The mapping workflow without OuterMap
A typical custom venue map project before AI extraction:
Hire a cartographer or agency
Days to weeks to digitise a single venue. Every floor, every booth, every trail manually traced from the source map into vector layers.
Build a custom app
Months of native development for iOS and Android, plus the admin tool to manage the map. Six-figure budgets are common.
Every change is a project
A tenant moves, a trail closes, an exhibit rotates — the agency raises a change order. Print runs follow. The map drifts out of date the moment the project ends.
What OuterMap venue mapping does instead
- AI extraction.Drop in a PNG, JPG, PDF or illustrated map. AI returns an editable draft with paths, POIs, halls, booths and zones in minutes.
- Image Alignment Studio.Pin two or three reference points; align the source map to real-world coordinates with a live accuracy preview.
- Editable draft, human approval.Review every extracted feature. Rename, recategorise, add metadata, photos, descriptions, audio. Publish only when you're ready.
- Multi-tenant admin.Role-based access. Different teams manage different sites or content types. Built for venue networks running many properties.
- Drafts, reviews, publishing, archives.A full content workflow — draft → review → published → archived — so updates can be staged and rolled back if needed.
- Branded output to iOS, Android, web.One source, three surfaces. The mobile apps are offline-first; the web version makes QR-code access trivial.
- Bulk import.For larger venues, import POI lists from CSV — saves manual entry on hundreds of stores, gates or rooms.
- API on Enterprise.For sites that need integration with other systems, the Enterprise plan exposes a public API for reading and updating map content programmatically.
Venues using OuterMap as their mapping platform
Frequently asked questions
What is venue mapping software?
Venue mapping software is the tool an operator uses to create, edit and publish an interactive map of a venue — extracting paths, points of interest, halls, booths, zones and accessibility information from a source floor plan, and turning that into a usable visitor-facing map. OuterMap is venue mapping software built around AI extraction: you upload the map image you already have, AI builds the first draft, and your team reviews before publishing.
What map source formats does OuterMap accept?
PNG, JPG, PDF, GeoTIFF, illustrated maps, hand-drawn trail guides, aerial photos and floor plans. The Image Alignment Studio lets you pin two or three control points to align the source map to real-world coordinates, with a live accuracy preview. Vector formats work; raster works just as well — AI handles both.
Does the operator have control before publishing?
Yes. AI produces an editable draft. Your team reviews every extracted POI and path, renames anything the AI guessed at, adds metadata (distance, difficulty, hours, accessibility), uploads photos and descriptions, and approves the draft for publishing. AI never auto-publishes content.
Can multiple people on our team edit the same venue?
Yes. The admin dashboard is multi-tenant with role-based access. Different team members can manage different sites, content categories or POI types. Useful for venue networks (state-park systems, university systems, retail groups) running dozens of sites from one platform.
What's the workflow from upload to live app?
Five steps. Create the map in the dashboard. Upload your image. Use Image Alignment Studio to pin reference points. Click AI Generate to extract paths and POIs. Review, refine and publish — branded iOS, Android and web apps go live. Most teams complete this in 30–60 minutes per venue.
Stop tracing maps by hand.
The Free Launch plan covers 3 maps and 5 AI extractions — enough to pilot before deciding.
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