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The way the base in Halifax handled it is a perfect example for how these types of things should be approached: 1. Remove the threat (PokeStop) where it is a s

The way the base in Halifax handled it is a perfect example for how these types of things should be approached: 1. Remove the threat (PokeStop) where it is a security risk. 2. Harness the attention for organizational benefit where possible (Add PokeStop to increase museum attendance) Best of all, this approach stems from some good life/business advice from Rear Admiral Newton, "Life and work are best accomplished if there is good fun, health and friendship."

cpeterso 7y ago
Are the PokeStop locations random? I would have expected to Niantic block certain locations, like government property.
- BryantD 7y ago
  No, they're (mostly) user-submitted and user-approved. In theory new locations on military bases aren't allowed as of a couple of years ago, but a few slip through the process. And, inconsistently, old ones aren't removed.
- f2f 7y ago
  the locations are identical to the ones users submitted for ingress, the previous game niantic did. for that you didn't need much vetting and because the popularity was low nobody cared so much. most likely some servicemen (servicepersons?) submitted the spots.
- dx87 7y ago
  Some categories are blocked, like daycare and schools. They'll also prevent anything from showing up, pokemon included, from areas that don't have recognized roads or paths. There is a park near my house that has a paved path through the woods that doesn't show up in the pokemon go app, so nothing appears there because the game doesn't want to encourage you to wander through the woods.
  - he0001 7y ago
    Not sure about schools and daycares. My children’s school and daycare is a gym and a poke stop respectively. And there are several other daycares here in the area which are gyms.
- masklinn 7y ago
  They were seeded from locations used in a previous AR game called Ingress, however since (iirc) Ingress locations were user-submitted it lead to PokeGo’s landmarks sometimes being odd or awkwards.
trhway 7y ago
>2. Harness the attention for organizational benefit where possible (Add PokeStop to increase museum attendance) i wonder (have never played myself) whether the Pokemons can be customized according to location - a restaurant owner would pay for the Pokemons enjoying and cheering the food there while the Pokemons in the military settings like that museum would ride a tank or a plane or shoot some weaponry military ads style.
- hamstercat 7y ago
  They're usually customized by weather/continent/time of the year rather than by specific location. The closest I've heard of was when the game just came out. There's an item in-game called lures that attract Pokemons to a specific stop. Many restaurant owners were trying to attract customers by consistently buying and applying them, so people could continue to play while eating. They cost 1$ for like 30 minutes or something like that.

cpeterso 7y ago

Are the PokeStop locations random? I would have expected to Niantic block certain locations, like government property.

BryantD 7y ago
No, they're (mostly) user-submitted and user-approved. In theory new locations on military bases aren't allowed as of a couple of years ago, but a few slip through the process. And, inconsistently, old ones aren't removed.
f2f 7y ago
the locations are identical to the ones users submitted for ingress, the previous game niantic did. for that you didn't need much vetting and because the popularity was low nobody cared so much. most likely some servicemen (servicepersons?) submitted the spots.
dx87 7y ago
Some categories are blocked, like daycare and schools. They'll also prevent anything from showing up, pokemon included, from areas that don't have recognized roads or paths. There is a park near my house that has a paved path through the woods that doesn't show up in the pokemon go app, so nothing appears there because the game doesn't want to encourage you to wander through the woods.
- he0001 7y ago
  Not sure about schools and daycares. My children’s school and daycare is a gym and a poke stop respectively. And there are several other daycares here in the area which are gyms.
masklinn 7y ago
They were seeded from locations used in a previous AR game called Ingress, however since (iirc) Ingress locations were user-submitted it lead to PokeGo’s landmarks sometimes being odd or awkwards.

trhway 7y ago

>2. Harness the attention for organizational benefit where possible (Add PokeStop to increase museum attendance) i wonder (have never played myself) whether the Pokemons can be customized according to location - a restaurant owner would pay for the Pokemons enjoying and cheering the food there while the Pokemons in the military settings like that museum would ride a tank or a plane or shoot some weaponry military ads style.

hamstercat 7y ago
They're usually customized by weather/continent/time of the year rather than by specific location. The closest I've heard of was when the game just came out. There's an item in-game called lures that attract Pokemons to a specific stop. Many restaurant owners were trying to attract customers by consistently buying and applying them, so people could continue to play while eating. They cost 1$ for like 30 minutes or something like that.