Google Local Guide Programme for Google Maps - Points, levels and badging
Google Local Guides points can be earned by:
Review => 10 points per review
Review with more than 200 characters => 10 bonus points per review
Rating => 1 point per rating
Photo => 5 points per photo
Video => 7 points per video
Answer => 1 point per answer
Respond to Q&As => 3 points per response
Edit => 5 points per edit
Place added => 15 points per place added
Fact checked => 1 point per fact checked
Local Guides levels are then valued by the points an account has. For example:
I am a level 5 guide.
i'm 8
Woah! Cool!