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Sorry, we have no imagery here - Google Satellite Map

I am using Google Satellite map on an application. It was working fine and suddenly the map images start not showing. Instead of the terrain images, the map is showing the message "Sorry, we have no imagery here".
It is happening on my office IP and other testers' IPs. If I access from another IP or mobile data it works and shown the satellite images. I am not sure if google blocks IPs in case of continuous access on the maps.
Also I am able to see a lot of errors accessing the images
While clicking on the links for loading images, I am getting an error page like below instead of the map tile image.
Any clues on this issue is appreciated

To avoid showing these errors, in case they are due to the use of a zoom level that is too high for the area you are viewing, you can use the MaxZoomService. Kindly note that the below code snippet doesn't work because apparently access to the service without an API key is not possible.
Copy the code and test it with a working API key.
var map, maxZoomService;
function initialize() {
maxZoomService = new google.maps.MaxZoomService();
var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 15,
center: myLatLng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map-canvas"), mapOptions);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatLng,
map: map
});
google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map, 'idle', function() {
checkZoom();
});
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'zoom_changed', function() {
checkZoom();
});
}
function checkZoom() {
let zoom = map.getZoom();
maxZoomService.getMaxZoomAtLatLng(map.getCenter(), function(response) {
if (response.status !== 'OK') {
alert('maxZoomService error: ' + response.status);
document.getElementById('max-zoom').innerHTML = 'n/a';
document.getElementById('max-zoom-service').innerHTML = response.status;
} else {
if (response.zoom < zoom) {
map.setZoom(response.zoom);
document.getElementById('max-zoom').innerHTML = response.zoom;
document.getElementById('max-zoom-service').innerHTML = response.status;
}
}
document.getElementById('curr-zoom').innerHTML = map.getZoom();
});
}
initialize();
#map-canvas {
height: 130px;
}
span {
font-weight: bold;
}
<div id="map-canvas"></div>
Current Zoom Level: <span id="curr-zoom"></span><br>
Max Zoom Level: <span id="max-zoom"></span><br>
Max Zoom Service Status: <span id="max-zoom-service"></span>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyCkUOdZ5y7hMm0yrcCQoCvLwzdM6M8s5qk"></script>
If the zoom level is not the issue, make sure that you are using a valid API key. In any case, it might be worth creating a new key and trying again with that one. If that still doesn't work, I would try to contact Google directly with more information as it might be that your network IP or IP range was banned by Google for some reason.

I know this is an old question but, I recently got this error too. So, the problem, in my case was the version of the API script I was using.
I'm answering this because I didn't found this solution over here, so, just in case someone was getting the same error.
Just adding v=3.35 (version number) to the url and it works.
Example: https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.35&key=API_KEY...
They explain here:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/versions#an-update-affected-my-application

Thank you for all the response and I was able to find and fix the real issue. Adding the details here for reference.
I have contacted Google support with the request details and they were able to figure out the exact problem. The reason is their image servers are blocking the request from this project (hybrid mobile project - Android) since it found out that there are invalid request is also coming from the project. The invalid request is referred to as the requests without proper header information.
Based on that information, I could find out that a caching mechanism in the project was trying to cache the images and that is which sends the invalid requests. Adding proper header to that cache mechanism solved the issue forever.

Google Maps Javascript API not working on mobile site

I'm building a site for a customer who wants a map on their "About Us" page showing their locations. I have the map working and fully functional on the desktop site (www.al-van.org/jake/aboutUs.html) using the Google Maps Javascript API. Everything is going good but when I try to view the site on my android device, I just get an "Oops something went wrong see the error console for more technical information" which doesn't help me a whole lot. I can't seem to figure out what is going on and why it won't work on mobile. I need to use the Javascript API because the client wants 2 locations on the map and the embed api won't do that. Here is my JS, the HTML is a simple div with a bootstrap framework.
<script>
function initMap()
{
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
zoom: 16,
center: {lat: 42.389795, lng: -86.258617},
styles: [
{elementType: 'geometry'},
{elementType: 'labels.text.stroke'},
{elementType: 'labels.text.fill'}
]
});
// array used to label markers.
var labels = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
// Add some markers to the map.
var markers = locations.map(function(location, i) {
return new google.maps.Marker({
position: location,
label: labels[i % labels.length]
});
});
// Add a marker clusterer to manage the markers.
var markerCluster = new MarkerClusterer(map, markers, {imagePath:
'googlemaps/m'});
}
var locations = [
{lat: 42.390337, lng: -86.259642},
{lat: 42.388635, lng: -86.257246}
]
</script>
<script src="googlemaps/markerclusterer.js"></script>
<script async defer src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?
key=API_KEY&callback=initMap"></script>

After working with Google Support, it seems that the issue is in the way that the android Chrome puts in the website. I had explicitly set my allowed HTTP referrers all including www.blahblahblah.com and various variations using wildcards. What I DID NOT DO was include a wildcard in place of the "www" When I placed my wildcard as blahblah.com it allowed it to work on the mobile phone. For some reason, unless you explicitly type "www.example.com" into your android Chrome browser, it will not auto-fill the "www." This is what solved my issue, I hope it helps in the future.

