US Patent 9747012 Obtaining an image for a place of interest

A system and method is disclosed for requesting and obtaining an updated digital image for a place of interest. A system may be configured to provide, for display to a first user, a representation of a place of interest and a user interface for requesting an updated image of the place of interest. The first user may use the user interface to request a recent image of the place of interest. On receiving the request, a determination may be made whether a second user is in an area related to the place of interest. On determining a second user is in the area, the second user is informed of the request. The second user may then respond by capturing a new image for the place of interest and providing the new image to the system. On receiving the new image from the second user, the representation may be updated with the new image and made available for display to the first user.