# Vps Management for gameplay

**URL:** https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-management-for-gameplay/5699
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Tags:** vps
**Created:** [March 7, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-management-for-gameplay/5699 "2026-03-07T20:54:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![md1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@md1](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/md1)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-management-for-gameplay/5699/1 "2026-03-07T20:54:13Z")

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Hi!

Since the shutdown of the Lightship platform and the Geospatial Browser, the ability to activate and manage scans (for example for Ingress) has been removed.

Will this feature be reintroduced in the future, or has it been permanently discontinued?

Thank you for any clarification.

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### Author: ![Maverick\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maverick\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Maverick_Niantic)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-management-for-gameplay/5699/2 "2026-03-09T16:51:36Z")

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Hi @md1,

We’re currently testing a new version of the Niantic Spatial SDK and will share more details soon about how Ingress will adopt it.

Thanks for your patience while we work through this.

Kind regards,  
Maverick L.

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### Author: ![NianticSpatial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/49beb7/32.png) [@NianticSpatial](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/NianticSpatial)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/vps-management-for-gameplay/5699/3 "2026-03-09T20:49:18Z")

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