Add Nearby Places makes it easy to enrich your map with existing places such as restaurants, shops, hotels, parks, schools, and other amenities.
Instead of researching and adding locations one by one, choose an area, select the types of places you are interested in, and review the matching places. You can then add the relevant locations to your map in just a few clicks.
Add Nearby Places is available on the Expert plan and above.
What You Can Do with Add Nearby Places
- Search for places within the visible map area or a custom radius.
- Find places using categories such as Shopping, Food and Drink, Lodging, Health care, Education, and more.
- Search for specific brands or business names.
- Review matching places before adding them.
- Select only the locations relevant to your map.
- Assign the selected places to one or more Mapme categories.
- Add multiple locations to your map at once.
Example Use Cases
Add Nearby Places can be useful whenever you want to quickly add existing amenities or points of interest around an area.
- Commercial real estate: Show restaurants, shopping, hotels, transportation, and services around a property.
- Residential real estate: Add nearby schools, parks, health care, shopping, and recreation.
- Travel and tourism: Find hotels, attractions, restaurants, and cultural destinations.
- Universities and campuses: Add nearby dining, transportation, services, and entertainment.
- Events: Show hotels, parking, restaurants, and other useful places around a venue.
- Community maps: Quickly identify local businesses, services, and facilities.
What Information Is Added?
The information available varies by location. Depending on the available data, an added location can include:
- Place or business name
- Address
- Place type and category information
- Phone number
- Website
- Social media links
You can edit the location after it is added just like any other location on your Mapme map.
How to Add Nearby Places
1. Open Add Nearby Places
- Open your map in the Mapme Editor.
- Click Add locations.
- Select Add Nearby Places.
2. Select the Search Area
You can search using either the current map view or a radius.
Current map view
This is the default option. Places are searched within the area currently visible on the map.
Zoom or pan the map until the area you want to search is visible.
The maximum search span is 50 km. If the visible map area is too large, zoom in before continuing.
Radius
Select Radius to search within a circle instead.
You can:
- Enter the radius.
- Drag the radius handles to resize the circle.
- Drag the circle to move it.
- Click another location on the map to reposition the circle.
The maximum search radius is 25 km.
When the search area is ready, click Next: Choose Places.
3. Choose the Types of Places
Select one or more place categories to define what you want to find.
Available categories include:
- Shopping
- Food and Drink
- Lodging
- Sport and Recreation
- Health care
- Arts and Entertainment
- Community and Government
- Cultural and Historic
- Education
- Geographic Entities
- Lifestyle Services
- Services and Business
- Travel and Transportation
You can also use the search field to search for a specific brand or business name.
If you select place categories and enter a search term, the search term is used to further refine the results within the selected categories.
Click Show Places to view the results.
4. Review the Places
Mapme displays the places found within your selected area.
Results are selected by default so you can quickly add multiple places. Deselect any place you do not want to add.
For each result you can review information such as:
- Name
- Distance
- Address
- Place type
You can also sort the results and use Select all or Clear selection to manage your selection.
5. Assign Mapme Categories
Before a selected place can be added, assign it to at least one Mapme category.
To assign the same category to multiple places, select the places and use Assign selected places to.
You can then change the category assignment individually for any result.
Selected places without a category assignment are not added to the map. The bottom of the panel shows how many locations are ready to add and how many selected locations are still missing a category.
6. Add the Places
When you are ready, click Add Selected Places.
The selected and categorized places are created as regular Mapme locations and can then be edited, styled, reorganized, or removed like any other location.
After the locations are added, you can:
- Click Add More Places to start another nearby places search.
- Click Done to return to your map.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why can’t I find a particular business or place?
Some businesses or amenities may be missing, outdated, or have incomplete information. You can always add a missing location manually using Search or Drop a pin.
Can I edit a place after adding it?
Yes. A nearby place becomes a regular Mapme location after it is added. You can edit its name, address, description, categories, media, and other location settings.
Do I have to add all the places returned by the search?
No. Search results are selected initially to make bulk adding faster, but you can deselect any locations you do not want to add.
Why wasn’t a selected place added?
Every selected place must be assigned to at least one Mapme category. Selected places without a category assignment are skipped when you click Add Selected Places.
Can I assign a place to more than one category?
Yes. You can assign a place to multiple Mapme categories using the Assign to control.
What is the maximum search area?
When using Current map view, the maximum search span is 50 km.
When using Radius, the maximum radius is 25 km.
Can I search for a specific business or brand?
Yes. Use the search field in the Choose place types step to search for a brand or exact business name. You can use the search by itself or together with selected place categories.
Which Mapme plans include Add Nearby Places?
Add Nearby Places is available with the Expert plan and above.