One of the problems with GM is photography which is badly located by being attached to to the wrong listing. This is a basic mapping skill to get right and a real pain to fix.
Having just read the latest newsletter 'Explore your world with offline Maps' and the section 'Street View Bonus' I noticed that the NL editor has promoted the work of a specific LG as an exemplar
This LG's photosheres are stunning with over 180m views, but some are badly mapped, so in a way they are a strange choice as an example to follow. Here are a couple from near the top of their contributions:
https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/117565688403001302622/place/ChIJaePpRI8aBDQRNQZNgu-hLUM/ this map listing is for a Training Centre but the LG has attached a photo for "Rocky Cove below Fa Shan Another view of the rocky cove below Fa Shan ( Flower hill )". The photo is lovely but it really has nothing to do with the training camp and shouldn't be attached to the listing.
https://goo.gl/maps/kgsbThMVHT62 this listing is for a bank building but the photoshere is is for a tram that happens to pass that building "Take a tram ride in Central Right in the heart of the financial district of Hong Kong from the top deck of the famed HK tram !". Again this really has nothing to do with the listing it is attached to.
Further down the LG's contributions tab there are several photos listed as Unknown Place which suggests a frequent issue of poor mapping accuracy with attaching photos to the correct places.
Perhaps future newsletters could promote accuracy in mapping and the Connect forum could host much more official content regarding guidance on good practice?
2022
