313 Stars L7 (August 2023)

[AdamGT]

Level 7 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)    May   June   July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@SvenJacobs	68,557,114	2022-01-05	Train Station	Building
2	@FlyingTimo	42,670,750	2019-08-01	themeparks	Park/Playground
3	@Jean-IgnaceBE	9,067,801	2019-05-28	Furniture Shop	Storefront
4	@katydarhel	7,026,756	2021-03-02	Mexican restaurant	Storefront
5	@Charlie4690	6,898,661	2022-11-26	Tourist attraction	Cityscape
6	@Mikeinthefalls	6,036,975	2022-11-12	New American	Storefront
7	@ysaadat	4,744,866	2017-02-11	Pizza restaurant	Storefront
8	@heyrye	4,485,374	2018-02-14	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
9	@chillfiltr	3,414,967	2019-11-07	French restaurant	Storefront
10	@controcanto	3,002,277	2018-07-12	photos	Storefront
11	@RobertGEsays	2,772,042	2019-06-06	Sandwich	Storefront
12	@Robert24	2,635,786	2018-03-09	Bank	Building
13	@JokoEats	2,091,687	2016-01-02	Pizza	Storefront
14	@karora	1,404,690	2017-01-12	Historical landmark	Historical Landmark
[15]	@ephraimfields	1,173,991	2022-09-20	Restaurant	Storefront
16	@AnnetteCP	1,054,592	2021-07-11	French Bakery	Storefront
17	@Alex_Kezevadze	1,033,188	2021-10-03	Tourist attraction	Panorama shot
18	@Raggafreak	1,028,580	2021-10-15	Zoofachhandel	Storefront
19	@EvaBar	956,568	2020-10-25	Car racing track	Seating area External
20	@TheerapatS	947,404	2021-03-19	Driver's license office	Building
21	@ChemaDieste	919,069	2020-01-03	International Airport	Internal photo
22	@AsafB	752,094	2017-08-26	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
23	@Prateek_Agarwal_In	734,400	2018-10-27	Food	Meal or beverage
24	@richard_schachtel	509,185	2021-08-12	Castle	Historical Landmark
25	@JohnB_Outdoors	482,891	2019-01-10	Park	Park/Playground
26	@achrislive	454,205	2019-10-17	Private University	Building
27	@Sviller	446,365	2021-06-03	Food	Meal or beverage
28	@RenanSavidan	441,296	2019-10-01	Bar	Internal photo
29	@ACCoelho20	439,640	2020-09-20	Museu	Building
30	@Ken_kimmes	426,158	2021-09-11	Restuarant	Seating area External
31	@HeyitsNicho	356,881	2021-06-15	?	Other
32	@LilianRAMBU	339,931	2021-06-01	Shopping mall	Storefront
33	@JoelBarrett	254,537	2021-09-15	Seafood	Internal photo
34	@Sverleis	200,646	2013-01-01	Church	Building
35	@MedinaMohamed	197,687	2019-08-04	Carneceria Suhail	Cityscape
36	@Spricki1	187,517	2021-06-23	Wellness Hotel	Building
37	@noheway	80,642	2021-01-15	Parque	Park/Playground
38	@ekbun	11,750	2020-02-01	corporate	Building
39	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 6 Star Photos (August 2023)

Caption: @LGVN's Star Photo of Som Tum Thai - Crescent Mall uploaded onto Google Maps on 2022-06-22 and showing star views of 53,126 as at 2023-07-12

Note: The screenshot of the featured star photo shown above is used with the permission and is the copyright of Level 6 Local Guide @LGVN.

[AdamGT]

Level 6 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)    May   June   July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@jackson_	58,954,700	2022-12-26	Amusement park	Tourist attraction
2	@amankkush	19,550,193	2019-08-19	Monument	Statue or Monument
3	@LDiamond	2,799,390	2022-08-11	Restaurant	Storefront
4	@AlekseyGapeev	2,422,842	2018-01-06	Hospital	Building
5	@DaniQueiroz	2,358,518	2021-04-15	City	Cityscape
6	@sudipbohora	1,163,168	2021-06-08	delhi	Camping/Picnic area
7	@eyusuf	1,015,016	2022-01-15	Pagoda	Building
8	@Cercis	799,423	2017-09-17	Park	Park/Playground
9	@KiranMiskin	797,298	2017-10-22	Park	Park/Playground
10	@BinodSingh	2017-01-03	Buddhist Temple	Building
11	@Ashifp	54,016	2021-06-30	Tourist attraction	Tourist attraction
[12]	@LGVN	53,126	2022-06-22	Thai restaurant	Storefront
13	@DavidDennison	32,796	2022-03-16	Fast Food Restaurant	Menu
14	@kvlpilote	27,183	2015-12-09	Hotel	Building
15	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 5 Star Photos (August 2023)

Caption: @IzzyOz's Star Photo of Hanoi Hannah Vol. II uploaded onto Google Maps on 2023-07-07 and showing star views of 4,335 as at 2023-07-30

Note: The screenshot of the featured star photos shown above is used with the permission and is the copyright of Level 5 Local Guide @IzzyOz.

