Level 8

I hope we will reward with something  

like

Level 5

haeyyp

Level 3

I feel this yeear would be a great opportunities for desired wishis 

G.N.
Level 7

So many amazing happen in 2018, I wish for every body 2019 full of happiness, let's start to make big job in  guiding people to help them descover new world to them

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hey @Albry thins is my first month but I love it

Level 3

People had helped around the world and are being helped as well. I've had many experiences myself where I local guides helped me out. Too good to be a part. Let's roll in 2019

Level 10

@Albry,  Thanks a lot for sharing so many informations which was done by the local guides in 2018. Hope more better in 2019.

Level 1
This is great

 

Level 5

Wow this is amazing 😍👏

Level 8

Art, food and beaches

Level 9

Thanks for the big stats @Albry . Its great to see how the Local Guides program is rapidly growing! 

Sandro
Level 8

Hi @Albry ,

 

Congratulations on achieving such massive numbers. Hope we'll exceed those figures in 2019. 

 

Wishing everyone good luck!

Level 8

Im proud to be a G for the local community 

Level 9

I was ecstatic when I reached my level 9 and top 1% for those of us posting in New York. Looking to smash into Level 10 this year with a busy travel schedule. @scene_in_new_york

 

Estou iniciando mais a cada dia que passa me apaixono mais pela mágica e pela verdadeira útil utilização dos meus dispositivos nessa atualidade que vem desperdiçando a  tecnologia! 

Alexandre Santos

I'm looking forward to review more & more places of Goa & also soon some internation place in 2019!!!!

Level 1

Many thanks to the hope that we will observe justice and justice one day

Level 10

I am very happy to google map .

I am Google local guide and I am now level 10 I am so happy with Google

Level 6

Congratulations on 2018's quantitative year-end performance turnout! That is nothing short of being phenomenal!

 

I have unwavering confidence in saying that, come the end of this year (2019) the growth percentage, in every aspect, will be correctly classified by no single word other than exponential.

 

Keep up the exemplary work and what builds because of it is not only deserved, but also entirely earned.

 

It is a privilege that I have the option to be involved with something such as this; especially because, we are at a point in time of extraordinary development within our species' existence, and our collective roles working with each other, for our Earth, & in ourselves is only just beginning.

 

*formal head bow* 

 

Truly,

 

Matthew J. Copley IV

Level 8

hi  @Albry 

I am pankaj singla from india.

I am a civil engineer.

I ideas are always related to minimize the errors from any kind of word.

I really enjoyed to share location , add new location, checks the facts about that location. 

I really enjoyed to  become a local guide . 

help other for stay happy

#letsconnect to #world #with #googglemaps 

 

 

pankaj singla
Level 10

Hi (^o^)/

 

 
 
 
 

 

(^o^)/

Level 4

HiHi

I on and off contribute photo n rating n post to local guide but i wish to and love to learn more about local guide 

Level 9
Es una bella motivación ayudar todos los guía locales ayudar a los demás compartiendo información, publicar fotos, opiniones, nuevos lugares con el fin de hacer de este planeta un sitio mejor, más seguro y habitable, que todos podamos visitar con facilidad. Gracia por la oportunidad e hacerlo y además e disfrutarlo. Saludos.

Nous avons pris pas mal de retard dans ma region

Pour 2019 je shouaits que l on de rattrape et que ma ville fribourg en suisse 

Devienne connu et soit visité du monde entier car elle est vraiment très belle 

Et elle vaut le détour on y trouve des champs Elysé un colissée comme a Rome  des vieux rempart  et tour du moyenne âge des ponts (un pont inspirer du viaduc de Milo ) du fromage et un musée du chocolat 😜 des montagnes des rivières des vaches une piste de luge un pleine ville !

 

 

Allors vennez nombreux A Fribourg

 

PS j ai besoin d aide de Super local guide 

Car sa fait beaucoup de job 😉

 

A trés vite

 

Si vous venez a Fribourg hesiter pas a me envoyer un mail 

Je vous ferai une visite guidée

Level 6

Congratulations to google and all the members of google local guide And feeling proud to be the part of it

Thanks Google

Level 6

Congratulations, to google and all the members of google local guide And feeling proud to be the part of google family. 

Thanks, Google

Informative, this is helpful to others.

Akther Hossain, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Level 7

Thank you

Zainul Abedin
Level 10

Lot of Thank  for sharing this data @Albry

Congratulations all Local Guides at google Map............

Jayanta Ghosh

Waikompongspeu 

Hi @Albry thank you very much for sharing this amazing information ,best thing in 2018-2019 that we have in our country Egypt a new group "Google Localguides Egypt" and organized meetings together 

@localguidesegypt #localguidesegypt
@letsguide #letsguide
@connectlive #connectlive
***proud to be a local guide***

Have a lovely day, wherever you are!