Google Maps Tests A New Feature That Collects Users’ Foodie Photos

In the case of the food photos, only Google Local Guides which have received a status of “Level 3” or higher – meaning they’ve written at least 50 reviews – are being asked to participate for the time being, says Android Police. These users receive an alert when Google Maps finds that they’ve taken a food-related photo, and it prompts them to attach that photo to a location.
By collecting what are likely to be higher-quality food photos from this community of volunteer local guides, Google could quickly and easily augment its business listings with additional and useful information for searchers. That could ramp up the competition with other local business discovery services, including Yelp.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/24/google-maps-tests-a-new-feature-that-collects-users-foodie-photos/