{"id":3052,"date":"2016-07-05T16:32:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T15:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2016-07-05T16:32:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T15:32:41","slug":"google-local-guides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/google-local-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Local Guides and I"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/local\/guides\/\">Google Local Guides<\/a> and I are mutually beneficial. I love to go up to the mountains and document their beauty and Google Local Guides needs images and reviews. I have been sharing images with Google Services for several years but it Google Local Guides is relatively recent. When I was added to the program they had already included several of my contributions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3053\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3053\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48-1024x623.png?resize=660%2C402\" alt=\"One Hundred Thousand views\" width=\"660\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?resize=1024%2C623&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?resize=768%2C467&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?resize=1536%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?resize=150%2C91&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?resize=200%2C122&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?resize=1600%2C973&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?resize=780%2C475&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-08.42.48.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One Hundred Thousand views<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The images that you see below are from Via Ferrata and hikes in Switzerland. They show the Leman, the Alps, the Jura and other peaks and valleys. In Summer I am among them every single weekend. Recently I have started to document these trips as 360 photographs which I then share with this service.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery63\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix kt-gallery-column-2 rowtight\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-6 tcol-md-6 tcol-sm-6 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.48.png?fit=770%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.48.png?fit=770%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"770\" height=\"450\" alt=\"I will need to persist for a little longer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.48.png?w=770&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.48.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.48.png?resize=768%2C449&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.48.png?resize=150%2C88&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-6 tcol-md-6 tcol-sm-6 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?fit=2324%2C1124&#038;ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?fit=600%2C290&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" alt=\"My goal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?w=2324&amp;ssl=1 2324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?resize=300%2C145&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?resize=1024%2C495&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?resize=768%2C371&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?resize=1536%2C743&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?resize=2048%2C991&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-05-at-17.06.23.png?resize=150%2C73&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>My goal is to contribute at least 140 more images because I want to get a terabyte of storage for my pictures, to use as an online backup. As I use an android phone it logs the locations that I have been to and when I get home or to a computer I can review my location history and write a short review of the places as well as add images. This is an easy and intuitive process.<\/p>\n<p>The perks that I am currently entitled to are:<br \/>\n<em>Get noticed with your Local Guides badge in Google Maps.<br \/>\nConnect with other Local Guides in our exclusive Google+ Community.<br \/>\nLead the conversation by moderating Local Guides community channels.<br \/>\nReceive invites to Google-hosted events in select cities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For now the community travels internationally but it is principally United States\u00c2\u00a0cities that are active with Barcelona, Edinburgh, London, Madrid, Paris and Sydney providing the international side of things.<\/p>\n<p>Some would say that Local Guides will challenge other services offering the same features but as Local Guides offer one terabyte of storage for images I am motivated to contribute a further 140 photographs and reviews as the opportunities come up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Google Local Guides and I are mutually beneficial. I love to go up to the mountains and document their beauty and Google Local Guides needs images and reviews. I have been sharing images with Google Services for several years but it Google Local Guides is relatively recent. 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