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Design the perfect maps for your web and mobile apps.

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<p>Customizing your maps has many benefits; it strengthens your brand identity, increases engagement, focuses your users' attention on what you want to highlight, allows you to remove unwanted elements like competitor locations, and more. Providers like MapTiler have <a href="https://www.maptiler.com/cloud/customize/" data-restricted="true">customizable maps</a>, but it can be hard to know where to start.</p><p>We’ve compiled a list of the best ways to customize your maps to make them work better for you:&nbsp;</p><ol><li>Add Custom map icons</li><li>Make the map match your brand</li><li>Remove the competition</li><li>Customize the language, boundaries, and units</li><li>Use custom pattern fills</li></ol><h2>1. Customize your map icons</h2><p>Custom icons are the easiest way to make your map stand out. You can use custom icons, photos, and even a company logo as markers for your sites! <strong>This is an easy quick win</strong>, but it is surprising how many people stick with the default markers and even colors. Check out this tutorial on <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/working-with-icons/" data-restricted="true">how to customize your icons</a>, and there is also a guide to <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/how-to-add-custom-landmarks-to-your-map/" data-restricted="true">using images or even photos as custom landmarks!</a></p><p><img class="fixed-width d-inline" src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_2a_af84563ebc.webp" alt="Custom map icons" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_2a_af84563ebc.webp 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_2a_af84563ebc.webp 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_2a_af84563ebc.webp 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_2a_af84563ebc.webp 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_2a_af84563ebc.webp 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_2a_af84563ebc.webp 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600" height="613"></p><h2>2. Make the map match your brand</h2><p>Your app or website will have a palette of colors implemented as part of its design, so having a map that clashes with this can harm the overall look and feel. A good map provider will let you put your brand identity on the map itself. Look at our <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/map-styled-like-a-picture/" data-restricted="true">cartographer's guide to implementing a color palette taken from an image</a> to inspire your map while making sure it stays usable!</p><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="fixed-width d-inline" src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_3_65ec3cce56.webp" alt="Branding for your maps" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_3_65ec3cce56.webp 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_3_65ec3cce56.webp 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_3_65ec3cce56.webp 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_3_65ec3cce56.webp 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_3_65ec3cce56.webp 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1024" height="512"></p><h2>3. Remove the competition from your map</h2><p>If you don’t control the layers shown on your maps, you may be showing your users where to find your competitors! This should be an easy fix on a flexible mapping platform; just find the layers that contain the features you don't want and <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/layer-filters/" data-restricted="true">use filters to remove them</a>. You can then add a custom marker to highlight your business!</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://vimeo.com/1032335788"><div class="shadow" style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1032335788?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><h2>4. Customize the language, boundaries, and units</h2><p>Show you genuinely care for your users by <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/change-language-in-a-map/" data-restricted="true">ensuring your maps are in their language</a> and even reflect their world views. Many international borders around the world are disputed, so to avoid offense and (in some countries) breaking the law, you can <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/disputed-borders-on-your-maps/" data-restricted="true">adjust your map to show the borders the audience expects</a>. This level of customization can be taken further by <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/contours-and-mountain-peaks-in-feet/" data-restricted="true">setting the units (imperial or metric)</a> for the user as well!</p><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="fixed-width d-inline" src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_4_4d96e76029.webp" alt="Customize map language and disputed borders" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_4_4d96e76029.webp 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_4_4d96e76029.webp 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_4_4d96e76029.webp 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_4_4d96e76029.webp 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_4_4d96e76029.webp 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_4_4d96e76029.webp 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600" height="900"></p><h2>5. Use custom pattern fills</h2><p>Add patterns to your polygons to take your maps to the next level. For example, you can use dots or stripes to represent differences in land use. For more advanced cartography, add subtle patterns like a paper texture or a patina effect to give your map an artistic or aged look. This article has more on <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/working-with-patterns/" data-restricted="true">working with patterns on maps</a>.</p><p><img class="fixed-width d-inline" src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_5a_2b8734ce6e.webp" alt="2024-11-29-top-5-ways-to-customize-your-map-5a.webp" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_5a_2b8734ce6e.webp 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_5a_2b8734ce6e.webp 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_5a_2b8734ce6e.webp 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_5a_2b8734ce6e.webp 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_5a_2b8734ce6e.webp 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_5a_2b8734ce6e.webp 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600" height="625"></p><h2>Master Customizable maps</h2><p>Our extensive documentation on map design and customizing maps has been organized into these mini-courses. Just click on the links below and then work through pages listed at the top:</p><ol><li><a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/maps-and-styles-basics/" data-restricted="true">Map design first steps</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/layer-styling/" data-restricted="true">Map design basics</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/working-with-icons/" data-restricted="true">Map design Icons &amp; Patterns</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/change-language-in-a-map/" data-restricted="true">Maps for different languages</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/creating-a-custom-vector-dataset-geojson/" data-restricted="true">Custom data visualization</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/how-to-style-individual-buildings/" data-restricted="true">Highlighting features on maps</a></li></ol><p>See customized maps in action on our <a href="https://www.maptiler.com/showcase/" data-restricted="true">Maps Showcase</a> where many of these beautiful creations have <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/how-to-make-custom-map-design-in-maptiler-cloud/" data-restricted="true">a tutorial on how they were made with MapTiler Customize!</a></p><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="fixed-width d-inline" src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_6_c10aebf7e8.webp" alt="Custom map showcase" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_6_c10aebf7e8.webp 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_6_c10aebf7e8.webp 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_6_c10aebf7e8.webp 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_6_c10aebf7e8.webp 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_6_c10aebf7e8.webp 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2024_11_29_top_5_ways_to_customize_your_map_6_c10aebf7e8.webp 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1515" height="954"></p><h2>Start your journey now:</h2><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="https://www.maptiler.com/cloud/customize/">Customizable Maps</a></p><p><br>&nbsp;</p>

