04-30-2018 04:36 PM
04-30-2018 04:36 PM - edited 04-30-2018 05:45 PM
Hi! My name's AMMAR IS'HAG, I'm a Local Guide from Sudan, but now I live and work in Saudi Arabia, my passion for Google Maps start three years ago when I was in Sudan, searching for a place, but unfortunately I have no results, because the place were not defined. So, since that time I decided to contribute on Google Maps, by adding missing places, answering questions, uploading photos and checking facts, until I reach level 7.
I hope to contribute more on Google Maps and I want to know more techniques about Google Maps.
04-30-2018 04:41 PM
Hey there!!
I'm really looking forward to meet you all in SF this October and hear you stories, share life, get some inspiration and make some great memories!
I'll leave you with a portrait of me that shows how excited I am about this opportunity!
04-30-2018 04:44 PM - edited 04-30-2018 04:46 PM
Hey @Coz17,
To align with what @FaridTDF mentioned about this being a Spanish board, I'll be moving your post to our General Discussions section.
In the meantime, welcome to Connect!
You can watch this video on getting started as a contributor. You’ll also be able to review the program’s rules and best practices here. Learn more about searching the community for opportunities to engage and find topics that interest you most.
Can't wait to see what you post next!
04-30-2018 04:45 PM - edited 04-30-2018 04:47 PM
04-30-2018 04:48 PM
Hello everyone, new here and here's my little intro:
04-30-2018 04:49 PM
04-30-2018 04:49 PM
Little bit about me,
04-30-2018 04:49 PM
Hello I’m Bogdan Mykhailov and I happy to be a part of Local Google Experts team.
I work as a CHEF in Kiev Ukraine. Also I love to traveland I’m glade if my photos or comment or feedback helps peoples.
I’m an active person, love the nature, real emotions and people. So content of my photos and advise is aimed at making people interesting and easy to find something interesting and useful.
Thank you google for bringing people together on different continents.
04-30-2018 04:50 PM - edited 04-30-2018 04:51 PM
Hello, Local Guides team,
Here is some information about me!
I am Az from Bangalore, India. Bangalore is where I work and Chennai, India is my home. My full name is Azhagarasu A and I go by "Az". Both the cites are just separated by 350 Kilometers but culturally they are far apart. I enjoy the duality of because I can experience frequently the diversity found in Bangalore and the rich traditional culture found in Chennai since I travel to Chennai (Home) every weekend after work.
I love travelling to various parts of India and experience the cultural difference. Last year October, I successfully completed Char Dham in Uttarkhand, India. Char Dham is a spritual journey to four places i.e, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. Yamunotri is a 5 Km uphill trek and kedarnath is a 16 Km uphill trek in the Himalayan mountain range. During the same time, I trekked to Tapovan, located above the Gangotri Glacier. Apart from my day job and time spent in travel, I enjoy reading books and lean new technology and skills.
Why I am a Local Guide?
Back in 2004, When I was at school, one of my favorite past time is to explore places in Google Earth at that time, Google Earth was very helpful to get a glimpse of what is is around the world. Street view to me was mind blowing technology and in places where street view is not available I looked at user uploaded photo of places. When I bought my first camera, I shot images of various spots around the town I loved and uploaded them to panaromio for fellow users like me to see. I did this because I enjoyed so much to look at panoromio images submitted by other users and felt like I should contribute too. So I am a Local Guide ever since I started using Panaromio 🙂
My participation in Panaromio is my first exposure to a global community made of people just like me. I could feel what is possible by a community. I then started contributing to Google Maps via Map Maker and felt I actually have a responsibility because I as a user now have the responsibility to make the information found in the platform accurate. Being able to edit places seen in Google Maps is a great power in user's hand. This responsibility of making the information accurate drives me to be a Local Guide and keep contributing.
Fun Fact about me: Kedarnath, which was the fourth leg of my travel in Uttarkhand, India last year is located at a distance of 16 kilometers from the base. I trekked up hill and returned to base on the same day by foot. Total trekking time was about 12 hours.