Indoor Mapping & Wayfinding Software for Enterprise Venues

A one-sentence summary

Mappedin is an AI-based indoor mapping and navigation platform designed for large venues, enterprises, and software developers. It enables the conversion of CAD, PDF, and image base maps into interactive maps that are easy to maintain, searchable, and navigable, which can then be integrated into web pages, mobile applications, and operational systems.

What is Mappedin?

Mappedin covers map creation, content management, visitor navigation, digital catalogs, venue operation, security visualization, as well as developer SDKs and APIs. It enables ordinary map administrators to work using a web editor, while also allowing technical teams to create customized, branded indoor map experiences.

It is not a simple substitute for outdoor road navigation; rather, it is a platform for indoor space data that is designed for use in airports, shopping malls, stadiums, office buildings, schools, hospitals, event venues, and other public spaces. Large-scale projects can also combine multiple buildings, indoor pathways, and outdoor areas to create continuous routes.

Main functions

AI base map recognition

After the user uploads a floor plan, AI can detect and draw walls, doors and windows, text labels, as well as elements such as elevators and escalators. CAD files also support automatic floor alignment, which reduces the time required for manually aligning multiple floors in a building.

Web Map Editor

Mappedin Maker and enterprise content management tools can be used to create floors, rooms, corridors, interest points, categories, and relationships between routes. Once changes are made to the map, they can be modified and republished directly, without the need to create a new set of static maps.

3D indoor maps

The platform allows flat structures to be presented as 3D maps that can be scaled, translated, rotated, and have their floors changed. Developers can also add materials, colors, labels, icons, images, and 3D models to tailor the maps to the brand and operational needs of the venue.

Search and digital catalogs

Visitors can search for shops, gates, clinics, classrooms, service facilities, or other points of interest, and navigate from the directory to their corresponding map locations. The venue operators can continuously update the names, categories, operating hours, and locations.

Navigation between floors and across multiple buildings

Navigation can connect floors, buildings, and outdoor locations to create continuous paths and step-by-step directions. Elevators, stairs, escalators, and various entrances/exits are taken into account in route planning in accordance with the rules of the venue.

Accessible routes

Administrators can configure routes that avoid stairs or other obstacles, and they can mark accessible entrances, restrooms, and service facilities. The product has been independently evaluated in accordance with WCAG 2.2 standards A and AA, as well as EN 301 549; however, customers still need to test their own content and integrations.

Blue Dot indoor positioning

The SDK enables the display of a device’s real-time location on the map, and it allows the navigation path to adjust as the location changes. The blue dot requires access to compatible indoor positioning data; the mapping platform cannot obtain reliable indoor coordinates on its own.

Operations and data visualization

External data can be presented in the form of heat maps, scatter plots, trajectories, markers, and area statuses, to facilitate the visualization of occupancy levels, inventory, work orders, assets, and personnel. The map provides the spatial context, while the business systems are responsible for generating and managing real-time data.

Safety command and emergency information

The security team can identify entrances and exits, fire safety levels, hazardous areas, equipment rooms, valves, and utility systems, and locate cameras, access controls, and event alarms to specific floors. Real-time risk intelligence and video capabilities depend on the integration with external security systems.

Branding and Integration

Map colors, interactivity, animations, icons, and camera behavior can be customized according to the brand, and they can be integrated into websites, kiosks, or native applications. The options for simple sharing differ from those that involve full SDK integration, in terms of licensing, features, and development costs.

Professional map creation services

Customers who do not wish to handle the creation themselves can pay Mappedin experts to carry out map design, 3D modeling, animation, and the organization of interest points. The cost of these services is separate from the platform subscription fee, and it is determined based on the scale of the building and the requirements of the brand.

Inputs supported by AI mapping

AI recognition can speed up the drawing process, but it cannot guarantee that the scale of the drawings, the status of doors and access controls, the feasibility of passage, and emergency information are always accurate. Before publication, it is still necessary for someone familiar with the site to verify the structure of each floor, the connection points, and the routes.

Map production process

1. Gather the latest floor plans, CAD files, lists of interesting locations, and the venue’s brand guidelines.
2. Create a map project and upload the base map by building and floor.
3. Use AI to detect walls, doors and windows, labels, elevators, and escalators.
4. Check the proportions, direction, floor alignment, and the connection between indoor and outdoor areas.
5. Add rooms, areas, interest points, categories, and operational attributes.
6. Configure stairs, elevators, escalators, entrances and exits, as well as rules for accessible access.
7. Set map colors, icons, labels, 3D objects, and brand styles.
8. Test searching, paths between floors, enclosed areas, and abnormal routes.
9. Publish the map and choose between public sharing, web embedding, SDK, or system integration.
10. Establish responsibilities for updates, ensuring timely maintenance in response to changes in tenants, layout, and safety facilities.

