MapsAlive is a web tool that allows you to make your online maps come alive by turning them into interactive tours. A MapsAlive tour is the combination of maps, markers, photos and text that interact together to provide the interactive experience.
Just about anyone can use MapsAlive
Anyone with basic computer skills can create a MapsAlive tour. No programming or other technical skills are necessary. If you can take pictures with a digital camera and get the images from your camera onto your computer, you have the skills to use MapsAlive.
Creating a tour is easy
You create your tours right here on this web site. First you upload your maps and photos and type descriptive text, and then you drag markers onto your maps to indicate which photos were taken from which locations. You can preview your tour and make as many changes as you want. When you are ready, click Publish and MapsAlive instantly creates a tour that is online and ready to integrate with your own web site. Step-by-step instructions guide you through the entire process. The MapsAlive Tour Advisor displays messages and suggestions that help you complete your tour and make it the best it can be. See how easy it is to create a tour in our how-to video.
How you add interactive maps to your web site
Each MapsAlive tour has its own unique URL that you can use as a link on your web site. When someone clicks the link, the tour opens in a new window or replaces the current window. For even more seamless integration, you can have the tour appear within your existing web pages like we do on the MapsAlive home page. Either way is easy and we show you how on our Geek to Geek page.
What if I don’t have my own web site?
You can use a MapsAlive tour as a stand-alone web site. You can publish the tour’s URL in a classified ad, put it in an email, or simply tell someone about it. Anyone who types the URL into their browser will see your tour. Most of our sample tours work like this.
Update your tour at any time
You can update your tour any time you like and as many times as you need. You can replace or add a photo, edit text, add new pages – whatever you like. The next person who visits your tour sees the updates right away.
Still have questions?
We understand that everyone’s needs are unique. If you like what you see in MapsAlive, but don’t understand how you can use it, please contact us by sending email to support@mapsalive.com or by calling (802) 496-9140. We’ll be happy to help you.
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