Map

The Map View visually plots records containing location data onto an interactive world map. This geographic perspective delivers unique insights and analysis opportunities.

Map 1

Pin & Track

On the record:

  • Pin on the go: Use the location icon to pin your current location instantly.

  • Location Tracking: The Map leverages the Location/Map custom field to pull in latitude and longitude data associated with records.

  • Visual Identification: Map pins are color-coded based on the record’s primary tag, enabling intuitive recognition.

Map 2

On the Map:

  • Click to Open: Clicking a pin opens the full record details panel directly.

Map 3

  • Draggable Markers: Drag a single-record marker to a new position to update its location. Blue will automatically reverse-geocode the new coordinates to an address.

  • Navigation Controls: Zoom, pan, and snap to your current location.

  • Persistent Filters: All filters applied in other views are maintained on the Map.

  • Auto-Fit Markers: When the map first loads, it automatically adjusts the view to fit all markers on screen.

Map 4

Map in Dark Mode

Works seamlessly with system-level dark mode settings.

Map 5

Map Styles

By default, Blue uses Stadia Maps with multiple tile styles to choose from, including OpenStreetMap, Outdoors, Terrain, Smooth Dark, High Contrast, and Watercolour. The map automatically switches between light and dark tile styles based on your system theme.

Google Maps

Blue also supports using Google Maps for the map view instead of the default Stadia Maps tiles. Google Maps often has more detailed maps of certain areas and more accurate location data. This requires a Google Maps API key, which must be entered in the organization settings by the organization owner.

Use Cases

The Map view unlocks unique perspectives across use cases:

  • Plot customer, partner or asset locations
  • Visualize service regions, sales territories or market areas
  • Track shipment origins and destinations
  • Map event venues, job sites or inventory warehouses
  • Identify facility locations for operations analysis
  • Monitor field employee positions
  • Pinpoint geographical assets and points of interest

With interactive navigation and built-in location tracking, the Map View surfaces new dimensions within your data.