Developer onboarding process

1. Complete the SDK prototype using the demo map and demo key.
2. Select the target platform: Web, React, React Native, iOS, or Android.
3. Confirm that your own mapping account has Pro or Solutions authorization.
4. Generate a project key in the developer area, and store the key and secret value carefully.
5. The server uses the credentials to obtain short-lived Bearer tokens, thereby preventing the exposure of long-term secrets on the frontend.
6. Read map data to create 3D views, and add search, tagging, and routing functions.
7. Integrate Blue Dot, event, icon, clustering, and step-by-step navigation plugins as needed.
8. Test different devices, floors, weak network conditions, offline scenarios, accessibility issues, and situations with large data volumes.
9. Restrict key permissions before going live, and monitor calls, errors, and version updates.

Developer product portfolio

What can an SDK achieve?

• Load and render interactive 3D indoor maps.
• Search for interest points, categories, rooms, and venue objects.
• Generate intra-layer, inter-layer, and multi-building paths.
• It displays step-by-step navigation, path lines, and dynamic focus.
• Access to blue dot locations and path adhesion.
• Add HTML tags, icons, images, text, and 3D models.
• Draw areas, shapes, heatmaps, scatter plots, and trajectories.
• Responds to click, touch, hover, and camera events.
• Caches map data and enables loading in offline or low-network conditions.
• Combine outdoor maps such as MapLibre with indoor layers.

Offline and self-hosted map data

Typical use cases

Price of the universal platform

The price information was verified on August 23, 2026; the actual amounts, taxes, exchange rates, and discounts may vary, and the final figures will be those displayed on the settlement page.

The Mappedin universal platform currently quotes prices based on the building area and spatial complexity, with square feet or square meters as units of measurement. Large complexes with multiple buildings as well as urban projects are subject to volume-based pricing; therefore, the fixed package rates used in the past can no longer be considered as the uniform pricing standard today.

Microsoft Places price

Microsoft Places uses a pricing model based on the building itself, rather than on the number of floors; the same price applies to an entire building, regardless of whether it has one floor or multiple floors. It represents a separate pricing scheme that differs from that of the general venue platform.

The annual Pro subscription costs $1,980 per building per year; monthly payments over a year amount to $2,400, which is $420 less than the annual fee. Taxes, currency details, discounts for multiple buildings, and contract terms are subject to the settlement or sales documents.

Free plan and Pro license

Which users are it suitable for

• Airports, shopping malls, and stadiums where visitors need to search for locations and navigate between different floors.
• Corporate office teams that wish to manage global floor plans and space data in a unified manner.
• Hospitals that need accessible routes, department navigation, and guidance for visitors.
• Schools that need campus maps, building directories, and event maps.
• Software and hardware manufacturers that integrate indoor maps into customers’ products.
• Operations teams that are responsible for indoor spaces need to locate work orders, assets, occupancy situations, or security incidents.
• Organizations that use Microsoft Places and wish to have their IMDFs synchronized automatically.
• Special locations that require offline maps or the distribution of maps over a segregated network.

Situations that are not very suitable

• All that is needed is a simple, static floor plan that is no longer updated.
• The main objectives are long-distance road navigation and outdoor in-vehicle navigation.
• Projects without accurate floor plans or for which it is not possible to verify the on-site structure.
• I hope for all teams that develop SDKs and core platforms to make them fully open source.
• Venues that are unwilling to continuously maintain tenants, interests, and access rules.
• Customers who require high-precision real-time blue dots without a foundation for indoor positioning.
• The budget is not sufficient to cover projects related to area subscriptions, development, positioning, and professional mapping.
• Organizations that rely on maps as the sole basis for fire fighting, evacuation, or emergency decision-making.

Main advantages

• AI can identify walls, doors and windows, labels, and floor connections, thereby reducing the time required to create diagrams.
• It covers self-service mapping, enterprise content management, routing, and operational visualization at the same time.
• It supports single-layer, multi-layer, multi-building configurations as well as continuous indoor and outdoor routes.
• A complete set of tools is available for Web, React, React Native, as well as iOS and Android SDKs.
• REST API, MVF, and offline mode are suitable for complex enterprise integrations.
• Maps can display real-time data on people, assets, heat maps, work orders, and security information.
• It supports reachable routes and complies with mainstream accessibility standards.
• Microsoft Places offers clear prices based on buildings rather than floors.
• Free mapping and demonstration maps lower the barriers to prototype validation.

Usage restrictions and precautions

• The general platform does not have a fixed price; the cost is determined based on area and complexity.
• Maps generated by AI must be checked by on-site personnel for proportions, doors, and routes.
• Map updates are not a one-time task; changes in layout and tenants can cause them to become outdated.
• Blue Dot requires external indoor positioning data and device permissions.
• To integrate a custom map SDK, a Pro or Solutions license is required.
• Professional mapping, 3D modeling, positioning hardware, and external system integration may incur additional costs.
• The accessibility standard assessment does not automatically cover content and interfaces added by the customer themselves.
• Making security maps and real-time locations public increases risks to physical safety and privacy.
• For offline maps, customers are responsible for handling updates, deletions, and ensuring version consistency.
• The examples and release repositories on GitHub do not equate to the making available of the core SDK source code.