The best map customizations to make your maps fit your website or app design 

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<p>Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), one of the most visited media sites in Switzerland, has produced a remarkable, immersive experience showing what the Swiss landscape could look like if climate change continues at the current rate. MapTiler played a pivotal role in the "Switzerland 2075" project by providing essential map tools and resources to create a dynamic, data-driven visualization to highlight real-world changes to the landscape.</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://vimeo.com/1026150120/61971cffdf?ts=0&amp;share=copy"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1026150120?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p>As a technology partner, MapTiler enabled the integration of modified satellite imagery and geographic data to illustrate potential future environmental changes along the Aare River, from glacial retreats to forest health.</p><h2>Collaboration with MapTiler</h2><p>NZZ has produced a <a href="https://www.nzz.ch/english/switzerland-in-2075-a-climate-change-visualization-ld.1855325">highly immersive visualization</a> with Switzerland 2075, pushing themselves to learn new mapping skills. MapTiler Support was on hand whenever there was an issue, working with them to optimize the performance for as many devices as possible. Additional help was provided to get the right data and perfect the workflow between the various software packages and frameworks.</p><blockquote><p>“MapTiler Support was invaluable for this project. They reacted quickly to our questions and consistently provided practical solutions.”</p></blockquote><p style="text-align:right;"><strong>Adina Renner, Visual Journalist, NZZ</strong></p><p>Are you planning a similar project? <a href="https://documentation.maptiler.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" data-restricted="true">Let us know how we can help</a>.</p><h2>Complete Maps Platform</h2><p>The NZZ visualization team used several key technologies from the MapTiler platform. Custom map tiles were developed in QGIS using the <a href="https://www.maptiler.com/qgis-plugin/" data-restricted="true">MapTiler Plugin</a> and further refined in Photoshop. These were then processed in <a href="https://www.maptiler.com/engine/" data-restricted="true">MapTiler Engine</a>, the resulting compact file sizes made for smooth performance on various devices. Additionally, the <a href="https://www.maptiler.com/sdk-javascript/" data-restricted="true">MapTiler SDK</a> facilitated seamless interaction and transitions, e.g. <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/examples/scroll-fly-to/">the "fly-to" effect</a>, while maintaining high-resolution visuals and optimal load times, which is crucial for engaging users in this immersive climate change narrative.</p><p>The results speak for themselves. Switzerland 2075 holds readers' attention from start to finish, making it one of NZZ’s best-performing climate change articles for this metric.</p><p>Find out how NZZ harnessed the MapTiler platform in <a href="https://medium.com/nzz-open/switzerland-2075-how-we-built-an-immersive-experience-of-a-landscape-transformed-by-climate-change-baab17eac8c1" data-restricted="true">their "making of article"</a>.</p>

