Why map editing needs to happen inside your platform
Indoor maps are becoming a standard feature in software solutions for workplace management, event planning and management software, and many more. But for many SaaS platforms, integrating mapping comes with a trade-off: either you build your own map tool with self-service editing for your customers and their individual maps, or you adopt a third-party solution and lose editing control inside your product.
Neither option really works.
If you build your own, it’s hard to scale. You’re investing engineering time into maintaining a map experience that will never match what a dedicated mapping platform can deliver. It may look simple at first; just drag-and-drop a few desks or rename a room—but over time, the cost adds up.
If you go with a third-party solution, you get a stronger mapping experience with all the advanced features that a specialized map solutions includes, but your customers can’t manage it directly. Any time they need to rename a room, move a printer, or repurpose a meeting space, they either have to use an external tool or send a request your way.
The result is a broken workflow, and a map that can’t keep up with the real world.
A familiar need, solved at the source
We’ve seen the same story across workplace and event SaaS platforms:
- A team moves floors. Someone needs to update the room names.
- A booth gets changed the night before an event. Someone needs to update the map.
- A desk is reassigned. Someone needs to drag it into place.
But instead of solving it in seconds, the request goes to your team. You either do the update manually, or send the customer to a different tool to figure it out themselves.
With Built-In Map Edits, those everyday changes stay where they belong - inside your platform, handled by the people who know the space best.
Why this matters for your product
When you bring map editing into your platform, three things happen:
- Your customers gain control over their maps, just like they already have for rooms, desks, and resources.
- Your team saves time by not having to handle small, recurring updates.
- Your product feels more complete—maps become a native, manageable part of the experience.
And because it’s delivered as an SDK, you stay in full control of the design, behavior, and access logic. Whether you’re managing map updates for 3 customers or 300, Built-In Map Edits scales with your platform.
The map shouldn’t be the exception to the rule
Everything else your customers manage in your product is editable. The map shouldn’t be the one thing that isn’t.
With Built-In Map Edits, the mapping experience becomes part of your platform, not something separate. That means fewer blockers, faster updates, and a better experience for everyone using your product.
Want to see how it could work in your platform?
April 1, 2025
