Local Guides by Google Maps VS Arc App

Yea, you just contribute and you're registered. Check https://maps.google.com/localguides/. Source: about 1 year ago

Ah cool, so there are multiple layers, because I was thinking about this: https://maps.google.com/localguides/. Source: about 1 year ago

Become a Google Local Guide and fix it yourself. I don't think you can change the way voice reads road names but roads are pedestrian only should work. Local Guides. Source: over 1 year ago

To be a google Local Guide it is not a job at all. You don 't get paid anything. It is like a hobby. To be a Google Local you simple need Google Map... The game is to keep up to date the information on Google map. You add pictures, video, information, feedbacks,... About a place, site, road events, meals, anything around you. The more your contribute the more points your earn... You will find more information... Source: over 1 year ago

There's clearly reviewer tiers in Google Maps, with the lower ones getting shadow banning too negative reviews (I had some of my earlier ones appear after my rank got up) The higher tiers are more public, like for the 'local guides' for instance: https://maps.google.com/localguides/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

I'm using http://bigpaua.com/arcapp on my iPhone, and even the GPX track it records in the background is good enough to do some mapping, for example when I'm hiking or biking. Source: over 2 years ago