Your API key is invalid for the domain, or is over it's quota limit.
Go here: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key
To get an API key for the domain you are using.

Geolocation with Google Map V3

I would like to add geolocation to the mobile version of my
map located at http://alert.fcd.maricopa.gov/alert/Google/v3/mobile.html.
My map loads through this JavaScript file
http://alert.fcd.maricopa.gov/alert/Google/v3/js/mobilemap_v3.js. You
will notice that line 46 of this file is -
map = new google.maps.Map($('#map_canvas')[0],myOptions);
I have tried the Geolocation example at https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-geolocation and the W3 HTML5 Geolocation method at http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_geolocation.asp. But my map loads through jquery and doesn’t use
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'),
mapOptions);
like all the examples.
I can get the geolocation to work if I replace the $ in line 46 with
document.getElementById but then none of my sensors/makers will
display.
Does anyone know how I could get the geolocation working with my
markers/data still loading?

Found an answer to this! I used geolocationmarker-compiled.js (at http://code.google.com/p/google-maps-utility-library-v3/source/browse/trunk/geolocationmarker/src/geolocationmarker-compiled.js?r=379) and then added
var GeoMarker;
GeoMarker = new GeolocationMarker();
GeoMarker.setCircleOptions({
fillColor: '#808080'});
google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(GeoMarker, 'position_changed', function() {
map.setCenter(this.getPosition());
map.fitBounds(this.getBounds());
});
google.maps.event.addListener(GeoMarker, 'geolocation_error', function(e) {
alert('There was an error obtaining your position. Message: ' + e.message);
});
GeoMarker.setMap(map);
and it works great. Mobile map with Geolocation working is located at http://alert.fcd.maricopa.gov/alert/Google/v3/mobile.html and the geolocation code in in the mobilemap_v3.js file if anyone is looking to do the same thing.

"Modern" marker with letter on the Google Maps JS API v3

I have been searching the web for a while looking for the option to create a marker on Google Maps with a letter (a.k.a. these: https://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/markers2/red_markers_A_J2.png). I know Google offers Dynamic Options (https://developers.google.com/chart/image/docs/gallery/dynamic_icons) but that is now deprecated, plus the icons look old school, not like the ones in the link above.
So Google used to offer this option in the API but now looks like it's only available for themselves? Isn't that weird?

It’s not part of their API, but I’m sure they wouldn’t mind if you borrowed their image for your maps. Just upload the PNG to your own server and instantiate your marker like:
var markerImages = {
a: new google.maps.MarkerImage('red_markers_A_J2.png', new google.maps.Size(20,34), new google.maps.Point(0,0)),
b: new google.maps.MarkerImage('red_markers_A_J2.png', new google.maps.Size(20,34), new google.maps.Point(0,34)),
c: …
}
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myPosition,
map: myMap,
icon: markerImages.a
});

Printing API-Generated Google Maps from Internet Explorer

Having an odd problem printing an API-generated (V3) Google Map from Internet Explorer 7 & 8.
I generate my map with JavaScript similar to the following:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function initialize() {
var centroid = new google.maps.LatLng(35.9948166667, -83.9781791667);
var myOptions = {
disableDefaultUI: true,
zoom: 12,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
center: centroid
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), myOptions);
var marker0 = new google.maps.Marker({
position: new google.maps.LatLng(36.1102, -83.9208),
map: map
});
var marker1 = new google.maps.Marker({
position: new google.maps.LatLng(36.001, -83.8646),
map: map
});
}
</script>
Typically there are about 25-35 markers on any of my maps. These print just great from Safari, Firefox, and Chrome, on both OS X & Windows XP. But, as soon as I try to print from Internet Explorer 7 or 8, the maps go all crazy: they overflow their boundaries that I set in the print CSS and the markers disappear from the map, leaving just a blank spot on the map.
Anyone encountered this/know how to proceed?
TIA.

IIRC, you'll have to use the Google Static Maps API if you want printer friendly maps.
It should be pretty easy to build the Static Maps API URL request string from the LatLng or your markers. One caveat is that the URL is limited to 2048 characters including any character escapes, this will limit how many markers you can have on the map at one time.
[Edit] In the Javascript API, markers have the class 'gmnoprint', which disables them from showing up on the printed rendering. You can iterate through the markers and remove this class, which should allow them to be printed on the page. As far as I know, this will not work for the direction lines.