Explore points of interest

Some of your maps have points of interest — labeled pins your mapping team places on the spots that matter. Each one can carry a photo or a short video, a description, and a one-click jump to the best way to see that spot. Think of them as a guided tour laid right over your map, ready whenever you or a guest opens the project.

Where you'll see them

Points of interest appear automatically wherever they've been added — you don't set them up. They show as small teardrop pins on the 2D Map, and as little labeled tags floating over the 3D and oblique views. They're drawn in the project's accent color, so on a branded map they match that brand.

• On the 2D Map, hover a pin to see its name.
• In a 3D view, each pin wears a rounded label with the point's name right on it.

The same pins carry across the map, the 3D views, and an embedded version of the map on a website — one set of highlights, everywhere your project is shown.

Open a point of interest

Click (or tap) a pin to open its card. Depending on what your team attached, the card can show:

• A photo of the spot, or a video you can play right in the card with normal play controls.
• A short category tag and the point's name.
• A description with context — what it is, what to look at, what changed since last time.

To close the card on the 2D Map, click the X in its corner (or click elsewhere on the map). In a 3D view, click the same pin again.

Jump straight to the best view

Many cards include an explore link at the bottom — something like Explore in 3D, Open the 360° view, Open the 2D map, Explore the point cloud, or Watch the flyover. Click it and the viewer opens that spot in exactly that view, already framed on the point: a 360° panorama drops you right where the camera stood, the 3D model centers on the feature, and so on. It opens in a new browser tab, so your current view stays put.

Not the same as the "orbit" pin

There's a separate tool in the 3D toolbar that's also labeled Point of Interest — a target icon that spins the camera around a spot you pick, handy for presenting. That one is a live camera move you make. The points of interest in this guide are curated pins with photos, video, and details that your mapping team places for you. For the orbit tool and the pins you drop yourself, see Drop pins and add notes.

Tip: Points of interest are the fastest way to walk someone through a site — share the project link and a partner, buyer, or board member can click through the highlights, media and all, with nothing to install.