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Hi! I’m assuming you would like to see the Google satellite map? Is the button on the top right of the map window that would allow this switch not working?
In my hands the satellite map still loads well, so it doesn’t seem to be a Wayfarer-wide problem.
It is unlikely the team will be able to reproduce the issue to support you when the screenshots you show are using so many plug-ins that modify the map and the map layers. Could you please start by disabling Tampermonkey (or whatever other script manager you use) and trying to use the map switch button on your review page without plugins, and posting a new screenshot?
Could you also please share on which specific device and browser this is?
The device in the picture is iPad Air4, and it’s a Safari browser. I also deleted tampermonkey thinking it was a plug-in issue, but nothing has changed. This issue is caused by the phrase “sorry no image” if you keep zooming in on the satellite map. I tested 3 devices on Android smartphone, MacBook, and iPad without installing any plug-ins with a recognized browser like Chrome and Safari, and initially there’s no problem, but when I zoom in on the satellite map, the map doesn’t load in the end.
This problem happens the same when I install PocketStop on the Pokemon Go app. And the important thing is that only if I zoom in on the map of South Korea. So this won’t happen when I zoom in on the map of other countries.
OK, thank you for your answer and for reporting back, something seems to be off with South Korea indeed.
I could offer the hypothesis that this is somehow related to the mapping restrictions the government of South Korea puts in place? That would track with Pokémon GO also having issues, if you are talking about the nomination interface.
I have no idea if anything can be done at the level of the team (@NianticAaron can you please check if this can be at least alleviated? I am able to look at this region on satellite on regular Google Maps), but in the meantime I see you already have the best possible community workaround, which is using a community plugin that helps open in Naver. It’s not as convenient but it works 
edit: I have retitled your report so that we can find it more easily.
Bug Reports should include the following and any additional information you feel is necessary to aid in the investigation of the bug.
Hi and welcome to the forum! There does indeed seem to be an ongoing issue specifically with South Korea satellite. I will merge your post into a different topic reporting the same issue, so that they can all be found in one place.
Adding someone else reporting the South Korea map issue.
I’m thinking if it has got something to do with the Map data in South Korea? The higher the number elements that need to be loaded, the longer it takes usually. Again, this is just an opinion at the moment nd not substantiated by any means whatsoever.
I’m escalating this issue to ensure that it gets looked at by the relevant person(s). In the meanwhile can you confirm if Google Maps are loading normally?
Currently in Korea, I heard that Google has blocked all Korea’s ip, so high definition satellite maps are not accessible in Korea. Actually, if I use vpn, the map loads everywhere without any problems. However, when I nominate the stop on the Pokemon Go app, if I use vpn, I have a lot of difficulties being a reason for the violation of the rules. The fundamental problem is Google’s decision to block the ip. So I want to know if Niantic and Google can be contacted to solve this issue.
밑에도 작성되어있지만 현재 한국에서만 구글지도와 관련된 무언가가 있는것 같습니다. 위성지도가 작동하지 않아 심사에 어려움이 있으며, 정확하게 알수는 없으나 이후 동일한 기준으로 심사를 진행하였음에도 wayfarer 등급이 2단계나 떨어졌습니다. 한국심사자들이 이곳에서 글을 작성하는 경우는 잘 못봤습니다.
위와 관련하여 한국의 모든 유저가 똑같은 증상을 겪고 있습니다.
이에 대해 해결할 방법이 없을까요?
원인은 구글이 고화질 위성지도 못보게 한국 ip틀어막았기 때문임다… 전에는 구글맵에서만 못보게 했는데 아예 한국발 ip를 싹 틀어막아버리면서 이렇게 된거죠…vpn키면 끝인데 문제는 vpn키고 포고 할수는 없는 노릇이고 한국정부나 나이언틱측에서 구글이랑 협상을 해야하는데 과연…
South Korea has strict laws that state that providers must create digital maps in partnership with map makers located in South Korea. As such, foreign mapping services like Google are not permitted unless they partner with local providers approved by the South Korean government.
The South Korean government considers its digital map data a matter of national security and it closely monitors the digital maps made by companies within its borders much like the US government does with Google.
This unfortunately isn’t a scenario where Niantic can negotiate with Google directly to fix the problem, but they would likely be forced to negotiate with a company in South Korea to get accurate map data. Even then, I’m not sure how integrating another 3rd party mapping system into their review UI would work, or even be feasible.
Either way, unfortunately, this isn’t something Niantic can fix on their own.
위성사진을 확대시 이미지가 없다는 말과함께 위성사진이 보이지 않아 심사에 난항을 겪고 있습니다.저만그런건지 궁금합니다.
아시는 분 있으시면 답변 부탁드립니다.
사생활보호 차원으로 이러한 일이 벌어지는 것으로 저는 추측합니다.
I think some countries have satellite view banned. I don’t think this is a Wayfarer issue.
If you are unable to verify location because of this, you can choose “i don’t know” in the accuracy section for location.
저의 심사대상의 대부분은 위성사진이 보이지 않습니다.
그렇기에 이 심사대상 전부를 위치를 알수 없습니다 항목에 체크하게 된다면 신뢰도 하락이 걱정됩니다.
Most of my audit objects don’t use satellite imagery.
Therefore, if you check the “I don’t know the location of all of these audit objects”, I am worried about the loss of credibility.
Using a translator, the wording can be weird.
I use “I don’t know” often - almost every nomination - and my rating is great.
Hi, welcome! From the language you appear to be based in South Korea (sorry if I’m making an incorrect assumption). There is a known specific issue affecting embedded satellite view in Niantic products for users in South Korea attempting to interact with the South Korean map. For now your best solution is to use workarounds or to use satellite on the dedicated Google maps page. I will merge your post into that thread.
vpn 키십쇼 구글이 ip차단한거라 여기ㅡ겜사도 뭐라 못함다
Thank you for posting this issue. We’ve created a Known Issues topic to keep you all posted on any changes or fixes.
