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What does this mapping tool do?

Paste GeoJSON to calculate its bounds and render a live preview. Point features become markers; other geometries render as an overlay. This tool does not import KML or GPX, reproject coordinates, or save the session.

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Points render as markers; polygons and lines render as filled overlays. Renders directly from your browser — no server roundtrip.
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What the viewer accepts

Paste a GeoJSON FeatureCollection, Feature, or Geometry. The viewer wraps single Features and bare Geometries in a FeatureCollection for display and download.

  • Point features render as markers
  • Lines, polygons, and other non-point features render in the overlay
  • The view is centered and fitted from the collection bounds

Live browser processing

Parsing, geometry splitting, bounds calculation, and GeoJSON download run in the browser. The live basemap still makes normal network requests for map resources.

  • The GeoJSON is not posted to a MapsMaker application endpoint by this component
  • The text and preview are session state and disappear on refresh
  • Download the FeatureCollection before leaving if you need to keep the wrapped version

What Validate does and does not prove

The validation action confirms that the JSON can be interpreted as GeoJSON and that a bounding box can be calculated. It is not schema-complete, topology-aware, or projection-aware validation.

  • Swapped latitude and longitude can still produce a misleading result
  • Invalid or unusual geometry may fail during bounds calculation
  • The tool does not reproject non-WGS84 coordinates

Troubleshoot an empty or misplaced preview

Start with the smallest relevant feature and check coordinates before pasting a large collection.

  • Confirm web coordinates are longitude then latitude
  • Check that the collection contains at least one feature with usable coordinates
  • Reduce a large or complex collection if the browser becomes unresponsive
  • Use the polygon-specific tool only when the question is about Polygon or MultiPolygon structure

Viewer, drawing tool, and editor have different jobs

Use this viewer to inspect pasted GeoJSON, Draw on a Map to create one polygon manually, and the full editor to import supported files and publish a saved map.

  • This page does not accept KML or GPX
  • The editor separately imports GeoJSON, KML, and GPX within current safety limits
  • No static-image export is produced by this viewer

Frequently asked questions

Which GeoJSON top-level types can I paste?
FeatureCollection, Feature, or a bare Geometry.
How are point features displayed?
Usable Point features become markers, using a name or title property as the label when present.
Does validation prove my topology is correct?
No. It mainly proves that the data parses and yields calculable bounds.
Can I paste KML or GPX?
No. This browser viewer accepts GeoJSON; use the editor's separate geodata import for KML or GPX.
Does the viewer upload my GeoJSON?
This component parses the pasted GeoJSON in the browser and does not post it to an application endpoint. Basemap resources still load over the network.
Will the viewer save my work?
No. The input and preview are current-session state. Download before refreshing.
Is this tool free?
This browser tool is free to use without signing up. When you are ready to publish, share, or embed a full MapsMaker map, compare the current plans on the pricing page.
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