Auto generated pokestops

I live in punjab, india and and i see that there are lots of pokestop that was auto generated and i want to know that how these pokestops are autogenerated. Many of pokestop’s info not available on any map. How niantic got data of these poi’s

Another question:- some pokestops are generated on gas station and private

But guidelines said that pokestops cant be nominate on gas stations and private property

Those imported wayspot doesnt follow standard wayfarer criteria. Please see below. Rather than that, i dont know how niantic import them.

The blank photo disc pokestops/gyms you see on the map are imported wayspots Niantic dumped into India from the Foursquare database. On top of that, Niantic also changed some of the Overture imports which were added only for Power Spots not too long ago in India so they can be pokestop/gym eligible.

Imports have a history of not adhering to criteria, so you should never take what’s already a pokestop in the game as an example of what’s eligible to be a wayspot. You can report and remove any of those imported wayspots as long as they meet the removal criteria