Eligible Nominations

High-quality Portals nominations are those that help Agents discover and enjoy their community. To be considered an eligible Portal, your nomination must meet at least one of the criteria below. 

A location with a cool story, a place in history or educational value

ELIGIBLE

Interesting story behind the location/object 

ELIGIBLE

Signboards with educational information 

ELIGIBLE

Historical (apart from just being old) or cultural significance 

A cool piece of art or unique architecture

ELIGIBLE

Statues, sculptures, murals, paintings, mosaics, light installations, etc. 

ELIGIBLE

Venues that showcase fine art (e.g., performance art theaters and museums) 

ELIGIBLE

Buildings designed by renowned architects or structures famous specifically for their architecture 

A hidden gem or hyper-local spot

 

ELIGIBLE

A popular local spot that you would take a friend visiting your community for the first time 

ELIGIBLE

A popular spot where locals gather, but may be lesser-known outside the community 

ELIGIBLE

Tourist spots that showcase local flavor and culture and that make your city/neighborhood unique 

ELIGIBLE

More off-the-beaten-path tourist attractions (i.e., if you weren’t a local, you wouldn’t necessarily know to go here) 

ELIGIBLE

Adventurous tourist attractions – think lookout towers, observatories, signs or markers atop mountain peaks, etc. In addition to using the above criteria, we also like to see nominations in the following categories which highlight networks and places that connect people around the world. 

Public parks

Public parks are great, high-quality places for Portals: they are common all around the world and encourage players to walk, exercise and enjoy public spaces. However, park benches, picnic tables, or other common features might not meet criteria unless there is something significant about them. 

Public libraries

Public libraries encourage education and discovery. This includes little free library locations, provided they are not on private residential property but does not include mobile libraries. 

Public places of worship

Public places of worship are often meeting spaces for the community. This does not include places of worship that also host child care centers, preschools, or primary/secondary schools. 

Transit stations

Transit stations connect and unite people around the world. Submit transportation hubs (like Grand Central Station), but not every single small transit stop (like a subway station or a bus stop).

 

Ineligible Nominations

The following are considered as low-quality nominations and will NOT be eligible as a Portal. Please do not submit these nominations. 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations that do not have pedestrian access 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations on the grounds of primary/ elementary schools, secondary/high schools, preschools, kindergartens, or child care centers Universities and higher education institutions are acceptable. 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations within a private residential property (including farms) 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations that obstruct the driveway of emergency services and may interfere with the operations of fire stations, police stations, hospitals, military bases, industrial sites, power plants, and air traffic control towers 

INELIGIBLE

 Nominations that are not permanent, including seasonal displays that are only put up during certain times of the year 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations that do not have a fixed location (e.g., operational boats/trains, food trucks, or mobile libraries) 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations that are not an object but a photo of people, body parts, or animals. 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations with a photo or other materials to which you do not own the copyright 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations with a low quality photo(e.g., pitch black/blurry photos or photos taken from a car) 

INELIGIBLE

Avoid Nominations that are a cemetery, gravestone, or burial ground Do not submit gravestones unless the object belongs to famous/historical figure, is more than 50 years old, and is open to the public. Memorials that do not contain burials are acceptable. 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations that are mass produced art pieces or objects. Don’t submit these unless the nomination has some cultural significance. 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations that are natural features. This includes nominations where the subject is a lake, river, stream, mountain, volcano, waterfall, etc. Photos that include man-made points of interest (plaques, signs, etc.) near natural features are acceptable. 

INELIGIBLE

 Nominations that are adult-oriented stores or services (such as liquor stores, adult entertainment, shooting ranges, firearm stores, etc.) Establishments that serve alcoholic beverages like bars and pubs are acceptable.  

Guidance on potentially confusing nominations

The following examples cover situations that have generated questions and confusion on whether these nominations should be submitted or not. 

INELIGIBLE

Graffiti tag While spray-painted artworks and murals are acceptable, graffiti tags that just include the graffiti writer’s name or initials are ineligible. Additionally, graffiti tags are often regularly removed so they may also be ineligible under the non-permanent criteria. 

INELIGIBLE

Generic local business locations Generic local businesses don’t meet criteria on their own without having historical/cultural value, community significance, or distinctive architecture. 

ELIGIBLE

Street art or urban art Informal artworks and works created with spray paint are eligible so long as they represent cool pieces of art. 

INELIGIBLE

High-quality object with a low-quality image A nomination that would otherwise be accepted is ineligible if the photo submitted is low quality. 

INELIGIBLE

Sculpture on a roundabout without pedestrian access Regardless of any other criteria, if a nomination doesn’t have pedestrian access it is not eligible. 

INELIGIBLE

Nominations with photos that unnecessarily include people As a general rule, don’t submit photos that include people if you can avoid it. If you can’t (like at a crowded tourist attraction), you may submit the photo with people so long as they aren’t the focus or posing for the camera. 

ELIGIBLE

Nominations with photos that include people You may submit photos with people so long as they aren’t the focus or posing for the camera. 

INELIGIBLE

Decorative parking bollard Objects like this are mass-produced and have no cultural significance, therefore, do not meet eligibility criteria. 

ELIGIBLE

Nominations that are indoors Indoor nominations are eligible so long as they are accessible to the public in some capacity. Note that these nominations are less likely to be approved because they more likely to be on private residential property (see the ineligible nomination criteria above) or to not be areas in which groups can congregate and play comfortably. 

INELIGIBLE

Nomination is private home that is a registered historic landmark Regardless of historical value, if the location is being used as a private residence it is ineligible.   Go to the Portal Criteria and FAQs article for more information on the Portal submission process. 

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