Collecting points with the Google Local Guide will allow free extensions of Google Drive to free 1 terabyte

As a service for posting word-of-mouth information on Google Maps "Local guide"there is. Local guide participants can collect points and receive various benefits, but the program has been expanded, the means to gather points increased, and for users who reached level 4, "Google Drive 1 TB can be earned" Benefits were added.

Overview - Local Guides Help
https://support.google.com/local-guides/answer/6225846

Points, levels, badges - Local Guides Help
https://support.google.com/local-guides/answer/6225851

Google Lat Long: Get your favorite places on the map with Local Guides
http://google-latlong.blogspot.jp/2015/11/get-your-favorite-places-on-map-with_13.html

Share your world with Google Local Guides - YouTube


"Local Guide" is a predecessor service, "City Expert" which gathers word-of-mouth information on shops and spots in the area that Google began in 2013, started from February 2015. The action that gained points of city experts and gained points was "posting word of mouth information", but now, Google has revised its contents, "posting photos", "correction of old spot information", "new spot Addition of "" answer to questions about the region "can also get points.


The benefits that can be obtained are as follows.
◆ Level 1 (0 to 4 points)

· Various information can be obtained from the monthly newsletter of the local guide.
· Participate in Google hosted workshops and Hangouts.
· You can join a member-only contest (select countries only).

Level 2 (5 to 49 points)

· You can try out new Google services and features before general release.
· You can organize an exchange meeting and you can advertise with the local guide's calendar.

Level 3 (50 ~ 199 points)

· A local guide badge is displayed on Google Maps and you can appeal the presence.
· You can interact with other members in the limited community of Google+.
· Create channels for local guide community and deepen interaction among members.
· We will be invited to an event organized by Google (some cities only).

Level 4 (200 to 499 points)

· You can upgrade Google Drive storage for free.
· It may be introduced as "Local attention of attention".
· A gift of appreciation is awarded every year.

The free upgradeable capacity is 1 TB. As usualWe need $ 9.99 per month (about 1231 yen)is.

Level 5 (500 points or more)

- Like Google employees, you can try new services before general release.
· You can apply for participation in Level 5 Local Guide Summit.

However, it is not that "if you submit more than 500 pictures of the same spot you can be level 5", the same actions for the same spot can be counted as 1 point, so if you aim for level 5 you can act positively I need to post it.