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Locations are used to pinpoint a specific areas, buildings, and/or points of interest on the map; location markers can be enriched with details such as images, videos and text description. Locations are listed under a category and can be selected from the sidebar, by clicking the marker icon on the map, or from the map's Search tool. 

How to Create a New Location 

1. Click the blue button titled '+ New Location' in the bottom left corner of the map.

2. Place a marker on the map/rendering. There are several ways to call out a location on the map using the different options in the Location Toolbar. See our help article, Location Toolbar Explained, for more details.

There are two methods that you can use to initially pinpoint the location:

        a. Enter an address or latitude/longitude value in the field, 'Enter a location', at the top of the map:

Once you start typing in the address, suggestions will start to populate. Pick the one that best suits the location.

             b. Alternatively, you can use the Location Toolbar:

3. Fill out all relevant content in the sidebar. Note that only the Title, Category, and Location Marker settings are required.

Further down there is an explanation of each available field:

• Title: Name of the location to be displayed. (Required)
  • To wrap a location name across lines on the map, enter \n where you want the break. This affects marker text only; the sidebar, category tree, and location details show the name as one line.
• Type: Classify what kind of Type the location is. Used for bulk editing and future enhancements on the way! There are 6 options:
  • Standard (default for all locations)
  • Building (whole named structures)
  • Space (interior areas like rooms, labs, and auditoriums)
  • Access Point (Entrances, curb cuts, elevators, ramps, gates, etc) 
  • Parking (parking lots and structures - used for setting preferred parking) 
  • Amenity (Point features like AEDs, phones, fountains, bike racks)
• Duplicate: Duplicate an existing location and copy all the content in the description, pictures, and videos. Change what you need and reassign it to whatever category it needs to go to. 
  • Note: you must Save and Publish the location for the Duplicate button to appear on the top right corner by the "Title"
• Level: If the map contains interiors, select at which level the location will display.
• Category: Select a category for the location to live under. (Required)
  • Note: Locations can live under multiple categories. 
• Media: Upload any photos and videos. *Only .jpg, .png, or .gif photos and YouTube and Vimeo videos are accepted.
• List Position: The position of this Location on the sidebar when compared to others, with lower numbers being higher up on the list. Have an important Location to promote? Assign it a number like -100 to make sure it always stays at the top
• Description: Written content, can include hyperlinks or edited in HTML. Can now include AI-generated Descriptions. See this article for more information. 
• Keywords: Search engine keywords to help find locations within the interactive map. Not visible to users.
  • Learn more about Keywords and the map's Search tool here.
• Tags: This internal-only, free-text field was formerly called Labels. Use Tags to group locations for filtering and Bulk Edit, including locations that belong to different categories. Tags do not display as text on the map.
  • Type a tag and press Enter or a comma to add it. You can paste a comma-separated list, remove a tag with the ×, and save a typed tag even if you have not pressed Enter. Duplicate tags are ignored regardless of capitalization.
  • Existing Labels values continue to work. CSV import accepts either a Tags or Labels column.
• Feed Embed: Enter a URL that returns data in HTML to dynamically append content from another source to a location within your map. 
• Reference: Used for data feeds; ignore this field if you are not using a data feed.
• Visible: This makes the location invisible on the front end of the map.
  • Learn more about Visibility settings here.
• Private: Location only visible on the front end of the map with a shareable custom URL. 
• Schedule: Select a date/time range for the location to display on the front end of the map. 
• Location Open: Select how location information opens for the front end user. 
• Preferred Parking: designate the parking lot to park at when the location is used as the end point for driving directions. The parking lot must be set to "parking" for location type. 

Advanced fields

The location editor now shows the fields used most often at the top. Less commonly used fields are grouped under Advanced, which opens collapsed each time you open the editor. Expanding or collapsing Advanced does not change any saved values.

Save and Publish once all the content is entered!