Restore appeal - wrongly removed waypoint - Socha Krista
Title of the Wayspot: Socha Krista
Location: 17.0837798,48.9714248 (not exact, since the wayspot was removed)
City: Svatobořice-Mistřín
Country: Czechia
Screenshot of the Rejection Email: no screenshot because I appeal wrong removal, not requesting removal
Photos to support your claim:
original portal photo from 2012:
geotagged:
photos from today:
Additional information: This statue that has been portal since Nov 2012 was somehow removed this morning. It has been standing there for like a 100 years now, and its still there an afaik there are no plans for removal of this statue whatsoever.
It's even visible on satellite view:
a) Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@48.9714083,17.0837395,189m/data=!3m1!1e3
b) Mapy.cz (local provider with better maps): https://en.mapy.cz/zakladni?x=17.0837798&y=48.9714248&z=20&base=ophoto&source=base&id=2236216 - it even has a photo from 2016.
And on Panorama, since there isn't Google Streetview: https://en.mapy.cz/zakladni?x=17.0838739&y=48.9714088&z=20&pano=1&base=ophoto&source=base&id=2236216&pid=51088739&yaw=4.575&fov=1.257&pitch=0.177
Comments
The object is in a traffic island, which means it doesn't meet the standards for safe pedestrian access.
Interesting it wasn't a problem for the past 8.5 years, I've sent this portal like 2 weeks after Ingress Closed Beta launched (which means it didn't go through wayfarer and was approved directly by somebody in NIA).
Portal is easily accessible from the pavement seen in my photos. It's maybe 5 meters from the pavement. Also path from the nearby petanque playground goes directly to roads around the portal (it can be seen on my photos in the background)
It's wasn't build as traffic island, see this map from 1821: https://ags.cuzk.cz/archiv/openmap.html?typ=kmevidm&idrastru=B2_a_14MS_1821-1A_03 or this map from 1954 https://ags.cuzk.cz/archiv/openmap.html?typ=sm5&idrastru=D6-1_Kyjov_6-4_1954
It's not on the main road, it wasn't for the last like 50 years.
All roads around are in "Zone 30", which is put in urban areas where is desired to limit cars. There goes like 5 cars/hour.
Source (in Czech) - page 5 https://www.svatoborice-mistrin.cz/e_download.php?file=data/editor/381cs_2.pdf&original=2020-2-jarn%C3%AD%20zpravodaj.pdf
In Zone 30 it's not desired to have crosswalks.
Source (in Czech) https://www.hustopece.cz/file/25963/zasadni-rozdily-obytna-zona-a-zona-30.pdf
The object is in a village where there is no traffic, in addition, it is also in the range from the sidewalk.
Actually there is almost no traffic, as @gaTTlingCZ-ING and @vikend-ING said :) range from sidewalk and people can walk safely to this object.
Criteria has changed a lot in 8.5 years... and reaching it from the sidewalk does not grant it safe pedestrian access. For everything else Niantic has to look at, but to me theres no intention for gathering at the object itself.
There's no intention for gathering at any statue, infotable (another plague that should be removed from the game), house markings...I could go on all day.
As for "reaching from sidewalk"...should we also remove everything that we cannot directly touch? So everything that's 3 meters or higher? So house markings, murals that are high on a wall...again I could go on all day.
House markings are not eligible if they are single family homes. Niantic has said vertical height should not be taken into account.
Appeal Denied - Thanks for the appeal, Agent. We have taken another look but stand by our decision to retire this Portal.