Create project maps | Civio Engage Knowledge Base [ ![Civio Knowledge Base](/civio-light.svg) ](https://nginx.deploy-lagoon-production.civio-engage-docs.dh1.amazee.io) [Articles](/articles) [Releases](/releases) [Home](/) [Knowledge base](/articles) [✏️ Content tools ](/articles?category=12) Create project maps =================== Updated 2 months ago Search Go **Maps let you share geospatial information with your community, and are a great way to encourage engagement in a project.** A Project map consists of a base map, which is populated with interactive pins and shapes. When a user clicks on the pin or shape, a pop-up window displays information. To share a map with the public, you'll first need to create the map (and its layers) using the Map content tool, and then add it to your project or page as a content block. *Note: You cannot add a map to a project without first creating it using the Map content tool. Conversely, to display a map on any page, you will first need to add your map as a content block to that page. To learn more about content blocks, click [here](/articles/9179124696591-How-to-use-content-blocks-and-groups).* To create a map for your project -------------------------------- 1. In the left-hand menu bar, click **Projects**. This displays a list of all existing projects. 2. Click on a **Title** to open a project. 3. In the project sub-menu under **Content**, click **Maps**. This shows all the maps for this project. 4. Click on the **+** icon located on the right hand side of the screen. 5. Add a **Title** and a **Description.** 6. Choose a **Style** for your map from the dropdown menu. Try the different options to see how they appear. 7. Provide the latitude and longitude separated by a comma for the **Center** of the map, e.g., `-37.811220752,144.9713407853`. 8. Use the slider to set the default **Zoom** level of the map. Viewers can zoom in and out from this point. 9. Set the **Min zoom** and **Max zoom** levels for the map. This limits the range viewers can zoom in and out. 10. **Enable address search:** Tick the checkbox to allow users to search for specific addresses on your map. 11. If you want to force viewers to use the current view of the map only tick **Bound map**. *Note: When this is selected, you may also want to set the Min zoom level to prevent the users from zooming out of the bounding area.* 12. Click **Save as draft** to save your map. Once your map is saved, you can begin adding layers to it. The section below describes how to add layers to your map using the Civio Engage Layer Builder. You can also import layers created outside of Civio Engage onto your base map. To learn how to add external layers to your map, click [here](/articles/9182123366927-Upload-external-map-layers). To add layers to your map ------------------------- Civio Engage has a Layer Builder that allows internal users to create layers and add them to the map. To create a layer through the Civio Engage Layer Builder: 1. Use the top-level menu to navigate to the **Projects** tab. 2. Select the relevant project; this opens your project overview page. 3. In the project sub-menu, under **Content**, click **Maps**. This shows all the maps available for this project. Select the map you want to add a layer to. Alternatively, create a new map using the steps outlined above. 4. Click the **Edit** tab. 5. Scroll down and click **+Add layer.** 6. Select the **GeoJson Builder** type from the dropdown. 7. Add a **Title** (the title will be referenced in your map legend), and click **Configure new map layer**. This will open a lightbox window that allows you to add pins or shapes to a layer. 8. In the **Style** tab, select the element you would like to add to your layer. *Note: It is best practice to use distinct layers for pins and shapes.* 1. When creating a pin layer: Click **Point**, and drop your pin to the map. Provide the pin with a **Title**, **Description** and **Marker** **colour** and **Marker size**. Optionally enable Google **Street view**. Click **Done**. Repeat this process for every pin you want to add to the layer. *Note: It is best practice to only display pins of the same category on a single shape (e.g. pins indicating picnic areas should be on one layer, pins indicating restroom areas should be on another layer)* 2. When creating a shape layer: Depending on your preferred shape, click **Line**, **Polygon**, **Rectangle**, or **Circle**, and draw your shape on the map. Set the shape styling: **Fill** & **Fill opacity**, **Stroke**, **Stroke opacity**, **Stroke style** and **Stroke width**. Click **Done**. *Note: It is best practice to only display one shape per layer.* 9. When you have created your layer element(s), click **save**. 10. The lightbox window will now close. To add your newly created layer to the map, click **Add new GeoJson layer**. 11. Click **Publish** to publish the map and its layer(s). The layer has now been added to the map. If you would like to learn more about map layers [click here](/articles/9181816450191-Create-and-edit-map-layers) If you would like to learn how to upload an external map layer [click here](/articles/9182123366927-Upload-external-map-layers) To display a map on your site ----------------------------- 1. In the left-hand menu bar, click **Projects**. This displays a list of all existing projects. 2. Click on a **Title** to open a project. 3. On the project page, click **Edit**. 4. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click **Add block**. 5. From the dropdown, select **Maps**. 6. An **Add Maps** block will appear. Enter a **Title** and select which of the existing maps you would like to display and how these should be displayed. You have the option to display all existing maps, or to make a custom selection. 7. Click **Add Maps** when you are ready. 8. When you are finished editing, click **Publish**. The selected maps will now be displayed on your main project page. *Note: Only published maps will be publicly visible.* [ Back to articles ](/articles) Table of contents ----------------- © 2026 [Civio](https://civ.io) [Privacy Policy](/articles/privacy-policy) [Terms of Use](/articles/terms-of-use)