Mapping Resources & Guides

Mapping IP Addresses in Bulk - Geocoding IP addresses

Guide

Learn how to quickly convert a list of IP addresses into geographic locations and use them for mapping and visualization.

Plot Latitude and Longitude Coordinates on a Map

Guide

Learn how to plot latitude and longitude coordinates in bulk using Maptive's geocoding capabilities.

Create A Custom Google Map With Your Excel Mapping Data

Beginner's Guide

Learn how to create to use your excel data to create a custom Google map using Maptive in only a few minutes. Customize your markers, labels, base map style (Default Google Style, Satellite View or your own custom styling).

Create a Pin Map

Beginner's Guide

Learn how to create interactive pin maps from your location data in no time. Customize the appearance of your pins and the data displayed.

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What is an isochrone map?

Article

Learn what an isochrone is and how isochrones are used in mapping.

How to Drop a Pin on Your Interactive Map

Beginner's Guide

One of the best features of any interactive map is the ability to drop a pin and mark a location quickly and easily. Maptive uses Google Maps to make this process easy, allowing you to click anywhere on a map to create a new location marker.

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How to Map Customer Locations

Beginner's Guide

Learn how to Map customer locations with Maptive's mapping software. Combine your proprietary data with our customizable maps and demographic data for powerful analysis.

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Cluster Maps: What Are They And How Do They Work?

Article

Plotting your data onto an interactive map reveals new insights that wouldn’t otherwise be available to you. But if you’re dealing with an especially large data set it’s important to reduce the amount of visual information displayed to you at once.

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Calculate the Area and Perimeter of a Location on a Map

Article

There are a number of scenarios in which you may need to quickly calculate the perimeter or area of a given location on a map. Luckily, today’s tools and technology make this a simple task as long as you’re using the right software.

Create a Population Map of Canadian Provinces

Beginner's Guide

Learn how to create a Canada population map with Maptive. Use our mapping software to uncover valuable market insights to develop strategies for future growth.

Population Density Map - Commercial Real Estate Use Case

Create a US Population Map with Maptive

Beginner's Guide

Determing population density and demographics of a target market is valuable for almost any business. In this Beginner's guide we show you how to create a U.S. population map to see population numbers from census data.

Create Custom Maps For Presentations

Beginner's Guide

Learn how to create custom, high-quality maps for PowerPoint presentations (or any other sort of presentation. Export maps as images or PDFS or use presentation mode to turn your data into interactive maps that show the big picture.

Export Zip Codes Within a Radius in Minutes

Beginner's Guide

Need to know what zip codes are in a given radius? Use Maptive’s Distance Radius Tool to highlight an area of your map and export the zip codes within it.

Create a Map Legend

Beginner's Guide

Map legends and keys allow viewers to understand the map elements they’re looking at. Use Maptive’s grouping tool to represent your map's data points.

How to Use Maptive to Create Postal Code Maps

Beginner's Guide

Maptive is a global mapping software with postal code mapping features for nearly 20 different countries. Perform comparison analysis and territory mapping.

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How to create an interactive map in minutes

Beginner's Guide

Create interactive maps to share with colleagues or embed on a website. The possibilities are endless: discover customizable, interactive maps with Maptive.

Plot Multiple Locations on a Map

Beginner's Guide

Plot points on a map in just a few clicks. With Maptive's mapping software, map multiple locations at once: anywhere from 1 to 100,000 addresses on one map.

The Best Way to Create a Custom Google Map

Step by Step Guide

Custom Google maps give you the ability to share valuable insights with team members, decision-makers, and customers. Find out more with Maptive.

Make a Zip Code Map From Your Data

Beginner's Guide

Maptive can map your data within the boundaries of nearly 42,000 zip codes in the United States. Create zip code heat maps and customize to match your data.

Map Coordinates: Find Locations by Latitude and Longitude

Guide

If the only location data you have are longitude and latitude coordinates, Maptive's reverse geocoding capabilities will map coordinates to addresses.

Share, Embed, and Export Your Maps on Maptive

Beginner's Guide

How do you share the insightful maps you create in Maptive with your clients or team? Maptive makes it easy to share, embed, and export your maps.

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Display City Boundaries on a Map

Beginner's Guide

Learn how to create a US city map with boundary lines using Maptive's software. Upload your data and aggregate by city to find insights about your business.

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Create a World Map with Countries

Beginner's Guide

Create a custom world map with the names and borders of all the countries labeled. Upload location data, and Maptive will build the world map for you.

How to Create a US State Map

Beginner's Guide

Display US state borders on a Google map. Add your own data to the map or use the US Census Data included in Maptive to find information about each state.

What are Choropleth Maps?

Article

Learn what a choropleth map is & how to use color-coded choropleth maps to take a high-level look at your business and detect regional patterns .

What is Geo-Mapping? Make Sense of Your Location Data with Geo Maps

Article

Use Maptive to plot your location data on an interactive geo-map, and bring the information you’ve collected to life in clear data visualizations.

Dot Density Map - Interactive Maps for Presentations

What is GIS software?

Article

GIS software comes in all shapes and sizes. Find out how Maptive's GIS mapping software can fit your needs and produce customizable maps from raw data.