本地向导(Local Guides)是Google 地图(Google Maps)的一项免费服务，任何人都可以通过它贡献照片(anyone contribute photos)、评论等。这个想法是让本地向导(Local Guides)用户通过基于他们的个人经历的真实反馈来告知用户有关企业的信息，从而帮助改进Google 地图。(Google Maps)
您的向导越活跃，您获得的积分就越多。积分可以让你从1 级(level 1)升级到10 级(level 10)。在谷歌地图(Google Maps)上看到您的评论、照片、答案等的任何人都可以看到您当前的水平，这可以帮助您的贡献承载信任和真实性(trust and authenticity)。
你能提供什么
本地向导计划(Local Guides program)可让您提供九种信息，每种信息都有特定的奖励：
- 点评：10分；超过 200 字的评论还有 10 个
- 照片：5分
- 答案：1分
- 视频：7 分
- 评分：1分
- 编辑：5分
- 地点：15分（地点和道路）
- 事实核查：1分
- 问答答案：3分
作为本地向导您会得到什么
成为本地向导(Local Guide doesn)不仅仅为您的社区提供有价值的信息。您还可以提前使用 Google 合作伙伴提供的Google功能(Google)
和特殊福利。
除了这些本地向导(Local Guide)的好处之外，还有其他用户的徽章和认可。您贡献的越多，您获得的积分就越多，当其他用户在 Google 地图上浏览您的个人资料时可以看到这些积分。
例如，如果有人看到您的评论或查看您上传的照片，他们可以在您的姓名旁边看到您的等级。你可以把它想象成一个吹嘘的牌匾(boasting plaque)。
分配给您的个人资料的徽章以及您可以达到的级别取决于您拥有的积分数：
- 1级：0分
- 2级：15分
- 3级：75分
- 4 级：250 分，有徽章
- 5 级：500 分，新徽章
- 6 级：1,500 积分，带有新徽章
- 7 级：5,00 积分，带有新徽章
- 8 级：15,000 积分，带有新徽章
- 等级 9：50,000 积分，带有新徽章
- 10 级：100,000 点最高徽章
如何为谷歌地图做贡献
成为向导并向Google 地图(Google Maps)添加信息所需的只是一个Google 帐户(Google account)。访问本地向导页面(Local Guides page)并选择加入(JOIN LOCAL GUIDES)本地向导开始。输入您的家乡(home city)并确认您在那里看到的详细信息，然后选择SIGN UP。
注册帐户后，前往 Google 地图网站(head over to the Google Maps website)或打开移动应用程序。
目前，有几种使用
本地向导(Local Guides)的方法。您可以手动查找去过的地方，然后继续回答人们可能提出的问题、发布照片、查看事实、添加地点等。和/或您可以在手机上启用定位服务，这样当您离开某个位置时，谷歌地图(Google Maps)可以提示您更新照片、评论等。
要随时为Google 地图(Google Maps)做出贡献，请找到您熟悉的地方或您拥有对Google 地图(Google Maps)用户有用的信息的地方。您可以在Google 地图(Google Maps)顶部的文本框中(text box)输入地址以查找商家。
提示：位置服务选项需要您进行一些更改。访问您帐户的本地向导页面(Visit the Local Guides page)，然后选择启用位置历史记录以了解更多信息。(Tip: The location services option requires you to make some changes. Visit the Local Guides page of your account and select ENABLE LOCATION HISTORY for more information.)
要在 Google 地图上对地点进行评分或撰写评论，请向下滚动到评论摘要(Review summary )部分并选择撰写评论(Write a review)。请记住，任何超过 200 字的评论都会使您获得双倍积分。
选择开始评级就像在(start rating)评论页面(review page)上选择一颗星一样简单——从一颗星到五颗星。您甚至可以在不留下评论的情况下对企业进行评分。
照片很容易添加到Google 地图(Google Maps)。
在评论附近找到(Find)该部分，然后选择添加照片(Add a photo)。可以从您的计算机或设备(computer or device)以及Google 相册中添加图片(Google Photos)。
通过您的本地向导帐户(Local Guides account)进行的事实核查是通过Google Maps Contribute页面完成的。选择检查事实(Check the facts)以开始验证其他人提供的信息。您将在Google 地图(Google Maps)上看到您正在查看的区域的详细信息；重新定位地图中心点(map center point)以查找其他位置以进行事实检查。
当您在Google 地图(Google Maps)上查看地点时，您可以选择建议修改(Suggest an edit )以请求更改某些内容。您可以编辑商家的名称、营业时间、位置或其他基本详细信息，如果该地点已关闭或重复，您甚至可以将其完全删除。
回答(Answer)有关Google 地图(Google Maps)
上地点的问题，让浏览该地点的人更容易了解您可以从该位置获得什么和不可以期望获得什么。您可能会被问到杂货店(grocery store)提供哪些类型的食物，是否有轮椅坡道入口(wheelchair ramp entrance)，是否免费停车，浴室是否对公众开放，是否适合带孩子等。
要回答此类问题，请找到CONTRIBUTE区域，例如通过移动设备上的
Google 地图(Google Maps)应用程序，然后点击回答有关地点的问题(Answer questions about a place)。
Q&A 是Google 地图(Google Maps)访问者对某个地点提出的问题。有人可能会问您访问的餐厅是否有酒吧，或者停车场(parking lot)是否支持卡车，票价是多少等。这些问题通常会出现在移动应用程序上，因此您可能会看到它们的唯一地方。
通过右键单击地图上的区域并选择(map and choosing)添加缺失(Add a missing place)的地点，从计算机将缺失的地点添加到Google 地图(Google Maps)。您将获得一个新的地点表格(place form)来填写，该表格与用于编辑位置的表格非常相似，但这次您要添加所有新信息。
检查进度和更改设置
您可以随时从本地向导主页(Local Guides home page)查看积分阶梯上的进度。
检查您的贡献的另一种方法是从您的手机或计算机(phone or computer)上的Google 地图菜单的(Google Maps menu)您的贡献(Your contributions)页面。在那里，您可以找到实际的评论、照片、编辑以及您添加到Google 地图(Google Maps)中的其他项目。
要更改您的本地向导帐户(Local Guides account)，例如禁用有关福利的信息、停止接收捐款提醒等，请访问您的本地向导设置页面(visit your Local Guides Settings page)。这也是您退出本地向导计划(Local Guides program)的方式。
What Is Local Guides for Google Maps?
