Maps allows visitors to visualize your space, interact with 3D buildings, and find important points of interest, while you have the ability to share deep links to items on your map. In this article, you will be able to learn about the capabilities that make Maps unique, as well as how these capabilities function for your visitors on the front end. 🗺️

As the Maps editor, you likely want the ability to edit and publish existing and new building details so that your tour visitors will have the most up-to-date information, on a map that both looks clear and organized while also being fully-functional.

With Circuit Maps, you have the ability to:

Visitors to your virtual tour and campus map expect to see the most up-to-date information on buildings and areas of interest so that they can better plan their future visit or in-person tour. They also want to be able to see building names and click for more details, so that they can better understand where their classes are, how far away amenities are, and are overall better equipped to find their way around campus.

The Tours Tab approaches the map as an accompanying tool to your existing virtual tours. While viewing your tour, visitors will have a better idea of where scenes are located physically, which expands upon the virtual tour experience.

To learn about creating a tour, check out this article.

The Places Tab approaches the map without the context of a visitor coming from a virtual tour, and can stand strong on its own. It imagines how the map should function for end users expecting a conventional map of a location or venue. It also may be embedded on your website, such as on location or event pages.

With the Places tab in mind, you can:

The Places Tab is also a way to organize and make the other features, such as building info cards and points of interest, more accessible through the navigation.

The Search Tab is a powerful tool to help users easily locate specific scenes, buildings, or features within your map. The search bar enables users to type in and select from mapped scenes, buildings, or points of interest.

The directory listing of feature categories provides a comprehensive view of all available options across the map. When selecting a feature, the map automatically highlights and focuses on buildings or points that have that feature designation, filtering out all other spaces for a clearer view.

The Directions Tab simplifies campus navigation by allowing users to input specific places or points of interest. It also offers estimated walking, cycling, and driving times, making it easy to plan routes efficiently. This tool is particularly useful for events like open houses, helping attendees navigate the campus with ease and confidence.

Projects, groups, and scenes are the important locations and landmarks that appear on your map with the Places Tab, along with Points of Interest.

To learn more about projects and groups, check out this article.
To learn about the different types of scenes, you can check out this article.

You can add additional map data that is not first created as a scene or tour: these are referred to as Points of Interest. These markers give visitors additional context and information, specifically where various points of interest are, such as parking lots, washrooms, accessible entrances, parks, benches, bus stops, bike storage, and more.

With Maps, your brand colour is used for styling purposed. Specifically, your brand colour will be used to outline your location and as the fill of your buildings when interacted with (hovered over or clicked on).

Your map is automatically styled with your brand colour by the Circuit team. If your brand colour does not work for your map, we will contact you to discuss alternative colours.

Now that you know about the features available with Maps, you can start adding to your map: with scenes, projects, groups, and points of interest. Click the links below to get started!

Send us a message and we will be happy to assist you.