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Every Mapvera map is built from one or more levels — a floor, a wing, or just a single overview image. This is where you upload each level's picture and control how visitors move between them.

This guide covers the Advanced editor. If you see a spreadsheet instead of a map, switch to Advanced Editor using the mode buttons in the top toolbar (if your team is locked to the Standard editor, a team admin controls that in Team Settings).

Open the Levels tab

  1. Open your map in the editor

    Sign in to Mapvera and open the map you want to work on in the Advanced Editor.

  2. Go to the Levels tab

    In the left-hand panel, click Levels.

    A brand-new map has no levels yet — you'll see “No levels yet” until you add one.

Add a level and its image

Each level needs its own map image. You can upload an SVG, JPG or PNG — SVG stays crisp at any zoom, so it's ideal for floorplans.

  1. Create the level

    Click + New Level. An empty level is added to the list and opened ready to edit — no file dialog is forced on you, so you can set it up in any order.

  2. Upload the level image

    In the level's fields, click the Map button and choose your image. It uploads and appears as a preview thumbnail.

  3. Name the level

    Set Level name to the label visitors see in the on-map level switcher — for example Ground, Level 1 or Car Park.

  4. Choose the starting level

    Turn on Show by default for the level that should appear first when the map loads. Only one level can be the default.

Mapvera measures each level from its own image automatically, so your levels can be different sizes, crops or shapes — pins, distances and GPS all stay correct per level.

Level fields explained

FieldWhat it does
Level nameThe label shown in the on-map level switcher, e.g. Ground, Level 1.
IDA stable identifier that landmarks use to say which level they sit on (and used in deep links). Set it once — changing it later can unlink landmarks from this level.
Show by defaultThe level the map opens on. Only one level is the default.
MapUpload or replace this level's main image (SVG, JPG or PNG).
Minimap image (optional)A smaller version of the level image for the corner minimap (when Minimap is switched on in Settings). Leave blank to reuse the level image.

Order and manage levels

The order of the list is the order of the on-map level switcher — the level at the top of the list is the top of the switcher. So a tower usually runs top floor first, ground last.

  1. Reorder levels

    Use the ↑ Up / ↓ Down buttons on a level, or drag it by the ⋮⋮ handle to slot it exactly where you want.

  2. Delete a level

    Click Delete level and confirm.

    Landmarks on a deleted level are kept, but you'll need to reassign them to another level (in the Landmarks tab).

  3. Publish your changes

    Click Save & Publish in the top toolbar to make your levels live. Every publish is saved as a version you can roll back to later.

Want a live blue “you are here” dot, or to place landmarks by latitude/longitude? Calibrate each level's real-world corners on the GPS tab — geo positioning is set per level because each floor image can differ.