[AdamGT]

Level 5 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)    May   June   July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Goodytom	4,963,990	2016-12-23	Pub	Seating area External
2	@rachanadhekane	25,501	2021-08-05	Pizza restaurant	Meal or beverage
3	@IzzyOz	4,335	2023-07-07	Vietnamese restaurant	Meal or beverage
4	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Current Top 100 Average Star Views/Day Leaderboard (August 2023)    May   June   July
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Average Views/Day	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@SvenJacobs	7	120,276	2022-01-05	Train Station	Building
[2]	@shunsader	8	87,339	2023-06-26	Building	Building
3	@indahnuria *	10	37,859	2022-09-01	Museum	Tourist attraction
4	@MortenCopenhagen *	10	29,770	2020-10-15	Fine dining restaurant	Storefront
5	@JakubWarsaw	8	28,958	2022-08-15	Beach	Beach
6	@Charlie4690	7	27,485	2022-11-26	Tourist attraction	Cityscape
7	@JustJake	8	14,184	2021-07-17	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
8	@mbmuhlison	9	14,057	2022-09-24	University	Building
9	@Kumaarsantosh	9	13,210	2023-03-20	Buddhist temple	Tourist attraction
10	@LightRich *	8	10,533	2022-12-19	Taco Shop	Seating area Internal
11	@Chuytorres-alc	8	8,802	2022-02-14	Restaurante Italiano	Seating area Internal
12	@LDiamond	6	8,381	2022-08-11	Restaurant	Storefront
[13]	@JohnDDoe	9	6,504	2021-12-28	Building	Panorama shot
14	@Trail_blazer	9	5,803	2022-09-08	Hospital	Garden
15	@Mo-TravelleerX	9	5,756	2023-01-15	Mosque	Historical Landmark
16	@RussKH	10	5,307	2018-02-18	DIY Store	Storefront
17	@PatrickUnson	10	4,869	2019-09-15	Filipino restaurant	Storefront
18	@AdamGT *	10	4,188	2018-07-07	Department store	Storefront
19	@AT_Rome	9	2,320	2016-03-01	High school	Building
20	@nigelfreeney	8	1,944	2019-09-07	Indian Restaurant	Storefront
21	@DENIT33	10	1,585	2020-02-12	Centro commerciale	Storefront
22	@Rednewt74	8	1,512	2018-02-15	Mexican Restaurant	Storefront
23	@tony_b	8	1,318	2019-02-19	Hardware store	Storefront
24	@DibyayanC	10	1,167	2017-09-15	Park	Park/Playground
25	@ModNomad	10	1,010	2018-07-03	Train station	Building
26	@EvaBar	7	951	2020-10-25	Car racing track	Seating area External
27	@GigiR	8	885	2017-03-29	Restaurants	Storefront
28	@PrasadVR	8	784	2017-11-15	Electronics store	Storefront
[29]	@Tandrima2	8	639	2023-02-21	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
30	@anantal	8	602	2020-04-15	Public Health Department	Other
31	@IzzyOz	5	188	2023-07-07	Vietnamese restaurant	Meal or beverage
[32]	@LGVN	6	138	2022-06-22	Thai restaurant	Storefront
33	You ?	?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Welcome to all newcomers to the Top 100 Star Photos Leaderboards. As well as the amazing improvements that we're seeing in the obvious impact that these star photos are having in their respective communities, as well as the variety, I'm loving the featured star photos in each of the Local Guide levels ,and hope you are too. They were selected based on a number of criteria but mainly how well the Local Guides followed the specification as detailed in the Local Guides, 2023 Star Photos.  Notwithstanding, some of these stars do still need some minor improvements and the main area needing attention, as usual, is the captions. We'll talk about this soon.

The other major change that I do hope that you and in particular @Mikeinthefalls, @LDiamond and @tony_b have noticed, is the big drop in the number of star photos in Overall Top 100 Average Star Views/Day Leaderboard this month compared to previous months. There was an interesting discussion on this at the end of the July Average Star Views/Day Leaderboard, starting with the comment made by @Mikeinthefalls here.  I encourage you to read that discussion and as soon as I finish the Movers & Shakers for August, I will update the readme to include the reasons for this.

[JustJake]

Thanks for the post @AdamGT. I can't believe the meteoric rise of @SvenJacobs over the last couple months. The summer travel season through Grand Central has been very good to that incredible photo! 

[JustJake]

While I anxiously await getting to Level 9 to jump up a few spots, I can't help but notice the Level 8 board is full of newbies. That's awesome!

@AdamGT I think the counts may be a bit wonky due to a duplicate listing for @QueBall at both #17 & #32. A warm welcome, @QueBall! Welcome to the Boards 😁

[AdamGT]

Oh yes isn't @SvenJacobs a star on the star leaderboards @JustJake. In fact, a superstar. It sure is a great star photo Jake but is the meteoric increase in views really simply due to the summer season through Grand Central?