NZZ worked with MapTiler as a technology partner to create an advanced spatial data visualization about the effects of climate change.

Switzerland 2075: Visualizing climate change

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<p>Digitizing satellite imagery, collaborative editing, or importing data for publishing on the web is now effortless with the new Vector Data Editor. We've improved the user interface, built in new features like <i>Search and Add</i>, and streamlined the entire workflow.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="/cloud/edit-geodata/">Learn about vector data editor</a></p><h2>Import your own geographical data</h2><p>If you already have your own data, importing only takes a few clicks. The vector editor supports key formats, including GeoJSON, GPX, KML, and Shapefiles. Just upload the file, and it will appear with its original properties intact.</p><p>The editor handles points, lines, and polygons, each of which can have text, number, or boolean properties. This allows you to include additional details like names, volumes, or other relevant information.</p><p>To enable collaborative editing, make sure you activate a <i>Team account</i>.</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://vimeo.com/1027574923?background=0"><div class="shadow" style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1027574923?" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-lighter m-o5" href="https://documentation.maptiler.com/hc/en-us/articles/26170328291601-Creating-a-custom-vector-dataset-GeoJSON">Read the how-to</a></p><h2>Digitizing satellite, aerial, and drone imagery</h2><p>Digitizing satellite, aerial, and drone imagery is straightforward. To begin, choose a map from the menu or add an overlay. You can then digitize features and assign properties using the formats and data types mentioned earlier.</p><p class="message" style="margin-left:0px;">Tip: <a href="https://documentation.maptiler.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020805937-How-to-host-your-own-geodata">Learn how to upload your own drone or satellite imagery to MapTiler Cloud</a>.</p><p>Additionally, you can add a layer as an XYZ service, providing more options for analyzing your data with external references.</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2024_10_02_vector_data_editor_revamped_2_5dda2d2a9a.png" alt="2024-10-02-vector-data-editor-revamped-2.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2024_10_02_vector_data_editor_revamped_2_5dda2d2a9a.png 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2024_10_02_vector_data_editor_revamped_2_5dda2d2a9a.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2024_10_02_vector_data_editor_revamped_2_5dda2d2a9a.png 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2024_10_02_vector_data_editor_revamped_2_5dda2d2a9a.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2024_10_02_vector_data_editor_revamped_2_5dda2d2a9a.png 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2024_10_02_vector_data_editor_revamped_2_5dda2d2a9a.png 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600"></p><h2>Search and Add data</h2><p>A unique feature of the Vector Data Editor is the <i>Search and Add</i> function. Using our integrated geocoding service, you can search for features like cities or countries and add them to your map with a single click. You can add the entire geometry as a polygon/line or just the center point. In both cases, the data comes with the name property already included. After adding, you can edit this data and later style it in the Customize tool.</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://vimeo.com/1006140731"><div class="shadow" style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1006140731?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><h2>Publish your data on a map</h2><p>The data you create can be:</p><ul><li>directly visualized using popular JavaScript libraries like the <a href="https://www.maptiler.com/sdk-javascript/">MapTiler SDK</a></li><li>used with the <a href="/cloud/customize/">Customize tool</a> to add to an existing map style</li><li>exported for use in GIS software</li></ul><p>We have the perfect map styles for overlaying your new data. The DataViz, Aquarelle, and Basic styles (available in &nbsp;Dark &amp; Light variants) are designed specifically for this purpose.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="/cloud/edit-geodata/">Learn about vector data editor</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

The new version of our vector data editor makes creating and publishing your own vector geospatial data easier than ever.

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