Local Guides is a free service from Google Maps that lets anyone contribute photos, reviews, and more. The idea is for Local Guides users to help improve Google Maps by informing users about businesses via real feedback based on their personal experiences.
The more active of a guide you are, the more
points you’re given. Points let you level up from level 1 up through level 10.
Anyone who see your reviews, photos, answers, etc., on Google Maps can see your
current level, which can help your contributions carry trust and authenticity.
What You Can
Provide
The Local Guides program lets you provide nine
kinds of information, each of which carries a specific reward:
- Reviews: 10 points; 10 more for
reviews over 200 words
- Photos: 5 points
- Answers: 1 point
- Videos: 7 points
- Ratings: 1 point
- Edits: 5 points
- Places: 15 points (for places and
roads)
- Fact checks: 1 point
- Q&A answers: 3 points
What You Get Being a
Local Guide
Being a Local Guide doesn’t just provide your
community with valuable information. You also get early access to Google
features and special perks from Google’s partners.
Beyond those Local Guide benefits are badges
and recognition by other users. The more you contribute, the more points you
earn, which other users can see when they run across your profile on Google
Maps.
For example, if someone sees your review or
views photos you’ve uploaded, they can see your level next to your name. You
can think of it like a boasting plaque.
The badge assigned to your profile, and the
level you can reach, depends on the number of points you have:
- Level 1: 0 points
- Level 2: 15 points
- Level 3: 75 points
- Level 4: 250 points with a badge
- Level 5: 500 points with a new
badge
- Level 6: 1,500 points with a new
badge
- Level 7: 5,00 points with a new
badge
- Level 8: 15,000 points with a new
badge
- Level 9: 50,000 points with a new
badge
- Level 10: 100,000 points with the
highest badge
How to Contribute
to Google Maps
All you need to become a guide and add information to Google Maps is a Google account. Visit the Local Guides page and select JOIN LOCAL GUIDES to get started. Enter your home city and confirm the details you see there, and then choose SIGN UP.
Once you’ve made your account, head over to the Google Maps website or open the mobile app.
At this point, there are a couple ways to use
Local Guides. You can manually find places you’ve been to and then proceed to
answer questions people might have, post photos, review facts, add places, etc.
And/or you can enable location services on your phone so that when you leave a
location, Google Maps can prompt you to update it with photos, reviews, etc.
To contribute to Google Maps anytime you want,
find a place you’re familiar with or that you have information on that would be
useful to Google Maps users. You can type an address into the text box at the
top of Google Maps to find the business.
Tip: The location services option requires you to make some changes. Visit the Local Guides page of your account and select ENABLE LOCATION HISTORY for more information.
To rate a place or write a review on Google
Maps, scroll down to the Review summary section
and select Write a review. Remember
that any review over 200 words grants you double the points.
Choosing a start rating is as easy as
selecting one of the stars on the review page — anything from one star to five.
You can even rate a business without leaving a review.
Photos are just as easy to add to Google Maps.
Find that section near the reviews and select Add a photo. Images can be added from your computer or device as
well as from Google Photos.
Fact checking through your Local Guides account is done through the Google Maps Contribute page. Select Check the facts to start verifying information other people have provided. You’ll be shown details about the area you’re viewing on Google Maps; relocate the map center point to find other locations to fact check.
When you’re viewing a place on Google Maps,
you can select Suggest an edit to
request that something be changed. You can edit a business’ name, hours,
location, or other basic detail, and even remove the place entirely if it’s
closed down or is a duplicate.
Answer questions about places on Google Maps
to make it easier for people browsing for it to know what you can and can’t
expect to get from that location. You might be asked about what types of foods
a grocery store offers, whether there’s a wheelchair ramp entrance, if parking
is free, whether the bathrooms are available to the public, if it’s a good
place to bring kids, etc.
To answer questions like these, find the CONTRIBUTE area, such as through the
Google Maps app on your mobile device, and then tap Answer questions about a place.
Q&As are questions Google Maps visitors
ask about a place. Someone might ask if there’s a bar in the restaurant you
visited, or if the parking lot supports trucks, what pricing is for tickets,
etc. These questions typically arrive on the mobile app, so that’s likely the
only place you’ll see them.
Add a missing place to Google Maps from a
computer by right-clicking the area on the map and choosing Add a missing place. You’ll be given a
new place form to fill out that’s very similar to the form used for editing a
location, but this time you’re adding all new information.
Check Progress
& Change Settings
At any time, you can view your progress on the points ladder from the Local Guides home page.
Another way to check up on your contributions
is from the Your contributions page
of the Google Maps menu on your phone or computer. There is where you’ll find
the actual reviews, photos, edits, and other items you’ve added to Google Maps.
To make changes to your Local Guides account, like to disable information on perks, stop getting contribution alerts, etc., visit your Local Guides Settings page. This is also how you can leave the Local Guides program.
