# Why the VPS coverage only show predefined location instead of real world VPS activated location

**URL:** <https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/why-the-vps-coverage-only-show-predefined-location-instead-of-real-world-vps-activated-location/2594>\
**Category:** I'm Stuck\
**Created:** [September 8, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/why-the-vps-coverage-only-show-predefined-location-instead-of-real-world-vps-activated-location/2594 "2022-09-08T04:06:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Aaron](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Aaron)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/why-the-vps-coverage-only-show-predefined-location-instead-of-real-world-vps-activated-location/2594/1 "2022-09-08T04:06:40Z")

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I have opened another topic about VPS activated location, and they said if it is activated, I should be able to detect and find it in my VPS coverage API app. But the problem is even that location is activated. My VPS coverage API only display the location that is predefined by me in the VPS coverage responses scriptable object. If I can only display and guide my user to the location that is predefined by me. What’s the point of the VPS-activated location? or is there a way that I can get the data from Niantic and add those locations to my VPS coverage responses list?

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**Author:** ![rob\_link](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/rob_link/32/1176_2.png) [@rob\_link](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/rob_link)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/why-the-vps-coverage-only-show-predefined-location-instead-of-real-world-vps-activated-location/2594/2 "2022-09-08T18:14:52Z")

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Hello @Aaron,

If you’d like to test the coverage API in the Editor from different locations, you can use the `SpoofLocationService` class to provide coordinates to ARDK’s location service, allowing you to view available VPS-activated wayspot information from the Coverage API from anywhere in the world.

You may want to view the **VpsCoverageListExample** sample scene that is shipped with the **ARDK Example Scenes** package that can be downloaded [here](https://lightship.dev/account/downloads). This scene contains a GameObject named `ListLoader` that has a script attached that demonstrates the spoof location functionality.

![spoof_location](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/original/2X/b/b1a46cd3493ecb7356313928ddf11918a2148a11.gif)

_The **VpsCoverageListExample** sample scene displaying VPS-activated wayspots near a spoofed location._

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**Author:** ![Aaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Aaron](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Aaron)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/why-the-vps-coverage-only-show-predefined-location-instead-of-real-world-vps-activated-location/2594/3 "2022-09-09T04:22:09Z")

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Hi,  
Can you please let me know what Runtime Environment you are using, live device or mock? and the Lat\_degress of your spoof location

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**Author:** ![rob\_link](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/rob_link/32/1176_2.png) [@rob\_link](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/rob_link)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/why-the-vps-coverage-only-show-predefined-location-instead-of-real-world-vps-activated-location/2594/4 "2022-09-09T16:59:36Z")

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The **Runtime Environment** setting is set to **Live Device** , and the spoof location I used for testing purposes is at latitude **40.68915** and longitude **-74.04436**.

 ![inspector](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/original/2X/d/dc504630cdd8e10687ffd3d9393d6f3cd42ddd50.png)

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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 5, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/why-the-vps-coverage-only-show-predefined-location-instead-of-real-world-vps-activated-location/2594/5 "2026-03-05T23:50:01Z")

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