Satellite map images not loading on P4P Plus

Techcop50 · Dec 22, 2016

Anyone else experiencing this problem? If I boot the Plus controller up by itself (no UAV online), it shows great maps for China. But if I start the aircraft and get a GPS lock, it bounces over to my location with just very basic maps, and the satellite images don't zoom in at all, just gives the map a green tint. No detail at all. I've tried tethering to my phone, and hooking up to my home wi-fi, nothing seems to help. Help us, Obi wan(s), your our only hope!

Aggie903 · Dec 22, 2016

Same here.

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Meta4 · Dec 23, 2016

Techcop50 said:
Anyone else experiencing this problem? If I boot the Plus controller up by itself (no UAV online), it shows great maps for China. But if I start the aircraft and get a GPS lock, it bounces over to my location with just very basic maps, and the satellite images don't zoom in at all, just gives the map a green tint. No detail at all. I've tried tethering to my phone, and hooking up to my home wi-fi, nothing seems to help. Help us, Obi wan(s), your our only hope!

Look at your app settings.
Go down to the 3 dots icon and click it.
Down near the bottom are two settings about maps for China - are they both disabled?

Techcop50 · Dec 23, 2016

I tried it both ways. When enabled, all the legends on the map show the Chinese legends underneath.
My local sat images still do not load, either way. I gave it almost an hour last night hooked up to my wi-fi network, no improvement. You can get a decent image or hybrid map from the "state" level , but when you zoom further in, all that remains is the greenish tint from the image on the normal map. It's like its just not loading the lower images...

sakumar · Dec 25, 2016

There's a similar discussion on forum.dji.com (No Satellite Mapping?). Evidently DJI moved from Google maps to "here.com". When accessed using the browser, the here.com satellite images are OK. But from DJI Go 4.0 maps all you get are blurry blobs if you zoom down to the house/neighborhood level. DJI support is aware of this but I don't know when there will be a fix.

Techcop50 · Dec 25, 2016

Thanks, sakumar. I suspected something like this, I appreciate the information.

randyandy · Dec 25, 2016

Just found out that the App switches back to Google maps if the "Storage" is disabled in the app permissions.

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Techcop50 · Dec 25, 2016

Can't access that setting on my P4P+ controller...

Techcop50 · Dec 25, 2016

sakumar said:
There's a similar discussion on forum.dji.com (No Satellite Mapping?). Evidently DJI moved from Google maps to "here.com". When accessed using the browser, the here.com satellite images are OK. But from DJI Go 4.0 maps all you get are blurry blobs if you zoom down to the house/neighborhood level. DJI support is aware of this but I don't know when there will be a fix.

I just went back to the advanced settings and toggled both Chinese map settings on and off one more time, now my HERE maps are loading properly, such as they are.

RobertK · Dec 26, 2016

I believe it also works best when you have a hotspot active and connect the controller to it when out and about. The controller needs a data connection for the maps to work.

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Techcop50 · Dec 26, 2016

RobertK said:
I believe it also works best when you have a hotspot active and connect the controller to it when out and about. The controller needs a data connection for the maps to work.

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I tether to my phone when flying. No data = no maps.

cmarks85 · Dec 27, 2016

I hope we can use these maps offline, I got them to work with an active mobile connection, but where I am flying we only get service in the far back paddock. Cant get them to load off the satellite internet or cache. The china ones seem to work fine, but that doesn't really help in Australia.

E.T._Drone_Home · Dec 27, 2016

randyandy said:
Just found out that the App switches back to Google maps if the "Storage" is disabled in the app permissions.

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THIS WORKS!!!

RobertK · Dec 27, 2016

What are the instructions for the P4PP remote?

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cmarks85 · Dec 28, 2016

E.T._Drone_Home said:
THIS WORKS!!!

My app says, maps failed to load, then crashes every time.

randyandy · Dec 28, 2016

A little Update for that issue.
It seems that it is working now. The Images are different to the images before but it works. A few hours ago it didn't...

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AWD · Dec 28, 2016

RandyAndy,

Sonofagun! It worked!!

Flying a P4 with all apps and controllers up to date using a Samsung Galaxy Tab E for the monitor or the LG Android phone.

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Onajourney · Dec 31, 2016

cmarks85 said:
My app says, maps failed to load, then crashes every time.

same problem with new P4P

Liveddica · Jan 9, 2017

Anyone figure out how to get Google Maps back on the P4P+ Controller? ...Cause I can't seem to get to this "Apps Permissions" on the P4P+ Screen to disable the "Storage" ....Or does someone know of a better way to get Google Maps back?..

Thanks