Privacy and location data

Mappedin processes data related to accounts, devices, sessions, searches, and location based on how the product is used. Map administrators may also add information such as venue names, points of interest, people, assets, and security details to the system; therefore, access must be restricted according to purpose and role.

Privacy Policy and Cross-Border Issues

The current version of the privacy policy was dated December 10, 2025; it states that personal information may be processed outside the user’s province, Canada, or the European Union. Data transfers to the EU can take place on the basis of adequacy decisions or standard contract clauses.

• The product is not intended for children under 18 years old.
• Individuals can apply, in accordance with local laws, to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing.
• Location and search reports should be kept anonymous or aggregated as much as possible.
• Health screenshots from digital catalogs may contain interface elements, so it is necessary to verify whether personal information is captured.
• For cross-border projects, it is necessary to identify the specific data centers, sub-processors, and backup locations.
• The positioning, camera, and access control data that customers connect themselves to are subject to additional policies.

Safety and compliance

API key security

• The demonstration key is intended only for public map demonstrations and should not be used in production environments.
• For custom maps, it is necessary to generate separate Key and Secret.
• Long-term secrets should be stored only in a server-side key management system.
• The client should use the short-term Bearer token obtained from the server.
• Enterprise CMS uses the OAuth client credentials process.
• Different credentials are used for development, testing, and production.
• Record the key’s purpose, owner, permissions, and rotation schedule.
• Immediately revoke them upon detection of a leak, and check for abnormal map readings and API calls.

GitHub, licenses, and open-source status

Mappedin has an official GitHub organization that publishes iOS and Android SDKs along with examples, React Native examples, quick-start guides for JavaScript, WordPress plugins, and QGIS plugins. Different repositories use licenses such as MIT or GPL, so it is necessary to check each one individually.

The SDK license explicitly restricts commercial use, unless account privileges or additional permissions cover such scenarios. Even if the example code is licensed under MIT, the map data, cloud services, production keys, and core SDK remain subject to subscription and commercial licensing requirements.

Basic information

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Mappedin be used for free?

You can start using AI-based mapping and create maps for free, and you can also test the SDK with demo maps. To integrate your own maps into production applications, a Pro or Solutions license is required; pricing for enterprise features is based on area and requirements.

Which base map formats are supported?

Currently, formats such as DWG, DXF, PDF, PNG, JPEG, and WebP are explicitly supported. The quality of AI recognition depends on the layers, clarity, scale, and quality of the annotations.

Will AI automatically complete the entire map?

AI can identify walls, doors and windows, labels, and certain connections between floors, but matters such as access to areas, room characteristics, accessibility features, and emergency information still require manual verification.

Is navigation between different floors and across multiple buildings supported?

Supported. Administrators can connect stairs, elevators, escalators, buildings, and outdoor nodes to create continuous routes both indoors and outdoors.

Does it come with built-in indoor positioning?

The SDK can display the Blue Dot and receive positioning data, but accurate location determination usually requires a compatible indoor positioning technology or the customer’s own system. Maps and positioning should be considered as two related but distinct elements.

What is the price of the universal platform?

Currently, quotes are based on the building area and complexity; monthly, annual payments as well as multi-year contracts are available. Separate evaluations are required for multiple building complexes, cities, professional mapping services, and ISV distribution.

How much is Microsoft Places?

The first building can be synchronized for free; for the Pro plan, the cost is 200 dollars per building on a monthly basis, while the annual plan amounts to 165 dollars per building per month. Prices for the Enterprise and Partner plans require confirmation upon request.

What SDKs are available?

Currently it includes Mappedin JS, React, React Native, iOS, and Android 6.x, and offers REST API 1.x, MVF v3, as well as various plugins.

Is it possible to use it offline?

It supports caching of TMVF data, and it is also possible to download or read self-hosted MVF v3 files; it is suitable for environments with poor network connectivity, isolated networks, and those that require a fixed version of the map.

Is Mappedin open source?

The core platform and the main Web SDKs are not fully open-source products. The official GitHub repository provides information on mobile releases and examples, as well as a quick-start guide and some plugins; however, the licensing terms and rules regarding commercial use vary.

Does the map meet accessibility standards?

The product has been evaluated in accordance with WCAG 2.2 levels A and AA as well as EN 301 549, and it supports accessible navigation paths. The content added by customers, the website templates, the kiosk hardware, and on-site access routes still require separate testing.

Summary

Mappedin integrates AI-based image generation, continuous map management, indoor navigation, accessibility features, operational and security visualization, as well as multi-platform development tools into a single comprehensive platform. It is suitable for complex venues where maps are constantly changing, where it is necessary to integrate these maps into business systems, and where a large number of visitors come through.

When making a selection, it is necessary to calculate separately the costs associated with platform usage, professional mapping services, indoor positioning, application development, and integration with external systems. The development team must also clearly distinguish between free trials, Pro licenses for production use, publicly available example codes, and the core SDKs and cloud platforms that are not open source.